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#Ukrainian adamant about keeping #Facebook domain for 13 years

Posted by on March 20, 2020, at 2:13 pm 

A man from Ukraine registered the domain Facebook.com.ua, the local ccTLD, in 2007. When Facebook filed a UDRP, the Respondent attempted to invoke the doctrine of laches, claiming that it took the Complainant too long to file the UDRP. While the domain wasn’t used to display Facebook content or to pass off as Facebook, it […]

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Doctrine of laches : Successful use in fighting back UDRP for Dynocom.com

Posted by on February 16, 2016, at 2:20 pm 

During a UDRP process against the domain name, Dynocom.com, the Respondent successfully utilized the “doctrine of laches” in their defense. What is the doctrine of laches and how does it affect domain ownership challenges? According to Wikipedia: “The essential element of laches is an unreasonable delay by the plaintiff in bringing the claim; because laches […]

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