There has been some commentary about the recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decision against white hat domainer Frank Schill
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Purchasing a Keyword that is the Trademark of Another for Online Advertisements Held to be Use in Commerce and Trademark Infringement
While the law surrounding a third party’s use of a trademark owner’s trademark as a keyword so as to trigger an online advertisements is still in flu
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The Importance of the Description of Goods and Services in a Trademark or Service Mark Application with the USPTO
There is a delicate balance a trademark applicant must achieve when filing for a trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark O
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If You Plan to do Business Internationally, You Should File a Community Trade Mark
With the advent of the Internet, most businesses with a website can be doing business internationally. Any e-commerce site would definitely have the
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If You Plan To Do Business Internationally, You Should Consider an International Application for Registration of a Trademark under the Madrid Protocol
In a recent post, we discussed a Community Trade Mark (CTM), and how it allows a trademark applicant to have protection within all countries of the E
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Online Trademark Infringement: The Unauthorized Use of Trademarks as Keywords for Online Advertisements
Traverse Legal's Attorney, Brian Hall, discusses the issue of the unauthorized use of one's trademark in online keyword advertisements in this Vtalk
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Celebrity Cybersquatting: Why Don't Famous People Protect Their Domain Names?
Celebrity cybersquatting is becoming increasingly important. Traverse Legal's cybersquatting attorneys work with celebrities and their agencies to pr
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In Domain Name Disputes, Priority of Registration Will Often Trump Registered Trademark Rights
It isn’t often that a UDRP panel finds that a complainant who owns a registered trademark does not satisfy the first prong of the UDRP’s abusive regi
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Cybersquatting the Obama-Biden Ticket: Domain investors still don't udnerstand the UDRP and ACPA
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Brandjackers increasingly abuse top-ranked pharmaceutical brands via cybersquatting and typosquatting
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Changing WHOIS Privacy Protection In Domain Name Dispute Can Be Considered Registration In Bad Faith
An interesting domain dispute has recently come down from WIPO involving a new interpretation of WHOIS privacy protection services and their relation
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Domain Name Dispute Update: Should Complainants in UDRP Proceedings be required to Provide Certified Notice of Other Legal Proceedings Related to Their Trademark Claims
The recent Chillibeans.com panel decision raises some interesting questions. Not apparent in the decision is the fact that the trademark alleged by t
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What’s In a Name? More and More, a Number: Numeric Value Trend Continues To Explode
The Wall Street Journal has very interesting article on the value of numeric domain names titled What’s In a Name? More and More, a Number Despite Li
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Jeff Reynolds at BoycottKentucky.com Explains How Kentucky Has Created Dangerous Precedent
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Domain Name Disputes Handled By WIPO Continue To Rise
DN Journal just noted that WIPO disputes have continued to increase over the past five years, linking to an article at pingdom.com. Pingdom notes tha
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