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Tuesday, August 24

The Fall 2004 Trademark Law Class Begins; Richard Posner's Comments on Fair Use

by Mark VB Partridge on Tue 24 Aug 2004 10:41 PM EDT

I'd like to welcome my students to the Fall 2004 John Marshall Law School LLM Trademark Law class. I look forward to sharing my Monday evenings for the next several months with you.

I've been teaching in the John Marshall LLM intellectual property program as an adjunct professor since the late 1980s. It's a privilege to be part of one of the best IP programs in the country. If you'd like to see what we plan to cover this Fall, see the syllabus at GuidingRights.com (student page)..

This year we have a great mix of students: practicing attorneys, advanced third year ... more »

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ICANN UDRP and Contract Disputes

by Mark VB Partridge on Tue 24 Aug 2004 05:53 PM EDT

When domain name conflicts between manufacturers and distributors rest on contractual disputes over the use of the trademark owners' marks, ICANN UDRP panels have frequently denied relief.

See generally the cases cited and discussed in Western Holdings, LLC v. JPC Enterprise, LLC d/b/a Cutting Edge Fitness and d/b/a Strivectin SD Sales & Distribution, D2004-0426 (WIPO August 5, 2004) by Mark Partridge as sole panelist.

The decision summarizes other ICANN UDRP decisions involving contractual disputes. The Complainant tends to prevail if there is a clear contractual prohibition against the use of the mark as a domain name. But that is not typically so if the contractual prohibition ... more »

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