Doug Isenberg to Speak at Canadian Domain Name Dispute Provider's Webinar

Attorney Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw will speak about domain name disputes as a panelist at a webinar organized by the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) on March 25, 2021.

The event is titled, “Notable Issues in Domain Name Disputes: What Lawyers Need to Know About UDRP and CDRP Decisions from 2020.” Doug will be joined on the panel by Barry Penner, CIIDRC’s managing director; and Tina Cicchetti, a fellow CIIDRC domain name panelist.

The panel will discuss important issues under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the Canadian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (for .ca domain names). They will also highlight a number of important and recent UDRP and CDRP decisions from CIIDRC.

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Doug Isenberg Speaks at Webinar on 'ICANN, UDRP, GDPR and Online Brand Enforcement'

Doug Isenberg of GigaLaw is speaking at a free webinar on Thursday, March 11, 2021, titled "ICANN, UDRP, GDPR and Online Brand Enforcement." The webinar is presented by IPWatchdog and will be moderated by Gene Quinn. The other speakers are Brian Beckham of WIPO and Fred Felman of Appdetex.

The registration page for the webinar says: “Businesses and consumers are relying more heavily on the internet than ever before and with people spending more time online, cybersquatters are finding a target-rich environment. As a result, UDRP case filings, a potent weapon in brand enforcement, have accelerated.”

As the registration page also says, the panel will address questions from the audience and plans to discuss:

• Current brand abuse networks and how they are operating today.

• The rise of cybersquatting and associated brand abuse.

• Why privacy regulations in Europe have made tracking cybersquatters more difficult.

• How these developments have impacted UDRP filings and cases.

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Doug Isenberg Speaks at Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association

Doug Isenberg is speaking at the next meeting of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD) on February 25, 2021 (Oman time).

Doug is part of a panel discussion titled “Domain Names Dispute Resolution Practices” along with representatives from countries representing country code top-level domains (ccTLDS) in Papua New Guinea (.pg), India (.in), Serbia (.rs), and Vietnam (.vn). His presentation will focus on the overall issue of domain name disputes, as well as how various countries in the Asia Pacific region handle the issue, many of which have adopted the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) or a variation thereof.

APTLD was originally created in 1998 and legally established in Malaysia in 2003. APTLD works as the forum of information exchange regarding technological and operational issues of domain name registries in Asia Pacific region. Also, as an interface to other international Internet coordinating bodies, APTLD fosters and elevates participation of AP ccTLDs in these global fora, as well as acting in the best interest of APTLD members in global Internet policy making process.

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.

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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.