‘The Domain’ trademark application denied; Popular domain blog is safe
The trademark application for ‘The Domain’ has been denied, after it was deemed to cause confusion. According to the USPTO: “Trademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely that a potential consumer would be confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the source […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Black & Decker and Dewalt: Yoyo Email Ltd ends 2014 with a UDRP glow
UDRP record holders, Yoyo Email Ltd., added another notch on their belt in late 2014. The Complainant is The Black & Decker Corporation, filing a single UDRP for the domains BlackAndDecker.Email and Dewalt.Email, registered by Yoyo Email Ltd. These are both trademarks and brand names recognized from as back as the 1940s and 1950s, and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo Email: Last UDRP of 2014 lost to Lloyds Bank
By now, one should be familiar with Yoyo Email Ltd; the British company asserts that its business model does not infringe on the brands and trademarks of others, all while using domains that conflict with that claim. More than two dozen cases were brought against Yoyo Email Ltd in less than six months in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trademark applications for ‘Domain’ brands hint of upcoming services
Several new trademark applications for domain related services were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office during the past three weeks. First, the application for ‘Raj Domains’ was filed on November 26th, for the following classes: “IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: Brand development in the field of Domain names; Advertising […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hungarian underwear company wins domain in UDRP against Yoyo Email Ltd
British corporation Yoyo Email Ltd has been brought numerous times to the WIPO this year, defending UDRP cases over its alleged ‘business model’; the latter, incorporates the use of brands, products and trademarks of international companies in the dot .Email gTLD. It comes as no surprise that despite the settling in private of the Playinnovation […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New gTLDs ripe for UDRP: The case of Guess.Clothing
The era of the new Internet name space provides lots of opportunities for meaningful keyword+gTLD combinations; with more than 250 gTLDs approved so far by ICANN, the possibilities are endless. One needs to remember, however, that the same keyword+gTLD combinations can be used to create blatant violations of brands and trademarks. This is the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP for gTLD: Heavy Duty or Harley Davidson?
A UDRP against the domain name H-D.bike was decided recently, with the Complainant awarded the domain name from a non-responsive Respondent. Harley Davidson, world-famous for its motorcycles – affectionately called “bikes” – owns a trademark for “H-D” since 1984; that’s 30 full years. The registrant of the domain, H-D.bike, wasn’t shy about it: the landing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Target denied: First UDRP whack of 2013 arrives
The new year, 2013, started with a denial for Target Brands, Inc. – the US retail giant – at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF.) The decision was delivered yesterday. In a case brought against the holder of the domain name, TargetApplication.com, a single member panel found that the Respondent has legitimate rights to use the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trayvon hood: Trademark application challenges that of killed teen’s mother
The mother of Trayvon Martin, the 17 year old student that was killed a month ago while walking home from a convenience store, applied for two trademarks related to her late son: I AM TRAYVON and JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON. Both of those marks were applied for a range of digital materials, such as DVDs, CDs […]
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