Doug Isenberg Speaks on Domain Name Disputes at State Bar of Georgia Midyear Meeting

Doug Isenberg presented a continuing legal education (CLE) program at the State Bar of Georgia's Midyear Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 9, 2015. The title of his presentation was "From the UDRP to the URS: Domain Name Disputes in 2015." The presentation covered the history of domain name disputes and the current expansion of the global top-level domain name system (gTLD), with a focus on cybersquatting and alternative dispute procedures such as the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS).

Isenberg regularly files complaints on behalf of trademark owners under both the UDRP and the URS and has served as a domain name panelist for many years at at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) and the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC).

 

Doug Isenberg Attends WIPO Meeting in Geneva

Doug Isenberg attended the annual meeting of domain name panelists at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 3, 2014. The meeting was attended by more than 100 domain name panelists from around the world, representing 29 countries, including Australia, China, Japan, Mexico, the United States and many countries in Europe and other parts of the globe.

WIPO is the largest provider of services under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy (UDRP), the popular method of resolving competing claims to domain names. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, with a further office in Singapore, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center was established in 1994 to offer alternative dispute resolution options, in particular arbitration and mediation, for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties. Developed by leading experts in cross-border dispute settlement, the procedures offered by the Center are widely recognized as particularly appropriate for technology, entertainment and other disputes involving intellectual property.

In addition to serving as a domain name panelist for WIPO, Doug regularly represents clients in domain name disputes and is also a panelist for the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) and the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC).

Doug Isenberg Gets 'Victory for Free and Neutral Knowledge' for Wikipedia

Doug Isenberg won two proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) involving four domain names for the Wikimedia Foundation, operator of the Wikipedia websites. Wikimedia legal counsel Yana Welinder wrote about the victories in a blog post titled "Victory for Free and Neutral Knowledge." The proceedings are WIPO Case No. D2014-0920 (for the domain names <getawikipedia.com>, <getonwikipedia.com> and <wikipediapagecreators.com) and WIPO Case No. D2014-0921 (for the domain name <onwikipedia.com>). In both cases, the registrant of the domain names was using them in connection with websites selling pages on Wikipedia. The UDRP panelists found that this activity was in bad faith and ordered all four domain names transferred to Wikimedia.

Doug Isenberg Attends Computer Law Advisory Council Meeting

Doug Isenberg attended a meeting in Chicago on June 2, 2014, of the Wolters Kluwer Guide to Computer Law Advisory Council. The Council is composed of prominent attorneys from top law firms, law schools and leading technology companies. Wolters Kluwer Law and Business is a leading global provider of intelligent solutions for legal and business professionals and publisher of many computer and intellectual property publications, including "IP Law Daily."

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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.