Jonathan Uffelman
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Articles
“YOUR BRAND IS IN DANGER!”: Responding to Domain Name Email Scams
Global, USA - August 18 2020 Email scams have circulated almost as long as email has been publicly available. A common one faced by brand owners involve a company, typically…
Panelist Utters AVADA KEDAVRA! Curse, Killing UDRP Claim Based on DUMBLEDORE Marks
Global, USA - May 4 2020 A recent UDRP decision illustrates the unpredictability of UDRP claims where a complainant’s asserted trademark has any generic or descriptive…
Trademark Registration Insufficient to Overcome Good Faith and Limited Geographic Use in UDRP Action
Global, USA - February 20 2020 A recent UDRP decision demonstrates that a variety of factors can make success uncertain where a brand owner’s asserted mark has arguably descriptive…
Tenuous Common-Law Trademark Rights Inadequate to Sustain UDRP Complaint
Global, USA - December 4 2019 Complainant was a California-based company that filed for a U.S. federal trademark application for BLENDID, covering automated food and beverage…
Do-Over for Bad-Faith Domain Registration Triggered by Re-Registration
USA - November 5 2019 A recent Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) case in the Southern District of Alabama highlights the importance of a domain name’s…
