WIPO
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Attempt to Seize Watertimer.com Backfires as WIPO Rules Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
In a decisive ruling by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the domain Watertimer.com will remain with its current owner, while the complainant, a Colombian tradem…
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Trademark Application ≠ Trademark Rights: UDRP Complaint Over Auradine-Miner.com Rejected
In a recent UDRP case, the distinction between a trademark application and an actual registration proved decisive. UDRP panelist Debrett G. Lyons dismissed a complaint brought by C…
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WIPO and ICA Present Draft Proposal to Reform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) jointly released a 28-page draft interim report outlining proposed reforms to the Un…
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ICA and WIPO Release Initial UDRP Review Report, Seek Public Feedback by June 27
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has released the Initial Report of the WIPO-ICA UDRP Review Proj…
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Haiti’s Country Code .ht Now Has Its Own Dispute Resolution Procedure at WIPO
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), based in Geneva, has expanded its range of out-of-court domain dispute resolution procedures. As of February 2025, legal disput…
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WIPO Report 2024: UDRP Cases Remain at High Levels
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released its latest “WIPO Domain Name Report 2024,” confirming that UDRP cases remain at a high level. In 2024, a total of 6…
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Rare UDRP Case Involving a Three-Pinyin Chinese Domain: Quzaobao.com Transferred to Singapore Press Holdings
Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center announced a highly rare UDRP case (D2024-5142) concerning the domain Quzaobao.com, wh…
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Axel Springer gewinnt Domain-Rechtsstreit um welt.pm
Die Axel Springer Deutschland GmbH hat erfolgreich die Kontrolle über die Domain Welt.pm erlangt. Im Rahmen eines von der französischen Registry AFNIC durchgeführten Streitbeilegun…
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Rwanda Introduces WIPO Dispute Resolution for .rw Domains
Starting in December 2024, Rwanda allows the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to handle disputes over .rw domains out of court. The new process follows the “.RW Doma…
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Gigalaw’s Q3/2024 Domain Dispute Digest: Slight Decline in UDRP Cases After a Decade of Growth
Doug Isenberg, domain attorney and founder of Gigalaw, has released the Q3 2024 edition of his “Domain Dispute Digest,” a detailed 15-page report analyzing UDRP cases across ICANN’…
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Latvia’s .lv Domain Disputes Now Handled by WIPO Arbitration
Latvia’s University of Latvia, the managing body of the .lv domain, has announced that domain disputes for .lv can now be submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organization …
