We have expressed the importance of knowing your UDRP panelists in any Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). A recent UDRP arbitratio
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Expert Advice for Avoiding Complaints about Your Gripe Site
Here is an excerpt from an article posted on the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) blog called, “Avoiding Gripes About Your Gripe (or Parody) Site
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Domains Are Stolen Each and Every Day: What Would Happen to your Company if You Lost Control Of Your Domain Name Tomorrow?
Interview With trendicator: YXL.COM Stolen and Recovered | Domain Magnate - What is your advice to other domainers to prevent having they names stole
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Do Domainers Deserve Their Reputation As Cybersquatters Because They Fail To Police Their Own?
Domain Name Wire has a great post noting that Domainers often want to have it both ways. They 'cry foul' about the fact that many people see the busi
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Napster Teaches Us That Cybersquatting Can Best Be Fought By The Domainer Community
Alex Tajirian has an interesting post on CircleID about an issue which is getting lots of attention over the last 24 hours. Andrew Allemann wrote an
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Use of Privacy Services By PPC Advertisers Supports Finding of Bad Faith Cybersquatting
UDRP Decision Discusses Privacy Services and Bad Faith « The Legal Satyricon The majority of the Panel also finds that the use of a privacy shield in
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Denies Registration for Failure to File Perfect Statement of Use
Even the most trivial of deviations between one’s trademark application and the trademark actually used in commerce will doom an application with the
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Apple Sues Computer Maker Psystar for Copyright Infringement, Trademark Infringement, and Violation of End User License Agreement (EULA)
Apple has filed suit against Psystar, maker of the Mac OS X compatible Open Computer, for copyright infringement, induced copyright infringement, tra
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Failing To Assert Trademark Rights in Timely Fashion Will Give Opponent Doctrine of Laches Affirmative Defense
Failing to assert your trademark rights within a timely fashion will prejudice you down the road. The doctrine of laches, an affirmative defense in t
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Filing Under the Madrid Protocol Protects Trademark Rights Internationally
The Madrid Protocol, also known as the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, is an international trademark registration system a
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Chicago Tribune Says That Trademark Registration Is Important to Protect Brand Identity
The Chicago Tribune has posted a great introductory article on the benefits of trademark registration. The article describes the availability search,
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Handling Trademark Challenges in an Online World
Get the latest information on trademark issues implicated in the launching of online advertising campaigns, including the purchase of keywords, buyin
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Traverse Legal Trademark News Alerts for Monday, July 21, 2008
Donna Rosser at the Barefoot Photography Blog has an interesting post about her difficulties in enforcing her registered trademark rights on the Inte
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INTA Executive Director Alan Drewsen Talks Trademark Protection and Cybersquatting.
As I was reading back through some old blog posts, I stumbled across this Vtalk Radio interview sponsored by my firm Traverse Legal, PLC of Alan Drew
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Bidding on Trademark Protected Names via Google AdWords Offers No ROI
Bidding on Competitor Trademarks is Bad Business : StraightUpSearch Last week, American Airlines dropped its lawsuit against Google for allowing comp
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