DLAPiper.esq: First #UDRP involving a new .ESQ domain name

Google rolled out several new gTLDs recently, including dot .ESQ. The latter is a representation of “Esquire,” a title used by law professionals. We came across the first UDRP (URS) involving a .esq domain name: DLAPiper.esq. The domain was registered on May 10th and a week later the law firm DLA Piper LLP filed a […]

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UDRP vs. URS : First known case against a dot .ICU #domain failed on a technicality!

For many trademark holders and brand owners, the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is an alternative, attractive option to the UDRP. How does the URS differ from the well-known UDRP? IP attorney, Gerald L. Levine, has written an article on that. In a URS case against a dot .ICU domain, the Complainant delivered every point, […]

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Footlocker.Shop : Another .Shop domain registration hit with URS

The dot .Shop TLD might be fresh out of the ICANN furnace, but already two domains have been hit with a URS. Footlocker.Shop, a domain registered in recent weeks, was served with a URS process – the fast-paced procedure designed with trademark holders in mind. As we saw in another dot .Shop case, a valid […]

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Word mark vs. Figurative mark : Why URS failed on domain Silit.shop

The URS against the domain Silit.shop failed, and the National Arbitration Forum panelist explains why. What is URS? Unlike the UDRP process that can be lengthy and complicated, the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is quicker and more efficient. It allows trademark holders to proceed quickly and at a lesser cost against domains that obviously […]

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Audi.Auto and Audi.Cars domains lost in Uniform Rapid Suspension decision

Here’s a quick method to burn five grand in one move: register the domains of famous automotive makers. In a Uniform Rapid Suspension decision against the domains Audi.auto and Audi.cars, the loss was substantial: these domains cost $2,888 dollars each to register, if not more. That’s like losing the down-payment for a brand new Audi […]

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Domain lost in reverse ‘Reverse Domain Name Hijacking’ case!

Milosch Krubi, a domain entrepreneur from Hungary, has been investing in domain names since August of 1999. In that sense, he’s an experienced, seasoned domainer. But even experienced domainers with years of domain investing registrations can expect to fail – if they don’t seek attorney assistance. “I get UDRP and I laugh, because Complainant register […]

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