In two UDRP decisions that are expected to be published later today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied Congressman’s Ron Paul, bid to obtain the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org
The Congressman filed two UDRP’s one for both of the domain name RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org against Whois Privacy Services Pty Ltd / JNR Corp and another UDRP on just the domain name RonPaul.org against DN Capital Inc., Martha Roberts.
It will be very interesting to read the decision which may include a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding as the Congressman’s claim was based on a common law trademark right rather than a registered trademark.
The two cases are D2013-0278 and D2013-0371 and were both filed in February of this year.…
