Last week we published our semi-annual TOP 10 LIST OF WIPO PANELISTS. This week we traditionally publish our Top 10 List of NAF Panelists, but frankly, we were hard-pressed to find 10 top panelists. In addition, in the last 6 months there was only 1 finding of Reverse Domain Name Holding, while 22 different Panelists in WIPO cases found RDNH. From a Domain Investor’s perspective, the NAF is disastrous.
There were only 4 Panelists who decided against the Claimant more than twice. They are:
1. DEBRETT LYONS – 7 decisions
2. HO HYUN NAHM – 6 decisions
3. DARRYL WILSON – 4 decisions
4. ROBERTO BIANCHI – 2 decisions and the only RDNH in 6 months.
As the NAF also hears URS Claims, there were 9 Examiners who Denied the Claims including 2 denials by BART VAN BESIEN and PETER MULLER. A total of 43 different Panelists and Examiners held for the Respondents in UDRP and URS cases. That’s down from 53 last year.
For the last 12 months there are only 9 Panelists who have held for the Respondent Domain Investors more than twice. They are:
1. DEBRETT LYONS – 9 decisions
2. DARRYL WILSON – 8 decisions
3. DAVID SORKIN, CHARLES MCCOTTER and KENNETH PORT – 4 decisions
6. ROBERTO BIANCHI, HON. NEIL BROWN and JEFFREY SAMUELS – 3 decisions.
The TOP 10 ALL TIME PANELISTS are:
1. DEBRETT LYONS – 76
2. HON. NEIL BROWN – 59
3. JAMES CARMODY – 54
4. DAVID SORKIN – 48
5. KARL FINK – 47
6. SANDRA FRANKLIN – 37
7. DARRYL WILSON – 36 +2 RDNH
8. DIANE CABELL – 30
9. MICHAEL ALBERT – 28
10. ALAN LIMBURY and PAUL DICICCO – 27
If you wish to obtain information on any of the other Panelists, send us an email at Howard@neuLaw.com.
Thanks for “listening”
Howard
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