The FORUM is the alternative to WIPO, but not as many cases are heard.  In fact, for the last 6 months, the FORUM deliberated over 1,120 cases (half the number of WIPO cases), of which 1,022 (91%) were default cases with no response from the registrants. Of the 98 contested cases where Responses had been […]

In spite of the pandemic, or maybe because of it, there were 2,021 complaints heard by WIPO panelists in the past 6 months, and over 4,000 for the year 2021.  Of those, 88% were default cases without response from the domain registrants. Interestingly enough, however, 17 of those default cases were denials and 2 of […]

In reviewing 77 contested cases in the last 6 months at the FORUM, I found what I believe to be a few very bad decisions based upon the information provided by the Panelist in his or her Decision.  On February 9th, panelist ELENI LAPPA, was the sole panelist in the Complaint filed by Amazon Technologies, […]

The two largest providers for UDRP claims are WIPO and the FORUM.  However, while WIPO published 2,050 decisions in the last 6 months, FORUM only had 697, of which 620 (89%) were uncontested.  Of the 77 contested cases, only 29 (38%) were Denied.  Interestingly, however, this is almost the same percentage of Denials that were […]

It seems that the Panelists at WIPO are finding Complainants and their attorneys guilty of Abuse of the UDRP Process, known as Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH), more than ever before. So, we are starting a SHAMING of all those who knowingly file Complaints that they can’t (or shouldn’t) win as well as their attorneys […]

In the first 6 months of 2021, there have been a few very good decisions, but also a number of very bad decisions that I wish to bring to your attention.  The year started off with a bad decision from Panelist Nick Gardner in Case #2020-3387, Roehrman v. hu huaigin.  The Complainant had a trademark […]

With 2,050 decisions by panelists in the last 6 months, WIPO has been very active in UDRP cases.  1,728 of those cases went by default because the domain registrant failed to respond to the Complaint.  Most of those were cybersquatters who give a bad name to the domain industry in general and domain investors in […]

This is Part 2 of our Annual UDRP Review; Panelists provided by the FORUM.  Like WIPO, 87% of the cases decided by Panels in the past 6 months from July 1, 2020, to December 32, 2020, were by default.  There were a total of 894 case decisions rendered, of which 777 received no Response.  Of […]

In a very recent case before the ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), a 3 member Panel denied the Complaint in a claim for ICRM.COM.  In the case of iEnterprises, Holdings, LLC v. Private Domain (Mira Holdings, Inc.), Case No. 103374, the Panel found that although the Complainant held a pre-existing trademark for ICRM, […]

In a very recent case before the ADR Center of the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), a 3 member Panel denied the Complaint in a claim for ICRM.COM.  In the case of iEnterprises, Holdings, LLC v. Private Domain (Mira Holdings, Inc.), Case No. 103374, the Panel found that although the Complainant held a pre-existing trademark for ICRM, […]