Complainants Serious and Material Misrepresentations Leads to RDNH Pacific House, LLC v. Withheld for Privacy Purposes, Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf / Connor Boyack, WIPO Case No. D2021-3086 <libertas .org> Complaint Denied (RDNH) Panelists: Mr. W. Scott Blackmer (Presiding), Dr. Torsten Bettinger and Mr. Brian J. Wi...

The ICA extends its congratulations to CIIDRC on its appointment of Zak Muscovitch to its roster of panelists deciding disputes under ICANN's UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) and under CIRA's .ca CDRP (Canadian Dispute Resolution Policy). Zak is one of the foremost experts in the field of domain name law. CIIDRC is fortunate to ...

A Respondent in a Different Jurisdiction Cannot Be Expected to Have a Constructive Notice of Trademark Scott Dylan v. K-Ventures FZE LLC, WIPO Case No. D2021-2977 <caribou .com> Complaint Denied Panelists: Mr. Matthew Kennedy (Presiding), Mr. Antony Gold, Mr. Gerald M. Levine Brief Facts:The individual Complainant is a shareholder in a 2018...

Wild, Unsubstantiated Allegations of Fraud Lead to RDNH Ruling Nextbite Brands, LLC v. Nextbite LLC, Nextbite General Trading Company, WIPO Case No. D2021-3114<nextbite .com> Complaint Denied (RDNH) Panelist: Mr. Nick J. Gardner Brief Facts:The Complainants main company called Ordermark, Inc. provides hardware and software for restaurants. ...

Panelist Neuman Makes Extensive RDNH Finding Against Complainant Who Waited 20 Years and Failed to Prove Even Common Law Rights Electrosoft Services, Inc. v. TechOps / SyncPoint, NAF Claim Number: FA2110001969515 <electrosoft .com> Complaint Denied (RDNH) Panelist: Mr. Jeffrey J. Neuman Brief Facts:TheComplainant provides Information Techno...

Evidence of Good Faith Registration Outweighs Evidence of Limited Bad Faith Use 360training.com v. DNS ADMIN / BEST WEB LIMITED – www.Bestweb.com, NAF Claim Number: FA2110001968877 <tips .com> Complaint Denied Panelist:Dawn Osborne, The Hon Neil Brown Q.C. and Mr. Alan L. Limbury Brief Facts:The Complainant has rights in the TIPS mark...

Fair Criticism against Floridas Power & Light Company Upheld Florida Power & Light Company v. Registration Private, Domains by Proxy, LLC / Alex Patton, Ozean Media, and Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship, WIPO Case No. D2021-2526 <fplratenotice .com> Complaint Denied Panelist:Mr. W. Scott Blackmer Brief Facts:The Complainant...

The entirely virtual ICANN 72 wrapped up today. Our General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch took part in the meeting, which in part focussed on the ongoing discussions and debate of what constitutes DNS abuse and ICANNs inaction on implementing policy recommendations. The next ICANN meeting will likely be a hybrid meeting held in Puerto Rico in March of 20...

In response to ICANN's request for comments from stakeholders, the ICA filed its Comment today, on the Initial Report on Specific Curative Rights Protections for IGOs. This is an important issue that the ICA has been actively involved in for many years and ICA Board Member Jay Chapman served in the ICANN group working on... Read more The post ICA ...

Complainant Agrees to Purchase Domain Name, Then Brings UDRP and Loses, Gets Slapped with RDNH TranScrip Partners LLP, TranScrip Limited v. Abstract Holdings International Ltd, Domain Admin, WIPO Case No. D2021-2220 <transcrip .com> Complaint Denied(with RDNH ruling) Panelist:Mr. Robert A. Badgley (Presiding Panelist), Mr. Clive Duncan Thor...

Attempt to swap website redirection foiled Universal Navigation Inc. d/b/a Uniswap Labs v. Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC / Future XXX, WIPO Case No. D2021-1556 <uniswap .com> Transfer Panelist: Mr. Edoardo Fano (Presiding), Mr. Lawrence K. Nodine, Mr. William A. Van Caenegem   Brief Facts: The US Complainant is operating ...

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For the first time ever, you can see a live demonstration of how an actual UDRP domain name dispute case is argued and adjudicated. The ICA is very pleased to present in association with the International Trademark Association (INTA) a moot or mock UDRP hearing. This innovative and lively session will feature three actual UDRP... Read more The pos...

Gooooal! Beckhams Score a Domain Transfer Victoria Beckham, David Beckham v. Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 1247653581/ Cynthia Panford, WIPO Case No. D2021-1841 <usBeckham .com> Transfer Panelist: Mr. Warwick A. Rothnie Brief Facts: The Complainants are wife and husband. The first Complainant started her Victoria Beckham" fashion label in 2...

ICA Weekly UDRP Case Summary Digest Volume 1.3 Toros Tarm Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim irketi v. Mehmet, Metbil Teknoloji / Toros Fidanclk zel Aa Tarm ve Hayvanclk Pazarlama Ticaret Limited, WIPO Case No. D2021-1464 Domain Name: >>TorosTarim .net<< Complaint Denied Panelist: Mr. Dilek Ustun Ekdial Brief Facts: The Turkish Complainant w...

You can also sign up for the newsletter version of these summaries here   LERINS & BCW v. Domain Administrator, NameFind Cayman Islands Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2021-1861 >>Lerins.com<< Complaint Denied with RDNH ruling Panelist: Mr. Luca Barbero (Presiding), Ms. Emmanuelle Ragot and Mr. Andrew D. S. Lothian Brief Facts:Complai...

The Internet Commerce Association is pleased and excited to announce that, commencing today, August 23, 2021, the ICA will be offering a free weekly UDRP Case Summary Digest by email. UDRP cases of note will be summarized weekly and sent out every Monday, beginning today. The ICA believes that this new service will provide an... Read more The post...

We were delighted to host a panel of new gTLD experts who shared their expertise and predictions for the next round of the new gTLD application process in a webinar earlier this week. The ICA would like to extend a big thank you to our wonderful host, Christa Taylor, and the panelists, Jeff Neuman, Jothan... Read more The post Recording of our Bus...

The Internet Commerce Association has so far welcomed over 150 registered attendees to its free business intelligence briefing on the next round of the new gTLD program, which will take place via Zoom, tomorrow, August 4, 2021 at 1 pm ET. Whether you are a fan or not of new gTLDs it may be a... Read more The post Last Chance to Sign Up for Tomorro...

Join us for this dynamic session in which our panelists will share their expertise on the next application round for new gTLDs. Are you curious about applying and operating a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD)? Or simply want to find outwhat the second round will look like?Join this panel of seasoned veterans to gain actionable... Read more The p...

Some of the trickiest issues with domain names involve determining their proper tax treatment. Are domain name purchases held in inventory, expensed, or amortized? If amortized, for how long? How can one appraise a donated domain name? What do you do if you purchase a domain name and a website is included? The ICA is... Read more The post Domain N...

Domain name investors look for security and portability amongst other important factors when selecting a registrar. Locks can sometimes play an important role in securing a valuable domain name. When a registrar locks a domain name upon changing a registrant or changing registrars that may give the registrant time to notice an unauthorized change a...

ICA turns 15 this fall, and we're thrilled to announce that we hope to be celebrating in…Las Vegas!It was a very close vote, but ultimately, you, our members, decided that you'd like for our first in-person event to happen in Las Vegas. With so many meetings held there in the past, it'll be fun to... Read more The post Announcing ICA's 15th ...

Were excited to invite our members to another ICA Member Event, The Domains of Brand Naming. The event will be hosted by Catchwords senior strategist, linguist and co-founder, Laurel Sutton, and creative director, Erin Milnes, experts in linguistics and brand naming! Among other topics, youll hear about what brand names are, what they can (and... ...

On Monday, March 22, 2021, Nominet, the United Kingdoms registry operator for .UK domain names faces a stark choice between those who want it to remain true to its original purpose as a not-for-profit singularly focussed on efficiently and cost-effectively delivering domain name registry services for the .UK namespace and those that have more ambit...

Because of his humble nature, you might not have heard of Adam Strong, our next Lonnie Borck Memorial Award Nominee. However, he is an industry veteran with 20 years of experience and an extensive digital design and development background. Adam has founded and co-founded several companies, such as namebio.com, and has been known to selflessly... R...

Today's featured Lonnie Borck Memorial Award nominee is Donna Mahony. Donna has been a stalwart advocate for domain investors and is the founder of Domain Boardroom, bringing together domain investors worldwide. Domain Boardroom provides a safe, respectful, and noise-free gathering point for the transparent sharing of advice, support, and industry ...

To make this year's Lonnie Borck Memorial Award ceremony even more exceptional, the very talented folks at NamesCon, created elegant bobblehead drawings of all the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award Nominees. And since we think they're too good to keep to ourselves, we'd like to share them along with some background on each of the deserving... Read more...

The Secondary Market in domain names plays a critical role in Internet commerce yet is often misunderstood. This article clear ups some of the common myths that frequently arise when discussing the Secondary Market. The Secondary Market is a crucial feature of the domain name ecosystem which encompasses far more parties than domain name investors.....

As each year, thanks to NamesCon's generous support, the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award was presented during this year's conference. The award was created to honor the memory of a well-respected and much-loved member of the domain community who was tragically lost far too soon and recognizes those who make an exceptional contribution to fostering a......

As each year, the ICA will have a large presence at NamesCon, and we invite you all to join us! Youll find the agenda here, and ICA workshops and sessions are outlined below. – – – We have three very informative workshops prepared. The presenters know how to make policy and agreements engaging and have... Read more

Sten Lilliestrm is the founder and CEO of Next Venture AB, an acquisition brokerage firm and a brand prospect domain portfolio, in Gothenburg, Sweden. Name: Sten Lilliestrm Company: Next Venture Favorite Domain: Lifesign.com (New acquisition, not cleared yet) Favorite Industry Conference: Yet to be determined Favorite Industry Blog(s): Domain Name ...

The nominations for the 2021 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award are now open. This will be the award's fifth year, second since the award's scope was expanded to honor those whose contributions have fostered a sense of community within the domain name industry. This change reflects Lonnie's generous spirit and opens the nominations to a broader... Read mo...

Do you know what belongs in a purchase agreement? What rights are you selling? What liabilities are you assuming? How will disputes be resolved? Are you acquiring full rights to the domain name you are purchasing? All these are questions that should be addressed in a domain name purchase agreement. The ICA worked with some... Read more

The Internet Commerce Association published a statement on CircleID which sets out the ICAs perspective on the question of whether the URS is appropriate to apply to the .com and .net registries. The URS was designed for new gTLDs not .com and .net and has been shown to be unpopular with both trademark interests and... Read more

Giuseppe Graziano is the founder and CEO at LXME – Lisbon Media, the company that operates the investor-only domain trading platform LMX.com and GGRG Brokerage & Consulting. Name: Giuseppe Graziano Company: LXME – Lisbon Media Favorite Domain: Lisbon.com Favorite Industry Conference: NamesCon Europe (formerly Domaining Europe) Favo...

Todd Han is the founder, president, and CEO of Dynadot, an ICANN accredited registrar and web hosting company. Todd founded Dynadot, headquartered in San Mateo in 2002, and the company later opened several international offices in Zhengzhou, Beijing, and Toronto. Todd was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the US with his parents at the... Read more

In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed with the Internet Commerce Associations position that under certain conditions, a generic .com domain name can obtain a trademark registration, albeit a very weak one, overruling the position advanced by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO had taken the position.....

Should generic .com domain names never be entitled to trademark protection? When a domain name like booking.com is identified as a brand by the public, should it still be denied trademark protection as a matter of law? The ICA takes a position on this difficult question in an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme... Read more

Your .COM domain name is going to cost over 30% more unless ICANN, the group in charge of the domain name system, listens to the public and changes its mind about price increases. We created a tool to help you submit your viewpoint to ICANN. It takes 30 seconds! Use the tool here. ICANN sets... Read more

The ICA submitted its comment to ICANN in connection with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ICA voices its concerns as to the effectiveness of ICANN's Public Comment process in general as well as demonstrates that ICANN allowing Verisign to charge more for .COM domains is not justifiable. We encourage everyone to... Read more...

Jack Kalfayan is the the founder and CEO of Apex Moon, a domain acquisition and brokerage firm that specializes in premium top-level domain names. Jack's been in the domain industry for over 6 years and has completed sales on the buying and selling side, totaling 8 figures USD. Jack was born and raised in Montreal,... Read more

ICANNs announcement that it reached a proposed agreement with Verisign to amend the .com registry agreement raises serious concerns and questions. The Internet Commerce Association will be closely studying the proposed changes and will deliver its comments to ICANN in due course. Amongst the preliminary concerns and questions that ICANNs announceme...

NTEN is organizing a call this Thursday, December 5th, at 12 PM PST, 3 PM EST. They will be joined by Electronic Frontier Foundation, The National Council of Nonprofits, and Internet Society chapter leaders, as well as Jon Nevett from Public Interest Registry, and Erik Brooks and Nora Abusitta from Ethos Capital. Andrew Sullivan from... Read more

The original justification for awarding the .Org registry contract to ISOC was its public interest focus and commitments. If ISOC is no longer associated with the .Org registry, that justification for awarding the Registry Agreement no longer exists. Therefore, it would be reasonable for you to withhold your approval of the assignment to a private....

Zak Muscovitch, General Counsel of the ICA, was invited by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to present at its symposium on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UDRP held in Geneva on October 21, 2019. This invitation was a rare opportunity to share the perspective of domain name investors to an audience... Read more

Were happy and proud to announce that nominations forICAs 2020 Lonnie Borck Memorial Awardare now open!WithNamesConsgenerous support, for the 4th year in a row well be holding the award ceremony during the conference. This year we have refocused the award. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award was originally conceived to honor those whose work has protec...