Automate UDRP Filings with CitizenHawk

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:45:00 GMT

When the new dot.anything, generic top-level domains arrive in less than a year, you can expect to see an increase in UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) filings as brands scurry to secure their brand assets. Fortunately, the often confusing and complicated process of submitting a dispute can be made far easier thanks to CitizenHawk.

The brand protection and enforcement service has introduced a cloud-based software solution that automates the process of filing a UDRP and shortening the time it takes to recover domain names from brand infringers and typo-squatters.

CitizenHawk’s HawkUDRP collects evidence, generates the necessary documentation and filing packages compliant with National Arbitration Forum (NAF), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) procedures.

"Typosquatters continue to plague legitimate businesses - especially those that have been particularly successful in building their brands and generating website traffic," said David Duckwitz, CitizenHawk's president and chief executive. "The practice, which is growing an estimated 30 percent a year, is costing brands hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Companies can now fight back without having to engage higher priced legal counsel."

The best part? It seems to work. CitizenHawk has won more than 99 percent of the UDROP cases filed.

Catching the E-Commerce Counterfeiters

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Online brand protection and enforcement service CitizenHawk has introduced a tool that enables companies to detect unauthorized product sales, including counterfeit goods, on the Internet.

HawkAuctions™ allows its users to monitor their brands’ presence on online auction platforms, exchanges and classified advertising sites, and detect sales of counterfeit products to determine if legitimate products are being marketed without the manufacturer’s permission.

What is interesting about the solution is that it detects sales patterns and identifies the offending sellers (including those operating under various aliases), delivering information on a real-time basis so merchants can respond quickly. The solution currently supports eBay’s VeRO (Verified Rights Owner) and NOCI (Notice of Claimed Infringement) programs.

“Counterfeiting costs the U.S. economy an estimated $215 billion a year and is a particularly serious problem prestigious, high profile brands,” said David Duckwitz, CitizenHawk’s president and chief executive officer. “Major brands also must contend with products being sold in the so-called gray market, i.e., unauthorized product sales outside of approved distribution channels. The Internet has been a powerful vehicle for counterfeiters and gray marketers, who often use legitimate sites like eBay or Craigslist to move their goods. With HawkAuctions, brands now have an effective way to uncover such activity and fight back.”

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Automate UDRP Filings with CitizenHawk

Catching the E-Commerce Counterfeiters

Online brand protection and enforcement service CitizenHawk has introduced a tool that enables companies to detect unauthorized product sales, including counterfeit goods, on the Internet.