Frank Zhang has lost his domain name pru.com domain name after The Prudential Insurance Company of America won it’s summary judgment motion regarding cybersquatting. The case was filed against Frank Zhang and his domani name “In Rem” in the Eastern District of Virginia, E.D. Va. #: 1:20-cv-00450-TSE-MSN, even though the domain name was registered at […]
Case Summary: This ACPA typo squatting case is about five domain names that were slight misspellings of “joecartoon.com.” Each of John Zuccarini’s websites using these typo domains “mousetrapped” visitors so they could exit only after clicking on a succession of advertisements, which resulted in a profit for defendant. Court Decision: 89 F.Supp.2d 634 (2000) Joseph […]
Irving Materials, Inc. committed domain hijacking by filing a baseless UDRP complaint against imi.com in 2017. The UDRP froze the imi.com domain name and caused Jeffrey Black huge business losses. Irving has caused significant harm to Mr. Black and to his International Monetary Investments business formed in 2016. Upon Irving’s filing of its UDRP complaint […]
A domain name owner can file a lawsuit under the ACPA to stop the effect of a UDRP order that transfer domain names to the person that filed a UDRP complaint. The ACPA complaint often leads to the settlements that cover your attorneys fees some statutory damages of up to $100,000 per domain name. ACPA […]
Pay per click sites are legitimate under WIPO’s Overview 3.0. However, at least two ADR Forum decisions disagree and say that “Use of a domain name to redirect Internet users to a site featuring unrelated pay-per-click hyperlinks may not be considered a bona fide offering of goods or services or legitimate noncommercial or fair use.” WIPO and […]
There are four main types of Cybersquatting cases: Domain name owners suing to stop domain hijacking and claiming damages. Trademark owners suing for Domains registered in bad faith to get the domain name canceled or transferred – “In Rem.” Trademark owners suing for Domains registered in bad faith to get the domain name canceled or transferred […]
The cybersquatting law is also called the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act or the ACPA. Cybersquatting cases are a tool for trademark owners to seize later registered domain names that are registered by domain pirates in bad faith with regard to a given domain name. Cybersquatting does not apply to domains registered before a matching trademark or domains […]
Domain hijacking is also called RDNH or reverse domain name hijacking Domain hijacking happens when someone files a UDRP complaint or a court action in bad faith to get a domain name from its registered owner. A domain hijacking complaint is often called a plan B complaint. A classic plan B complaint to secure a […]