January 9th, 2018
ADAM TAYLOR Continues to Lead the Pack at WIPO

Six months ago, we labeled Adam Taylor as a Superstar for Domain Investors.  He had denied 9 complaints and had found 6 of the Complainants guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) or Abuse of the Process of the UDRP.  However, from July through December, 2017, he has outdone his previous performance and has found for the Respondent in 10 cases and found 3 Complainants guilty of RDNH.

Respondents will also be happy to note that 70 separate and different Panelists have denied Claims in favor of Domain Investors.  Of the 70 Panelists, 25 have found Complainants guilty of RDNH.  This number is up from 18 in the first 6 months of 2017 as well as 22 in the last 6 months of 2016.

Our analysis consists of 3 lists that we have compiled for your use. The first list is the TOP 10 Panelists for the past 6 months. The second list is the TOP Panelists for the past 12 months. The third list is the TOP 10 ALL TIME PANELISTS at WIPO.  There have been a few changes from previous lists, so we provide the previous standings in (parentheses).

THE WIPO TOP 10 PANELISTS FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF 2017

1. (1.) ADAM TAYLOR – 10 Decisions, 3 RDNH
2. (5.) TONY WILLOUGHBY – 9 Decisions, 5 RDNH
3. (2.) HON, NEIL BROWN – 6 Decisions, 3 RDNH
4. (-) STEVEN MAIER – 5 Decisions, 2 RDNH
5. (7.) LAWRENCE NODINE – 5 Decisions
6. (2.) ROBERT BADGLEY – 4 Decisions, 4 RDNH
7. (-) JOHN SWINSON – 4 Decisions, 1 RDNH
8. (-) WARWICK ROTHNIE – 4 Decisions, 2 RDNH
9. (-) RICHARD LYON – 4 Decisions, 3 RDNH
10. (-) NICK GARDNER – 4 Decisions
11. 7 Panelists had 3 Decision and 6 Panelists had 2 Decisions

THE WIPO TOP 10 PANELISTS FOR THE 12 MONTHS of 2017

1. (1.) ADAM TAYLOR – 19 Decisions

2. (3.) TONY WILLOUGHBY – 14 Decisions

3. (1.) HON. NEIL BROWN – 12 Decisions

4. (-) ROBERT BADGLEY – 10 Decisions

5. (-) LAWRENCE NODINE – 9 Decisions

6. (3.) ALISTAIR PAYNE – 9 Decisions

7. (6.) WARWICK ROTHNIE – 8 Decisions

8. (9.) NICHOLAS SMITH – 8 Decisions

9. (-) NICK GARDNER – 7 Decisions

10.(-) STEVEN MAIER – 6 Decisions

10.(6.) W. SCOTT BLACKMER – 6 Decisions

TOP 10 ALL-TIME WIPO PANELISTS

1. (1.) HON. NEIL BROWN – 91 Decisions
2. (2.) TONY WILLOUGHBY – 68 Decisions
3. (3.) RICHARD LYON – 58 Decisions
4. (4.) JOHN SWINSON – 52 Decisions
5. (5.) ALISTAIR PAYNE – 47 Decisions
6. (6.) ROBERT BADGLEY – 47 Decisions
7. (8.) WARWICK ROTHNIE – 45 Decisions
8. (7.) LUCA BARBERO – 44 Decisions
9. (9.) FREDERICK ABBOTT – 37 Decisions
10. (10.) BRIGETTE JOPPICH – 33 Decisions

If you wish to obtain information on any of the other Panelists, send us an email at Howard@NeuLaw.com.

Thanks for “listening”

HOWARD