Trademarks are forever?
No, not necesarily, but the DeBeers name is still pretty good currency when it comes to selling diamonds: A New York diamond merchant acted in... Read more
Tag: Cybersquatting
Roping that domain back in
Domain names, quite contrary to my expectations a few years ago, have gotten more valuable than ever – especially, as Gerald Levine points out in... Read more
Fallout from 9th Circuit’s “nuclear option” on cybersquatting secondary liability
Did the 9th Circuit’s opinion last week in Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com (9th Cir. Dec. 4, 2013) really “kill” secondary liability for trademark infringement under the Anticybersquatting Consumer... Read more
Inducement to contribute to infringe … to roll on
Michael Atkins: Novel causes of action for contributory cybersquatting and contributory dilution appear to viable here in the Western District [of Washington]. On Jan. 12,... Read more
Petroliam Nasional Berhard to SCOTUS: Gimme shelter
In December 2013 I wrote, mostly cribbing from Jane Coleman‘s commentary, about the very dubious Ninth Circuit decision in Petroliam Nasional Berhad v. GoDaddy.com (9th Cir.... Read more
How the 9th Circuit drove secondary cybersquatting liability off the cliff
In December 2013 I wrote about and linked to the devastating critique by the diva of secondary trademark liability, Jane Coleman, of the Ninth Circuit’s decision... Read more
Defensive domaining
Kevin Murphy, editor of Domainincite, has a pretty interesting teaser for an analysis — subscription required (maybe he’ll shoot me one, though?) — of how the... Read more