The number of domain name dispute filings has now risen for 10 consecutive years, as providers for cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) report ongoing enforcement efforts by trademark owners against cybersquatters.

Drafting a complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) may seem like a simple process – but it's not. In this video, Doug Isenberg discusses two cases lost by trademark owners where the panels referred to "poorly prepared submissions" that were "so sparse as to be largely unintelligible" and where a complainant "failed to offer arguments or evidence to support any of its contentions."

The number of domain names in decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) increased by more than 18 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to data from GigaLaw's Domain Dispute Digest.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) won a decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for the domain name mit-dot-gay. The case raises a few interesting issues, and it's one of only a very small number of disputes involving the dot-gay top-level domain.

In a decision under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS), a panel ordered suspension of the domain name <curbyourenthusiasm.store>, which was being used in connection with a website that sold counterfeit merchandise from the Larry David TV show "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

When it comes to resolving disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), hyphens usually don't matter. For example, UDRP panels have found the domain names l-e-g-o.com, facebook-verifications.com, and bmw---deutschland.info were all confusingly similar to the obvious trademarks. Trademark owners should be aware of how cybersquatters use hyphens in online scams.

Consolidating multiple domain names into a single complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) can be an incredibly efficient way for a trademark owner to tackle cybersquatters -- but this video discusses a case that makes clear why this practice is not always the right choice and needs to be taken seriously. Here, Doug Isenberg discusses why a UDRP panel at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) rejected a trademark owner's attempt to include 14 domain names in one complaint, forcing the trademark owner to expend additional time and money filing multiple complaints.

Only halfway through the year, the number of domain name disputes at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has already surpassed the full-year totals we were accustomed to seeing until recently. The 2023 total is on track to more than double the 3,074 domain name cases that WIPO handled in 2017, which, at the time, was already a record.

After an interruption in service due to the war in Ukraine, WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, is once again accepting complaints under the .ua domain name dispute policy — though there are a few important changes that went into effect as of July 1, 2023.

I had the privilege of serving with Scott Donahey for many years as a domain name panelist at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), until Scott’s recent retirement. In this interview, I talk with him about his groundbreaking role in writing the decision for the very first case ever filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), in 1999.