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
JD is one of the leading players in e-commerce within China, boasting 745,8 billion Yuans in total net revenues for 2020. Ahead of the World… Read More »JD upgrades its anti-counterfeit system
In 2015, the American company France.com, Inc., owner of the eponymous domain name since 1994, brought proceedings against the Dutch company Traveland Resorts before the… Read More »The “France.com” case: sovereign immunity of the French State and rejection of the complaint of France.com, Inc.
We bring to your attention new controversial practices on .sucks domain names. This TLD was designed to promote freedom of expression and to give consumers… Read More »Important information on domain names reproducing trademarks under .sucks
The Saudi domain name registry recenrtly nominated the WIPO as their provider for .sa and السعودية. domain names disputes. The conditions to be fullfilled by… Read More »WIPO launches new dispute resolution service for .sa et السعودية. domain names (Saudi Arabia)
Can a registrar be held responsible for the illegal or illicit use of a domain name registered and controlled by a co-contractor whose Whois data… Read More »Cybersquatting in China: joint and several liability of the cybersquatter and the registrar
The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) is a component of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (gNSO), which itself is a branch of the Internet Corporation for… Read More »General Data Protection Regulation and Whois: a request to suspend ICANN’s SSAD
Three registries applying for the delegation of the .HOTEL (Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners) sued the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)… Read More ».HOTEL : Fegistry, Radix, and Domain Venture Partners v. ICANN
In a decision of a 3-members panel from the WIPO arbitration center, Honey Salt Ltd. Have suffered another defeat in a case involving a .sucks… Read More »Disguising the sale of brand-identical domain names as freedom of speech sucks
