ter.com : UDRP or auction ?
A domain name is a virtual address. The domain name system is similar to a space made up of a limited number of territories (top-level… Read More »ter.com : UDRP or auction ?
euADR: YMCA snatches ymca.eu from the hands of a well-known cybersquatter
Sixteen years after the creation of the European extension (in 2005) and thirteen years after the registration of the domain name ymca.eu (in 2008), the… Read More »euADR: YMCA snatches ymca.eu from the hands of a well-known cybersquatter
Cybersecurity and Log4shell: the situation at IP Twins
On December 10th, 2021, a group of security researchers published a security notice regarding a critical vulnerability in Log4j, a library used by Java Environments.… Read More »Cybersecurity and Log4shell: the situation at IP Twins
UDRP: no enforceable trademark, no transfer
US company Hudson’s Furniture Showroom, Inc. had initiated UDRP proceedings against a US national over the domain name <hudsonfurniture.com> based on the following unregistered trademark:… Read More »UDRP: no enforceable trademark, no transfer
.BH (Bahrain) : sunrise period from 3 Novembre 2021 to 2 January 2022
The Kingdom of Bahrain drops restrictions on the registration of domain names under its national ccTLD .BH. Trademark owners who do not yet have the… Read More ».BH (Bahrain) : sunrise period from 3 Novembre 2021 to 2 January 2022
New gTLD : .DAY, from 14 December 2021
.DAY, a new gTLD administered by the registry branch of Google, will be available from December 14, 2021. The sunrise period will run until January… Read More »New gTLD : .DAY, from 14 December 2021
Review of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names: November 2021
Welcome to the first issue of our new format devoted to a short monthly selection of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names. 1. What were… Read More »Review of out-of-court decisions relating to domain names: November 2021
Black Friday and Cyber Monday: detecting abusive domain name registrations and acting quickly
Each year, the Black Friday/Cyber Monday event comes with multiple and heterolytic cyber threats, including cybersquatting and typosquatting. In this regard, the mere creation of… Read More »Black Friday and Cyber Monday: detecting abusive domain name registrations and acting quickly
Denigration and retention of access codes to social media
Company A, which sells cosmetic products, had entrusted company B, a digital agency, with a support mission in digital strategy, particularly the management of social… Read More »Denigration and retention of access codes to social media
NIS2 directive (proposal): duties of domain name registries and registrars
The directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, known as “NIS2”, which is at the stage of a proposal… Read More »NIS2 directive (proposal): duties of domain name registries and registrars
