Cybersquatting Law: Must Prove Bad Faith Intent To Profit
Judge Lewis Kaplan hammered his gavel on the cybersquatting scrum between programmer Jason Kneen and OfficeLinks.com executive Harsh Mehta. In...
Cybersquatting Case Law: Warehousing Domains
Programmer Buys Domain In The 1990s; Startup Wants It In 2014. Sixteen years ago, a London-based programmer, Jason Kneen, purchased...
Cybersquatting Cases and Lawyer Contact
You can’t hold famous domains hostage for cash. That get-rich-quick scheme left the station in 1999 when Congress “yea’d” the...
Cybersquatting Case Study: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. GoDaddy.com Inc.
A U.S. court ruling paved the way for lawsuits against domain registrars that offer “cash for parking” programs. The high-profile...
Cybersquatting Cases: Criminal Domain Seizure On The Rise
Cybersquatting cases are making a comeback! And this time around, the stakes are higher. Instead of holding domains ransom for...
Cybersquatting Laws & Lawsuits: The Case of the London Playboy
Playboy Inc. won agTLD dispute with a London real estate agent. Did a competitor buy a domain name similar to...
Domain Law: You Can’t Hold A Domain Hostage
What happens when you own a domain name trademarked by someone else, and s/he wants it back? Must you give...
UDRP Law: It’s Possible To Win A Federal Lawsuit After A Failed UDRP Ruling
A recent UDRP settlement proves that it pays to pursue domain dispute lawsuits — even if an initial ruling doesn’t...
Business Competition: Can I Reclaim A Domain Back If It Lapses?
When it comes to cybersquatting, sometimes the business competition compliance line isn’t crystal clear. The Domain Name Scuffle That Started...
History of Intellectual Property Law In 60 Seconds
A Brief History of Intellectual Property Law Since australopithecus africanus plodded across the Sahara, humanoids have developed ways to protect...
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