Cyberlaw, Trademarks

Advantages of a UDRP Domain Name Proceeding

31
Jan
2013
by administrator
No Comments.

Trademark and Domain Names A business can spend a lot of time, capital, energy in building rights in a trademark and the associated goodwill with the public. It can be devastating when a third party registers a domain name and operates a website incorporating a confusingly similar name to that of the valuable trademark. The […]

Startup Myth – First Come First Served for Domain Names

31
May
2010
by administrator
No Comments.

Frequently I encounter businesses seeking to protect a brand name. In discussing the actions taken to date taken, owners frequently state that they have registered the domain name corresponding to the desired brand name. Frequently, they believe that their name is “reserved” or protected because they have already successfully reserved the domain name. It is […]