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	<title>&#45; CircleID</title>
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	<description>Postings from  on CircleID</description>
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		<title> Does Renewing a Domain Name Count as "Registering" a Domain Name Under the ACPA? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") is a federal law -- part of the Lanham Act that deals with trademarks and unfair competition. It says that a person can be liable if he or she registers a domain name that contains another's distinctive trademark with a bad faith intent to profit from that mark. One issue that has arisen over the years is whether registration that can give rise to liability means only the first time the domain name is registered, or whether it applies to the re-registration... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20240415-does-renewing-domain-name-count-as-registering-under-acpa">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> ACPA Dilemma: Federal Court Denies Injunction in Landmark Case - Cybersquatting Loophole or Legal Oversight? (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This case had a bit of a weird result -- even though the brand owner had a mark that was 20 years old, and the alleged cybersquatter, in the meantime, acquired a domain name on the open market identical to that mark, because the domain name was first registered (by an unrelated party) before the brand owner's trademark rights arose, there was no relief under federal trademark law. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20240111-acpa-dilemma-federal-court-denies-injunction-in-landmark-case-cybersquatting-loophole-or-legal-oversight">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> The Use of AI in the Domain Name Industry (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence has important uses in the domain name industry. With the use of AI, domain name registration, management, and valuation have been made more efficient and accurate. Here are some specific ways AI is affecting domain names... AI-powered domain name generators can suggest relevant and available domain names based on specific keywords, making the search process easier and faster. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20230511-the-use-of-ai-in-the-domain-name-industry">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Court's Analysis in ACPA Case Is Instructive on How to Plead Bad Faith Domain Name Registration (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20220202-courts-analysis-in-acpa-case-is-instructive-on-how-to-plead-bad-faith-domain-name-registration</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NameFind is a GoDaddy company that holds registrations of domain names and seeks to make money off of them by placing pay-per-click ads on parked pages found at the domain names. Global Licensing owns the DEJA VU trademark that is used in connection with strip clubs and other adult-related services. When NameFind used the domain name dejavushowgirls.com to set up a page of pay-per-click ads, Global Licensing sued, raising claims under the federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), 15 U.S.C. 1125(d). <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20220202-courts-analysis-in-acpa-case-is-instructive-on-how-to-plead-bad-faith-domain-name-registration">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Recent Case in Federal Court Shows Inefficiencies of Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20200406-inefficiencies-of-anticybersquatting-consumer-protection-act-acpa</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent case1 from a federal court in Kentucky shows why the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1125(d) - the "ACPA") can be - when compared to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("UDRP") - a relatively inefficient way of resolving a domain name dispute. Here is a quick rundown of the facts. Defendant owned a business directly competitive to plaintiff ServPro. Plaintiff had used its mark and trade dress since the 1960's... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200406-inefficiencies-of-anticybersquatting-consumer-protection-act-acpa">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Malware Detection Provider Gets Important Victory Allowing It to Flag Unwanted Driver Installer (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20200329-malware-detection-gets-important-victory-flag-unwanted-driver</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite a recent Ninth Circuit decision denying immunity to malware detection software for targeting competitor's software, court holds that Section 230 protected Malwarebytes from liability for designating software driver program as potentially unwanted program. Plaintiff provided software that works in real-time in the background of the operating system to optimize processing and locate and install missing and outdated software drivers. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200329-malware-detection-gets-important-victory-flag-unwanted-driver">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> How Companies Can Use the UDRP to Combat Rising COVID-19-Related Phishing (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20200326-companies-can-use-udrp-trademarks-to-combat-covid-19-phishing</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Straightforward out-of-court domain name proceeding can provide efficient relief against fraudulent websites and email. Google has seen a steep rise amid the Coronavirus pandemic in new websites set up to engage in phishing (i.e. fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and financial details). Companies in all industries - not just the financial sector - are at risk from this nefarious practice. But one relatively simple out-of-court proceeding may provide relief. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200326-companies-can-use-udrp-trademarks-to-combat-covid-19-phishing">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Technology Vendors Must Be Proactive in Dealing With COVID-19 Problems (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20200325-technology-vendors-must-be-proactive-in-dealing-with-covid-19</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Early action now on possible performance issues will "flatten the curve" of customer problems in the coming weeks and months. Here are three things technology and software vendors can do right now to get ahead of problems that may appear (if they are not already) with services such as development, implementation and support... Check your contracts to see whether there are any "material assumptions" that have failed or will fail - perhaps because of some governmental action or unavailability of personnel... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20200325-technology-vendors-must-be-proactive-in-dealing-with-covid-19">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Coachella Unsuccessful in Domain Name Dispute, Failing to Prove Bad Faith Use and Registration (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20190529_coachella_unsuccessful_in_domain_dispute_failed_to_prove_bad_faith</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Complainant is the owner of the well-known Coachella festival. It owns a trademark registration, issued in 2016, for the mark CHELLA. The Respondent asserted that he intended to use the disputed domain name to set up an online women's clothing store but never did so. He claimed that growing up, his nickname was "Chelle" and that he modified that name to make it sound more feminine for use in connection with the store. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20190529_coachella_unsuccessful_in_domain_dispute_failed_to_prove_bad_faith">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Respondent Had Rights or Legitimate Interests in Domain Name by Using It to Promote Genuine Business (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20180906_respondent_had_rights_legitimate_interests_in_domain_name</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the case of Avon Products, Inc. v. Jenika Mukoro, Heirs Holdings, a 3-member WIPO Panel denied the Complainant's efforts to have the domain name avonhealthcare.com transferred because the Complainant failed to sustain its burden of establishing that the Respondent had no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Panel found that the Complainant proved that its trademark AVON (which has been in use since 1929) is well-known in the field of cosmetics... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20180906_respondent_had_rights_legitimate_interests_in_domain_name">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Court Finds Anti-Malware Provider Immune Under CDA for Calling Competitor's Product Security Threat (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20171113_court_finds_anti_malware_provider_immune_under_cda</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Plaintiff anti-malware software provider sued defendant -- who also provides software that protects internet users from malware, adware etc. -- bringing claims for false advertising under the Section 43(a) of Lanham Act, as well as other business torts. Plaintiff claimed that defendant wrongfully revised its software's criteria to identify plaintiff's software as a security threat when, according to plaintiff, its software is "legitimate" and posed no threat to users' computers. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20171113_court_finds_anti_malware_provider_immune_under_cda">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Google Can, at Least for Now, Disregard Canadian Court Order Requiring Deindexing Worldwide (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20171103_google_can_at_least_for_now_disregard_canadian_court_deindexing</link>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. federal court issues preliminary injunction, holding that enforcement of Canadian order requiring Google to remove search results would run afoul of the Communications Decency Act... Canadian company Equustek prevailed in litigation in Canada against rival Datalink on claims relating to trade secret misappropriation and unfair competition. After the litigation, Equustek asked Google to remove Datalink search results worldwide. Google initially refused altogether... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20171103_google_can_at_least_for_now_disregard_canadian_court_deindexing">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Reverse Domain Hijacking Where Complainant Knew but Did Not Disclose Geographic Significance of Mark (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20171101_reverse_domain_hijacking_did_not_disclose_geographic_significance</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the case of Oy Vallila Interior Ab v. Linkz Internet Services, a 3-member WIPO Panel denied the Complainant's efforts to have the disputed domain name vallila.com transferred because the Complainant did not prove that the Respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith. The Complainant is in the business of providing fabrics and interior design services and claimed trademark rights in its registered mark VALLILA in the European Union. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20171101_reverse_domain_hijacking_did_not_disclose_geographic_significance">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Domain Name Case Under ACPA Failed Because Trademark Was Not Distinctive (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20150107_domain_name_case_under_acpa_failed_trademark_was_not_distinctive</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) [15 U.S.C. 1125(d)] is a provision in U.S. law that gives trademark owners a cause of action against one who has wrongfully registered a domain name. In general, the ACPA gives rights to owners of trademarks that are either distinctive or famous at the time the defendant registered the offending domain name. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the decision of a lower court that dismissed an ACPA claim... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20150107_domain_name_case_under_acpa_failed_trademark_was_not_distinctive">More...</a>]]></description>
		<dc:date>2026-04-06T13:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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		<title> Domain Name Owner Gets Swift Relief Against Impostor Website (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<link>https://circleid.com/posts20100921_domain_name_owner_gets_swift_relief_against_impostor_website</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<em>In rem</em> actions over domain names are powerful tools. A trademark owner can undertake these actions when it identifies an infringing domain name but cannot locate the owner of that domain name. In a sense, the domain name itself is the defendant. The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (which is a part of the federal trademark statute dealing with the unauthorized registration of domain names) says that a court can enter ex parte orders requiring a domain name to be turned over when... <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20100921_domain_name_owner_gets_swift_relief_against_impostor_website">More...</a>]]></description>
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