Roping that domain back in
Ron ColemanDomain names, quite contrary to my expectations a few years ago, have gotten more valuable than ever – especially, as Gerald Levine points out in this August 2019 blog post,…
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 reading contributory liability for…
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. Dec. 4, 2013) that…
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 Protection…
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 world’s biggest brands use…
Squatting not like tango; it doesn’t take two
Venkat Balasubramani, over at Eric Goldman’s place, reports on another court suggesting that there is no such thing as contributory cybersquatting, in a case that illuminates the not-so-crazy efforts by…
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 . On Jan. 12, Western District Judge Ricardo Martinez refused…
Trademarks are forever?
Ron ColemanNo, not necesarily, but the DeBeers name is still pretty good currency when it comes to selling diamonds: A New York diamond merchant acted in bad faith when he sought…