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October, 2009

• 19 October

  Verizon goes after cybersquatters

  The cellular provider famous for its “Can you hear my now?” adverts is making itself heard. This week Verizon filed a number of lawsuits against cybersquatters. Some of the domains involved are varizon.com, vierzon.com, and virazon.com. These clearly infringe upon Verizon’s trademark. The company is demanding $100,000 per domain in …

September, 2009

• 15 September

  Johnson & Johnson win shampoo domain case

  American pharmaceutical and general consumables company Johnson & Johnson recently filed a dispute over nizoralshampoo.com, registered by Jorgenson Group of Companies. J&J claimed that the domain is similar to its trademarked Nizoral shampoo product. For its defense, Jorgenson had nothing to offer, opting not to respond when the case was …
• 14 September

  Kraft loses dispute over Oreo.nl

  In a rare victory for the little guy, a domain arbitrator has ruled that Kraft has no right to Oreo.nl, which the company recently filed a dispute over. J.C. van Winkel registered Oreo.nl in 2000. He uses the name for his personal email, but never set up a site with …