The UDRP isn't just a similarity test. Bad faith requires strong evidence that the respondent registered the domain because of the complainant's mark. Where the disputed name is coherent and independently attractive, panels should be cautious about inferring targeting from phonetic resemblance alone, especially if the complainant's mark isn't globally famous and the respondent is outside the complainant's home market.

#UDRP

#trademarks

#domain

It's mind-boggling that Panelist David L. Kreider accepted the Complainant’s claim that caresoft is confusingly similar to CARAHSOFT, calling it a “classic typosquatting” case and that the Telstra doctrine applied to the case.

There are 97 active businesses using “Caresoft” in their names!

#UDRP
#trademarks
#domains

What do you think happened in this UDRP decision?

redmountain .com (purchased for $10,000, but not used yet. 1000s of businesses use Red Mountain in their names. 15 matching registered #trademarks in USPTO.)

#trademark
#domain
#UDRP

Engadget: Matthew McConaughey fights unauthorized AI likenesses by trademarking himself. “Matthew McConaughey filed trademark applications to prevent his likeness from being used by AI companies without permission, and the US Patent and Trademark Office has approved eight so far.”

米国特許取得企業ランキングで世界第7位　42年連続で世界10位以内を獲得
https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/366/4366739/?rss

#ascii #PRTIMESデジタル #米国特許 #出願 #登録 #発明 #知財 #ランキング #IP #研究開発 #patents #trademarks

A new company wants to be called Twitter. Their representative said: "X legally abandoned the TWITTER mark, publicly declared the Twitter brand ‘dead,’ and spent substantial resources establishing a new brand identity. They said goodbye. We say hello."

Elon Musk is not happy about this. Judges will decide whether or not Elon Musk will lose on this name dispute in court:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2025/12/16/elon-musk-x-sues-startup-twitter-trademark-cancellation/87798842007/?tbref=hp
#SocialMedia #trademarks #tech

Can you steal something that doesn't exist in the physical world? How can you prove it was yours and that it was stolen? Virtual theft might not be accepted everywhere as a concept, but it already is a very profitable ground for cybercriminals.

#virtualTheft #scams #cybercrime #NFTs #trademarks #copyrights #crypto

https://negativepid.blog/computer-enabled-crimes-virtual-theft/
https://negativepid.blog/computer-enabled-crimes-virtual-theft/