The year 2013 brought about a big change in the Panel Decisions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Not only were there substantially more Claims Denied, but the number of findings of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking quadrupled from the previous year.
As we do every 6 months, the Panelists who denied the most claims are listed here. This time we have 2 listings. The first is the ranking for the past 6 months ended December 31, 2013.
1. Hon. Neil Brown – 7 Decisions – 1 RDNH
2. Frederick Abbott – 6 Decisions
3. Tony Willoughby – 5 Decisions – 1 RDNH
4. Brigitte Joppich – 5 Decisions
5. Andrew Christie – 4 Decisions – 2 RDNH
6. Adam Taylor – 4 Decisions
7. M. Scott Donahey – 3 Decisions – 1 RDNH
8. Christopher Pibus – 3 Decisions
9. Richard Lyon – 2 Decisions – 1 RDNH
10. James Barker – 2 Decisions – 1 RDNH
Four other Panelists had 1 RDNH – Desmond Ryan, William Knight, Alan Limbury & Richard Hill
Here are the rankings for the year ended 12/31/13
1. Tony Willoughby – 10 Decisions – 2 RDNH
2. Frederick Abbott – 10 Decisions
3. Andrew Christie – 9 Decisions – 3 RDNH
4. Hon. Neil Brown – 9 Decisions – 1 RDNH
5. Brigitte Joppich – 7 Decisions
6. Michael Albert – 5 Decisions – 2 RDNH
7. Adam Taylor – 5 Decisions
8. Michael Spence – 5 Decisions
9. W. Scott Blackmer – 5 Decisions
10. M. Scott Donahey – 4 Decisions – 1 RDNH
In addition to the 4 other Panelists listed above that had at least 1 RDNH, Richard Lyon had 2 RDNH and Dennis Foster had 1 RDNH.
Happy New Year
Howard
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