Why are generic terms so valuable? Whether it is in search or domain names, a generic word carries immense opportunity since it often defines categories of information, products and experiences.

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In a recent case filed under the UDRP, a single-member panel has confirmed that the registration of generic domain names may be legitimate, even if the generic term included in the domain name is ...

Pharma company Hoffmann-La Roche has lost a UDRP case over buygenericaccutane.org after a WIPO panellist ruled that the domain was not confusingly similar to its trade mark Accutane The decision of ...

Nick Koustas' father has been in the real estate business for years, so it's only natural that he would follow in his footsteps--but with a dot-com twist. Koustas has become a landlord of sorts on the ...

When a complainant initiates a UDRP procedure against a domain name that contains a generic or dictionary term, it is easy to assume that the complaint was brought in bad faith. However, several UDRP ...