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DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – March 23, 2022: Epic Nuclear Marshmallow Meltdown with John Berryhill

DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – March 23, 2022: Epic Nuclear Marshmallow Meltdown with John Berryhill

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing “down the rabbit hole” into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly podcast – with some domains stuff thrown into the mix for good measure.

In this episode, co-hosts JT & Jen Sale are joined by leading domain attorney John Berryhill along with Drew & Ammar to talk about some additional legal issues related to domains with a lot of discussion about Whois privacy, parking domains, stolen domains, some issues at Epik.com, and a whole lot more!

So, tune in and jump down the rabbit hole with the Rabbit Hole Gang!

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DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – March 2, 2023: Domain Names and Trademarks with John Berryhill

DomainSherpa – Down The Rabbit Hole – March 2, 2023: Domain Names and Trademarks with John Berryhill

As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing “down the rabbit hole” into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly podcast – with some domains stuff thrown into the mix for good measure.

In this episode, co-hosts JT & Jen Sale are joined by leading domain attorney John Berryhill along with Drew to talk about some legal issues related to domains with a lot of discussion about trademarks and UDRPs, and a whole lot more!

So, tune in and jump down the rabbit hole with the Rabbit Hole Gang!

Booking.com Supreme Court Decision for TM Domains

Booking.com Supreme Court Decision for TM Domains

Hear perspectives from Zak Muscovitch, Karen Bernstein, Stevan Lieberman on the historic US Supreme Court decision regarding the trademark on Booking.com, plus vital thoughts on how this may impact domain valuations from Andrew Rosener.

Any domain investor, domain attorney or corporate domain manager, will benefit from today’s show!

ICANN 45 Highlights with GNSO Council Member, Jennifer Wolfe

ICANN 45 Highlights with GNSO Council Member, Jennifer Wolfe

Jennifer Wolfe – ICANN GNSO council member and a past Domain Sherpa – provides a post-event summary from the ICANN 45 conference that took place in Toronto, Canada, from October 14 to 18, 2012.

Topics discussed:
* General feeling and sentiment of participants at the event
* ICANN’s new CEO, Fadi Chehade, and his top priority
* Timeline for new gTLDs and how IDNs will have priority
* Valuations for new gTLDs and how it will affect .com domains
* New auction process possibilities, including one reportedly backed by Donuts.co
* The new MyICANN.org website and what it will do for you

Beat a UDRP by Having a Legitimate Business Interest – With Howard Neu

Beat a UDRP by Having a Legitimate Business Interest – With Howard Neu

In this interview, Internet attorney Howard Neu, who successfully represented Rick Schwartz in the SaveMe.com uniform domain-name dispute-resolution policy (UDRP) case, discusses the details of the UDRP, how to improve your chances of winning a UDRP, and how Vanity.com could have improved the chances of winning their UDRP.

Including:
* The requirements of a complainant to win a UDRP
* What you are doing today that might be considered “bad faith”
* How the SaveMe.com UDRP was so easily defended
* How Vanity.com, Inc. could lose its domain, Vanity.com, when it owned a trademark
* What domain investors need to know to successfully defend a UDRP

What Every Domain Investor Needs to Know to Avoid a Legal Snafu – with David Weslow

What Every Domain Investor Needs to Know to Avoid a Legal Snafu – with David Weslow

Today’s guest first became knowledgable about domain names as a webmaster at the dawn of the World Wide Web and later while working at an Internet high-flier. Now, he is an attorney specializing in intellectual property and domain names.

In an interview that will be sure to interest entrepreneurs, start-ups, and domain name investors, David E. Weslow discusses: buy/sell domain name agreements, trademarks, auto-blogging software that is popular with WordPress-powered websites, UDRP issues, lawsuits, and much more.

Domain Name Trademarks: What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself

Domain Name Trademarks: What You Need To Know To Protect Yourself

If you buy a domain name that contains words that are trademarked, you risk losing your financial investment in the domain name, as well as legal fees and your time dealing with a potential legal issue.

Understand and learn how to minimize your risk. Not doing so could be an expensive lesson for you to learn.

Domain Name Cease-and-Desist Letter Sample

Domain Name Cease-and-Desist Letter Sample

In my previous article, 6 Ways to Recover a Domain Name from an Infringing Cybersquatter, I provide six ways you can deal with trademark infringement. In this article article I go a little deeper, providing a sample cease-and-desist letter that you might find useful when dealing with trademark infringement of a domain name.

6 Ways to Recover a Domain Name from an Infringing Cybersquatter

6 Ways to Recover a Domain Name from an Infringing Cybersquatter

A trademark owner — whether registered or common law — who finds a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to its mark has several options for dealing with the possible infringement, including ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

Your Domain Name as Your Trademark? Maybe, says USPTO

Your Domain Name as Your Trademark? Maybe, says USPTO

After a deluge of trademark filings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), the USPTO decided to issue specific guidelines that would explain exactly when a domain name may or may not be registered as a U.S. federal trademark.

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