Manager makes a two-step change to LinkedIn Profile — Bigfoot IP

“Manipulation” and “achieve UDRP reverse domain name hijacking” removed from profile.

Marco Notarnicola is an Intellectual Property/trademarks manager for Bigfoot Entertainment, a firm that is coming under fire for questionable trademark activity. The firm was recently found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP for Slized.com.

I was quite surprised when I came across Notarnicola’s LinkedIn profile, which stated that one of his responsibilities at BigFoot is:

co-existence, consent agreements, etc. to ensure creative resolution of IP disputes, counting manipulation of TMs and common law marks to achieve UDRP “reverse domain name hijacking”

Although I have not personally heard from Notarnicola following contacting him for comment, he has changed his LinkedIn profile a couple of times.

First, he changed the word “achieve” to “recognize cases of,” which didn’t make much sense.

Now he has completely changed the controversial part of the statement:

co-existence, consent agreements, etc. to ensure creative resolution of IP disputes, counting administration of trademarks and domains mechanics involving UDRP procedures.

It looks much better, but I’m sure anyone who receives a UDRP complaint from one of Gleisnner’s firms will benefit by pointing out the earlier profile.