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  • Karur Vysya Bank Loses its Complaint
      Karur Vysya Bank loses Complaint against registrant of www.karurvysyabank.com! Karur Vysya Bank(KVB), one of the leading private sector banks in India has been denied relief by the Arbitration and Mediation panel of the WIPO. Karur vysya bank, the complainant in the instant case, was set up in the year 1916. It has registered a [...]
  • Case Commentary – MasterCard
    Mastercard International Incorporated, the owners of well-known Trade Mark “MASTERCARD” have filed a series of Complaints with the Arbitration Panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for transfer of the following domain names; priceless.net, priceless.org, pricelessmastercard.com, pricelesslondon.com, pricelessparis.com, pricelesslosangeles.com, pricelessmexico.com, pricelessnewyork.com, pricelessamsterdam.com, pricelessistanbul.com. The Complaints were filed by Mastercard to protect its right in [...]
  • WIPO Case Commentary – Verizon
    The Arbitration Panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has ordered for transfer of nine (9) domain names in favour of the Verizon Group.  The Domain Names against which the complaint has been filed are; www.verizoniphone4.com,  www.verizonwirelessiphone4.com,  www.verizonwirelessiphone4g.com,  www.verizonwirelessiphone5.com,  www.verizonwireless4giphone.com,  www.vzwiphone4.com, www.vzwiphone4g.com, www.vzwiphone5.com, www.vzw4giphone.com. The Order which was made on 30th March 2012 ruled [...]
  • Intellectual Property Audit
    The importance of the Intellectual Property and its commercial value is increasing day by day.  It can be said that the Intellectual Property Rights constitutes more than 80% of the total value of the assets of the company. In such an event, it is important for every company to keep track of the value, extent, [...]
  • Bharat Matrimony sues Google again…
    Match Making service provider Consim Info Pvt., Ltd., (owner of the websites www.bharatmatrimony.com / www.tamilmatrimony.com and several other websites) has filed yet another complaint against internet search engine giant ‘Google’ for violation of its Trade Mark “TAMIL MARTIMONY” by one of Google’s services called ‘Adwords’. This time the complaint has been filed by Consim Info [...]
  • Kentucky Court orders seizure of 141 Domain Names
      The Circuit Court of Kentucky has recently ordered for seizure of 141 domains which were allegedly online gambling sites.  The Orders were directed to the Registry, Verisign to take steps to immediately transfer the domain names in favour of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The case to order transfer of 141 domain names which allegedly [...]
  • Financial Companies & Brand Identity
    The advent of the Internet has irreversibly transformed everyday living and everyday spending. Most banking companies were quick to adapt and take up to the demand of the consumers and moved from being a personal service provider to a cross border uncluttered organization offering its consumers freedom to operate from anywhere and anytime. Almost all [...]
  • .IN Dispute Resolution Policy – Case Commentary – WWW.HERSHEYS.IN
               The Arbitration Panel of the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) has ordered for transfer of the domains www.hersheys.in / www.hersheys.co.in on the ground that the domains have been cyber squatted.  The decisions of the Arbitration Panel would come as a relief for Hersheys since it would help Hersheys target a potential market in [...]
  • Choosing the Right Brand
      Why corporates need a registerablity report? Being incautious in choosing a legally right brand might be regarded as one of the most costliest mistake that business could possibly make. The brand is the identity and the means of communication with anyone. Choosing a brand for the business is the cornerstone of every organization since [...]
  • New Generic Top Level Domains
    A brand is the most powerful component and serves as the origin of the quality of goods / services.  Enormous amount of investment and hard-work is being put into creating and protecting a brand.  With the advent of the internet, it has become sine qua non to protect the brand(s) in the virtual world.  Opportunity [...]

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    Domain Name Disputes India

    The highly accelerated astonishing growth of the Internet has created unlimited opportunities for every business. Millions of brains are at work, voluminous amount of data is fed into the World Wide Web and billions of dollars are transacted everyday through online stores. Companies which realized the importance of developing their brands in the online world are now reaping huge benefits. It is not a matter of surprise that the online businesses are doing better than ever. However, out-burst in the growth of the Internet has lead to several legal and intellectual property issues.

    Domain Names have become quite a precious commodity in today’s online world and it is very tough to find the right domain name for your business. In fact, companies who considerably delayed in venturing into their online business were shocked to find that their domain names containing their trademarks in it has already been taken by someone who’s got no connection with it. Every online business (or a foraying company) is now protecting their domain names with utmost care and caution, for the singular reason that the domain names are their virtual address opening the door to the company for millions of customers’ world over.

    Domain Name squatters are on the rise and domain names resembling the trademarks of successful companies have been usurped. But now getting back the domain name is now easier than ever…


    The effects of a domain name theft go beyond bounds.

    A trademark holder does not only have the right to protect his brand, but also has a moral duty to safeguard it. A purchaser tends to choose a particular product not only for its utility, but also the quality reflected in brand of the product.

    The final consumer is the ultimate victim of the domain name thefts wherein he is an innocent purchaser of spurious goods. The original brand owner has actually contributed in the sale of the spurious good if they have not taken steps to prevent spurious domain name from operation.

    Also, a trademark owner may be held liable for wrong actions done by using a similarly sounding domain name. There exists all possibility that the domain name squatter would be misusing the domain name for his benefit.


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    Protecting your domain name is simple and easy.

    • You are not required to run to courts for the protection of domain names.
    • You are not required to spend exorbitant sum of money for getting back your domain names.
    • You don't need to wait for years for getting an order of the court

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