Domain Names

Bulgari SpA was notified that the domain bulgarireplica.it, registered by an Italian national, was used to refer to a website where visitors could purchase identical… Read More »itDRP on bulgarireplica.it: brief focus on the word “replica”

In disputes between, on the one hand, an administrative entity defined by geographical boundaries (city, region, or state) and, on the other hand, the holder… Read More »UDRP on parramatta.com: the difficulty of requesting the transfer of a geographical name

In a breaking decision, JIPAC accepted English as the language of proceedings for the first time, setting a useful precedent for ulterior litigants. The first… Read More »Japanese Intellectual Property Arbitration Center (JIPAC) sets first precedent in allowing English as the language of proceedings in a domain name dispute (JP-DRP)

In the United States, more than twenty years after the Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), the debate on the notion of “registration” is at the… Read More »United States: a strict interpretation of the word “registration” of a domain name in the ACPA excluding de facto the act of acquisition

Spase, Inc. has failed for the 3rd time to submit a successful UDRP for spase.com. The complainant clearly does not understand the true definition of… Read More »Spase, Inc. loses cybersquatting dispute for a third time