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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Decision Under the UDRP: What Was The Attorney Thinking? A recent reverse domain hijacking decision in Collective Media, Inc. v. CKV / COLLECTIVEMEDIA.COM is interesting to any lawyer who practices domain dispute law.

Here is something you do NOT want to do if you happen to own a trademarked term domain and you do not own the mark. I can understand this probally happens more often then one would think, as I really do not check most of the domain I go for either. To be safe, it’s best to always check the term using the free USPTO government database.

Filed under: FeaturesEach week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq, a column on legal issues as they relate to video games: GamePolitics recently posted a piece on Forbis, the makers of the weemote, and an issue that is all too familiar in Trademark law: trademark infringement.

Apple settles Canadian iPhone trademark dispute iLounge, CA - 7 hours ago Shop in the loungeStore for iPod + iPhone Accessories. If you have a comment, news tip, advertising inquiry, or coverage request, a question about iPods or ...

Seemingly generic domain names can often turn into a trademark nightmare when used in combination with pay per click parking pages. A recent proceeding in front of the World Intellectual Property Organization demonstrates that a registrant’s inability to control these pay per click parking ads can result in the loss of a domain name.

A federal jury is expected to start consideration today of a lawsuit that alleges that T-shirts with slogans such as “Muck Fizzou” and “Our Coach Can Eat Your Coach” infringe on the business trademark of Kansas University and harm the school’s image.

Oh the woes of networking groups. I am not quite sure how long this battle has been going on between the two chambers. I was alerted of the unfolding situation by the IBJ and a forum post in Smaller Indiana. Excerpt from the IBJ article: The Indiana Chamber is basing its Web site arguments on the Federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, as well as Indiana law.

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com Claim Over Red Cross Symbol Is Settled New York Times - 1 hour ago By STEPHANIE SAUL The American Red Cross and Johnson & Johnson, the health care conglomerate, announced Tuesday that they had settled a longstanding dispute over use of the Red Cross trademark.

Jason Gambert has once again perjured himself, and this time it can be proven. That is in a court of The Patent and Trademark Office of the United States of America. That, my friends, is a Federal crime. Don't bend over for the soap, son. Sarah Bird at SEOMOZ provides a succinct and quite entertaining synopsis if you haven't been following the case.

Abstract: When the Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts fought for control of the domain name, what was her aim? Did she want to reap economic benefits from the name? Probably not, as she has not used the name since it was transferred to her.