Comments on: IREIT and Verizon Settle Legal Dispute

By: Maveron Plays Both Sides, Backs Citizen Hawk with $3 Million | Domain Name News

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:51:11 +0000

[...] defendants named in high profile legal battles in the domain space, including the Vulcan Golf and Verizon lawsuits. Domain Name News has covered some of Citizen Hawk’s tactics previously in this [...]

By: Doc

Doc — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:23:56 +0000

So now what happens? The attorneys who represent other company trademarks go through Ireit holdings (or other portfolios) and cookie cut the same suit looking for a “settlement”?

What are the repercussions to Marchex or Oversee etc? When are the suits going to hit the TM typo auctions by snap or pool etc and the buyers from those? These suits with the $100k potential penalties per name are scary enough, but what if the latest suit is successful in it’s name “counterfitting” claim with a penalty of $1mill threat?

Scary stuff Manerd!

By: Matt Gibbs

Matt Gibbs — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:45:14 +0000

And domainers wonder why people think domaining is just registering the names of businesses and cybersquatting.