Doug Isenberg Speaks at WIPO Meeting in Geneva

Doug Isenberg spoke at the annual meeting of WIPO domain name panelists in Geneva on September 23, 2016. WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, is an agency of the United Nations and the largest provider of domain name dispute services, including under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

Doug spoke on the topic of three-member panels in UDRP proceedings, which account for about 5.5 percent of all cases.

This year's meeting of WIPO domain name panelists was held at the Globe of Science and Innovation at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, where the World Wide Web was invented in 1989.

Doug Isenberg Included in 'Best Lawyers in America'

Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm has been selected for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the area of technology law. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

An attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm, Doug is a recognized leader on Internet law; a domain name arbitrator; a frequent author and speaker on Internet legal issues; and an adjunct professor of computer and cyberspace law. Doug has worked with clients on domain name transactions and disputes since 1996 and today represents some of the world’s largest and best-known brands with respect to their Internet legal matters. He also serves as a domain name panelist for four of the world’s leading dispute providers, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The GigaLaw Firm Selected as 'Top 50 Legal Elite'

The Gigalaw Firm has been named one of the "Top 50 Legal Elite" by Acquisition International (AI), a global publication with more than 108,500 subscribers that range from business leaders to investors. According to AI, "Legal Elite Awards look to honour the firms, lawyers and attorneys that make their mark within the industry and who set the standard for their peers and competitors. Within almost every area of business, people and firms are very reliant on those with the greatest experience and expertise within the legal profession, this award shines the spotlight on those dedicated specialists who strive to achieve the best possible outcome for all parties."

AI's awards "have been highlighting the amazing work done by those firms and individuals whose ceaseless dedication to innovation, customer care and the continued growth and improvement of their businesses has seen them forge ahead of their competitors and raise the bar for performance and results in their industry."

International Trademark Association (INTA) Publishes Article by Doug Isenberg About Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS)

The International Trademark Association (INTA) published an article by Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm, "URS vs. UDRP: The Heavyweight Is Winning," in the August 1, 2016, edition of the INTA Bulletin. The article says: "ICANN’s newest domain name dispute policy, the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), is proving to be an unpopular enforcement tool for trademark owners, despite the growth of registrations in the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to which it applies. Instead, trademark owners are relying on the proven Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The reasons are likely attributable to a number of factors, including lack of familiarity, a high burden of proof, and a limited remedy."

INTA is a global association of trademark owners and professionals. Its members are more than 6,700 organizations from 190 countries, representing some 30,000 trademark professionals and include brand owners from major corporations as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises, law firms and nonprofits. There are also government agency members as well as individual professor and student members.

GigaLaw's Doug Isenberg Discusses Domain Name Disputes with WIPO Leader

In a free webinar on August 24, 2016, Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm will discuss domain name disputes with Brian Beckham, Head of the Internet Dispute Resolution Section at WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions for Isenberg and Beckham in advance of the webinar (no later than August 10, 2016), via email to webinar@GigaLaw.com.

Registration is available at www.GigaLaw.com/webinar-201608/

As the leading provider of domain name dispute services, including the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center is supported by 35 international professionals, offering UDRP-related services in more than 2,500 cases annually in recent years. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, with a further office in Singapore, the WIPO Center was established in 1994 to offer Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) options for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties. An independent and impartial body, the Center forms part of the World Intellectual Property Organization, a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 188 member states.

This webinar will focus on basic and advanced issues in domain name disputes, including the role of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, how to file and defend domain name disputes properly, UDRP trends and the impact of the new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) on domain name disputes.