Every 6 months, we bring you up-to-date on the names of the Panelists who have Denied Complaints the most. Though the vast majority of the WIPO cases still result in the transfer of the “offending” domain name, there are Panelists out there who are willing to listen to valid Responsive Arguments. Here are the top Panelists at WIPO in the past 6 months:
1. Hon. Neil Brown – 5 Decisions with 2 Reverse Domain Hijacking Decisions
2. Richard Lyon – 4 Decisions
3. The following panelists each have 3 Claims Denied – Diane Cabell, Tony Willoughby, Gerardo Saavedra, Robert Badgley, John Swinson, Michael Spence.
9. There are 10 Panelists who have denied 2 claims – Philippe Gillieron, James Barker, W. Scott Blackmer, Andrew Lothian, Sir Ian Barker, Harrie Samaras, Alistair Payne, Luca Barbero, Michael Albert and Kaya Koklu.
In addition, the following Panelists have found the Complainant guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: – Hon. Neil Brown, Nicholas Weston, Debrett Lyons, Rodrigo Azevedo, Adam Taylor.
The new all-time Panelists who have Denied Claims for the past 10 years are:
1. Tony Willoughby – 25
2. Hon. Neil Brown – 24
3. Alistair Payne – 21
4. Richard Lyon – 18
5. John Swinson – 16
6. Robert Badgley – 15
7. Brigitte Joppich – 14
8. Warwick Rothnie – 14
9 Alan Limbury – 14
10. Debra Stanek – 13
11. William Towns – 13
12. James Barker – 12
13. Frederick Abbott – 11
14. Jonathan Turner – 11
15. Christopher Pibus – 10
I hope this helps if you find yourself as a Respondent at WIPO.
HOWARD
The Neu Facebook
