The man who knew too much – and the WIPO panelist who knew too little.
UDRP decisions at the WIPO are often repetitive: certain parts of the text can be copied and pasted from one decision to the next.
While this practice saves time, it can also lead to the creation of a pattern consistent with a particular panelist’s decisions.
One such case about WIPO panelist, Mr. Legler, was brought to our attention by a popular and rather eagle-eyed intellectual property attorney, who shall remain anonymous. 
In particular, Mr. Legler appears to be fond of the phrase “Little is known about” and he repeats it in at least three decisions at the WIPO, as seen below:
- “Little is known about the Respondent.” – WIPO case about Montcler.com
- “Little is known about the Respondent, Name Administration Inc. (BVI).” – WIPO case about Spielwarenmesse.com
- “Little is known about the Applicant XYZ.com LLC.” – gTLD application of .NOW
It’s our assumption that the phrase served its purpose at some WIPO decision, before becoming part of the copy/paste “template” used in other UDRP cases.
After all, who can claim they know “too little” about Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc.!
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LOL I wonder who the eagle-eyed attorney is, little is known about him/her
Kate – I can’t confirm nor deny that he is eagle-eyed, yet bespectacled
Little is known about who writes these blog posts.