The estate of JRR Tolkien has won a UDRP action against the registrant of the domain name jrrtoken.com, which has been used for a website relating to cryptocurrency. Tolkien, the author of books including The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings trilogy, died in 1973. The Tolkien Estate owns trade marks for JRR Tolkien, including in the UK and US. It brought the UDRP complaint against Matthew Jensen, who registered the domain name on 26 February 2021. The website at the disputed

In short, "yes". Cybersquatters are a growing threat to brands. This trend has accelerated as e-commerce grows and consumers spend more time online. A new report suggests that cyber-squatters are cannier and more cunning than you might imagine. For brand owners, resolving domain name issues and filing defensive registrations eats up considerable time and effort. But as many have found to their cost, ignoring cybersquatting can lead to consumer confusion, loss of sales, fraud

Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until now. The owner of the blackjack.com domain decided to roll the dice and asked His Honour Judge Hacon to determine whether or not the domain name was intangible personal property. This case, Hanger Holdings v Perlake Corporation SA & Anor [2021] EWHC 81 (Ch), offers clarity on this important question. Background Hanger Holdings, a company in