From the Blog "Isenberg On Domains": Another Record Year for Domain Name Disputes

In a post at his blog "Isenberg On Domains," Doug Isenberg writes:

The numbers tell the story: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received 2,884 domain name disputes in 2012, its most ever. The number of cases has risen ever year since 2003, with one exception in 2009 (the year following the global recession).

In addition, the total number of domain names in dispute (because one case can include multiple domain names) also hit a record level last year, reaching 5,081 domain names.

To read the entire blog post, titled "Another Record Year for Domain Name Disputes," click here.

Franchise Times Magazine Interviews Doug Isenberg About Cybersquatting

Franchise Times magazine interviewed attorney Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm about cybersquatting in an article published in the November/December 2012 issue, under the headline, "'Serial offender' keeps going, at expense of 90 major brands." The article focused on a cybesquatter, Jason Rager a/k/a Paydues, who has registered numerous domain names containing trademarks owned by well-known franchisors. In May 2012, Isenberg won a case for Holiday Inn against Paydues under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

In the article, Isenberg advises trademark owners that face cybersquatting problems: "Do something. It may be impossible to pursue every cybersquatter, but the right thing to do is at least pursue those that are causing the most problems, and to make yourself known as a trademark owner who enforces the brand online."

To read the article in Franchise Times, click here.

Doug Isenberg Speaks at GSU on 'Everything Trademark Owners Ever Wanted to Know About the New Domain Name Process'

Doug Isenberg spoke at the Georgia State University Corporate Intellectual Property Institute on October 25, 2012. His one-hour presentation was titled, "Everything Trademark Owners Ever Wanted to Know About the New Domain Name Process." The Institute is produced as a collaboration between the GSU College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, for the educational benefit of corporations interested in maximizing the value of their intellectual property assets.

The GigaLaw Firm helps companies of all sizes protect their brands online, using domain name dispute policies – such as the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) – and other legal tools available to copyright and trademark owners on the Internet.