Doug Isenberg to Speak on 'Domain Name Disputes in the Age of Coronavirus'

Doug Isenberg is speaking at a continuing legal education (CLE) event titled “Domain Name Disputes in the Age of Coronavirus” on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 12 noon Eastern Time. The event is organized by the trademark committee of the State Bar of Georgia’s Intellectual Property Law Section.

Doug recently covered this same topic in a UDRP case study video on his YouTube channel, “Coronavirus-Related Cybersquatting.”

From the announcement for the event:

“The number of complaints filed by trademark owners under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) hit an all-time high in 2020, thanks in part to the coronavirus, which encouraged cybersquatters to engage in new types of deceptive activities on the Internet, directed not only at healthcare companies but also at businesses in just about every industry. Meanwhile, the UDRP service providers, including WIPO, more than met the challenge in serving trademark owners as they moved their own operations to remote locations. In this CLE presentation, Doug Isenberg, Larry Nodine and Brad Slutsky will discuss why and how cybersquatters are taking advantage of the coronavirus, including by examining specific cases under the UDRP, and how trademark owners can identify and fight problematic domain names today. For those who have never had any experience with the UDRP, the presentation will include an overview of the process as well.”

This event is free for Section members, and 1 hour of general CLE credit is pending.

Click here to register.

GigaLaw Listed in 'Best Law Firms' 2021 for Technology Law

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, has included GigaLaw in its “Best Law Firms” Rankings for 2021. The publication has listed GigaLaw in top tiers for technology law in both the United States as well as in Atlanta.

According to Best Lawyers:

Firms included in the 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible for a ranking, a firm must first have a lawyer recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Earlier this year, GigaLaw founder Doug Isenberg was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 27th edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” for his work in the area of technology law.

Isenberg is an attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm; a recognized leader on Internet law; a domain name panelist; and a frequent author and speaker on Internet legal issues. He is also the creator of a masterclass on domain name disputes and the publisher of a quarterly report on domain name disputes.

For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers lists are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.

Doug Isenberg Appointed to Hong Kong Domain Name Panel

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has appointed attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw to its domain name dispute resolution panel.

HKIAC operates as the Hong Kong office of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC), which provides domain name dispute resolution services under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).

As a member of the HKIAC roster, Isenberg will be eligible for appointment as a panelist to decide UDRP cases filed with the Hong Kong office of the ADNDRC. Isenberg becomes one of only five HKIAC panelists based in the United States.

In addition to his new role as a member of the HKIAC panel, Isenberg has served for many years as a domain name dispute panelist at other ICANN-approved UDRP dispute providers, writing hundreds of decisions for cases at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Forum (formerly the National Arbitration Form), the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), and the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC).

Isenberg also frequently represents parties in UDRP cases and under other domain name dispute policies.

Doug Isenberg Included in 'Best Lawyers in America'

Doug Isenberg of The GigaLaw Firm has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 27th edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” for his work in the area of technology law.

“Best Lawyers” is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For almost 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. “Best Lawyers” lists are published in leading local, regional, and national publications across the globe.

Isenberg is an attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm; a recognized leader on Internet law; a domain name panelist; and a frequent author and speaker on Internet legal issues. He is also the creator, most recently, of a masterclass on domain name disputes.

Court TV Interviews Doug Isenberg About Supreme Court's Domain Name Case

Court TV interviewed Doug Isenberg about the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in a case involving trademark protection for the domain name <booking.com>.

As Doug explained in a blog post, the Court said that a domain name consisting of a generic word can be registered as a trademark if the domain name as a whole has obtained “acquired distinctiveness” or “secondary meaning” in the minds of the public.

In the Court TV interview, Doug said that, despite concerns expressed by some small businesses, the opinion is unlikely to significantly alter the playing field for companies on the Internet. Still, the opinion could lead to a growing number of U.S. trademark registrations for domain names that contain generic words.

Doug is one of the world’s most active and prominent domain name dispute attorneys, regularly helping clients protect their trademarks on the Internet against cybersquatters via the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and other legal tools. He was recognized as a “Leading Trademark Professional” in the 2020 edition of World Trademark Review 1000.

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.