Requests for Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards: An Overview of Recent Case Law of the Bucharest Court of Appeal
In this post I analyze the most recent decisions of the Bucharest Court of Appeal (between June 2024 and June 2025) in…
Refiling in Case of UDRP Claims: an Overview of Recent Cases
In this post I analyse recent UDRP decisions in case of refiled UDRP complaints, addressing the exceptional circumstances where panels accepted a…
Banks and Protection of their Brands against Cybersquatting
Banks and other financial institutions often find that their trademarks are targeted in the online environment by means of domain names redirecting…
Genuine Commercial Use in Recent UDRP Cases
Respondents sometimes claim to be making genuine commercial use of the domain name in dispute to prove rights or legitimate interests for…
Commonly Known by the Domain Name in UDRP Cases
Respondents often claim to be commonly known by the domain name in dispute to prove rights or legitimate interests and to succeed…
Pattern of Conduct in UDRP Cases
I will analyse in this post recent UDRP decisions at WIPO reflecting how panels address the issue of respondents being engaged in…
Combustion Emissions are “effects” of Oil and Gas Extraction Projects under the EIA Directive – the EFTA Court Judgement
In its judgement of 21 May 2025, the EFTA Court ruled that “greenhouse gas emissions that will be released from the combustion…
Unregistered Trademark Rights and Fraud in UDRP Cases
To succeed in a cybersquatting case, a complainant must demonstrate rights in a trademark. The trademark might be registered or unregistered. I…
PPC Links in UDRP Cases: an Overview of Recent Cases
As discussed in previous posts, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP or the Policy) is a swift method for the…
Demonstrable Preparations Defence in Domain Name Disputes
As discussed in previous posts, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP or the Policy) is a swift method for the…
