Read MoreLast night, I saw that WIPO had posted an update regarding the Fox.org UDRP. Fox.org is a domain name registered in 1996, and I think it’s a pretty generic term. The decision was listed as “Transfer,” which meant the complainant, Fox Media LLC, had prevailed. I hoped it was an error, but unfortunately, that was not the case. The decision was published today, and Fox Media LLC won the decision and will get the Fox.org domain name barring legal intervention...
Read MoreGeneric use aside, “Fox” is also a registered trademark by numerous entities and one of them filed a UDRP to get the domain, citing phishing attempts.
Whether the domain was truly used for unlawful purposes by its registrant isn’t known, as the Respondent filed no response in this case. The WIPO panel used the evidence provided by the Complainant, Fox Media LLC, to reach a decision...