Toros.com UDRP slaps Turkish Complainant with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the domain name Toros.com by a Turkish agricultural company ended with a major victory for the Respondent. Toros means “bulls” in Spanish. Registered in 1997, Toros.com is associated with the Spanish Respondent’s family business since then. The Complainant claimed that the Spain-based Respondent has no rights to the domain, when in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aston Martin wins UDRP for matching .ai domain
World-known automaker, Aston Martin, won the UDRP it filed against the domain name AstonMartin.ai. The Respondent actually used the services of an attorney from India to argue about the Complainant’s mark rights in Anguilla, operators of the .AI ccTLD. The domain has been offered for sale on the Dan.com platform. In the end, the WIPO […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Freshkidz.com: UDRP ends up with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP filed against the domain name FreshKidz.com by Fresh Brandz LLC did not have a great outcome for the Complainant. The domain was registered in 2008 and the stylization of “kids” as “kidz” is not unique to the Complainant’s mark. Other supportive points were presented by the Respondent’s attorney, Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com. A […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Paris 2024 Olympic Committee scores a number of domains via the UDRP process
With the Paris Olympiad ante portas, a multi-domain UDRP filed by the PARIS 2024 Comité d’Organisation des Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques (COJOP) against multiple respondents ended with the Complainant’s victory. The following domains were involved, all of which will be suspended until the end of their remaining registration: paris2024.blog paris2024.casa paris2024.fun paris2024.money paris2024.network paris2024.party paris2024.promo […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rifai.com: Italian domainer beats Lebanese producer of nuts in UDRP!
Italian domain investor, Andrea Dinoia, has defended himself successfully against a Lebanese producer of nuts. The apple of discord was the domain name Rifai.com, registered in 2003. Al Rifai Roastery S.A.L, Lebanon, claimed that the domain infringes on their AL RIFAI mark that was registered in Lebanon in 2003 as well. The Complainant could not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TraderJoe.com: Average “Joe trader” wins UDRP
The registrant of the domain TraderJoe.com won the UDRP that Trader Joe’s Company filed, after the entity holding the domain demonstrated the registration and use of the domain was done in good faith. The domain is being used to provide stock trading information to the average “Joe trader.” The domain was registered in 1998 and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UltaCompany.com: Respondent’s cheeky message after UDRP loss
The Respondent of the UDRP involving the domain name UltaCompany.com did not file a formal response. Ulta Beauty, Inc. is the largest beauty retailer in the United States and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin, hair care products and salon services. The ULTA mark is thus famous and the Forum panelist ordered the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Candleglow.info: UDRP decision favors Respondent and this is why
The UDRP filed against the domain Candleglow.info, a domain registered just weeks ago, did not fare well for the Complainant, Tassel Ridge Winery LLC. Despite a lack of response by the Respondent, the sole panelist at the Forum noted that the Complainant’s mark is pretty much unknown. On top of that, the PPC ads displayed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LiverpoolFC.us: Respondent’s business plan was “gibberish” says panelist
The Forum panelist who handled the UDRP filed against the domain LiverpoolFC.us did not mince his words. After examining the Respondent’s business plan and assorted claims that the domain was registered for a “fitness corporation” located in Liverpool, the panelist said: “Respondent’s Response and annexed document fail to provide any evidence of Respondent having rights […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GPI.com UDRP was denied with no finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The aged domain GPI.com was used for decades as an acronym representing General Parts, Inc. A lapse in displaying an obvious landing page, however, led the Great Plains Ventures, Inc. to file a UDRP complaint. The Respondent proved that they used the domain along with a registered trademark for many years, utilizing the subdomain openwebs.gpi.com for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Baidu.ai: Chinese mega-brand acquired for $12,000 dollars lost in UDRP
The Chinese registrant of Baidu.ai acquired it for $12,000 dollars in 2017, then placed a poem on its landing page. Baidu Online Network Technology is registered in China since 2000, as the country’s most popular search engine. It is impossible, therefore, for anyone in China to not be aware of Baidu and its popularity as […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ziip.com: UDRP fails due to domain’s seniority over mark
The registrant of Ziip.com held the domain continuously since its registration in 2000. Almost a quarter of a century later, Ziip Inc filed a UDRP to get the domain on the basis of a trademark that was registered in 2015. The WIPO panelist noted that the domain was not registered and used in bad faith, […]
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