Written by Jamison Arterton and Geri Haight UDRP proceedings are often touted as a quick and inexpensive way to resolve domain name disputes. Several recent UDRP decisions denying relief to trademark owners, however, demonstrate that in some instances the UDRP may not be the appropriate tool. A few recent UDRP decisions have denied relief to trademark owners who were seeking to reclaim trademark-based… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Remedies RSS FeedGoogle AdWords Litigation Update – Trademark Holders Denied Class Certification in U.S. Lawsuits
Posted in Google Adwords, Litigation, Remedies, Trademark, Trademark InfringementWritten by Jamison Arterton In the latest Google AdWords decision, a U.S. Federal District Court judge in Texas refused to certify two classes of advertisers who filed separate infringement suits against Google Inc. The complaints, filed in 2009, each claim that Google sold search terms that included registered trademarks to advertisers who were not affiliated… Continue Reading
Remedies for Cybersquatting: Comparison of the UDRP and ACPA
Posted in Anticybersquatting, Domain Name, Litigation, Remedies, Trademark Infringement, Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution PolicyWritten by Jamison Arterton Last month, the kitchen and bath giant, Kohler Co., filed an anti-cybersquatting suit in federal court in California against several cybersquatters. In its complaint, Kohler alleges that it previously paid the named defendants $500 to transfer a domain name incorporating the KOHLER trademark in exchange for their agreement that they would not register any… Continue Reading
