YaYa.com : Greek for “grandma” gets spared at the #WIPO after #UDRP fails

Posted by DomainGang on December 9, 2020, at 10:41 am

The registrant of the domain YaYa.com won over Ya-Ya Shirt Company Holding B.V., Netherlands, that filed a UDRP at the WIPO. Citing use of trademarks going back to 1999, the year the domain was registered, the Complainant formed in Holland in 1993 as the YA YA SHIRT COMPANY and registered YaYa.nl in 1999. Yaya means […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with UDRP, WIPO, YaYa.com, denied

#WellPath.com : A 22-year old #domain faced the #UDRP challenge

Posted by DomainGang on April 15, 2020, at 10:12 am

WellPath.com was registered in 1998, making it a 22-year old domain. Wellpath Holdings, Inc. registered the WELLPATH mark in late 2019, and filed a UDRP to get the domain. The Respondent was represented by ESQwire.com, advertisers on DomainGang. The domain is formed by two generic dictionary words, per the Respondent’s response. The panel agreed, adding […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with ESQwire, UDRP, Wellpath.com, denied

#NovAtel filed #UDRP against Novatela.com – who won?

Posted by DomainGang on October 18, 2019, at 5:13 pm

NovAtel, a Canadian company founded in 1978, filed a UDRP against the domain Novatela.com, which was registered in 2007. NovAtel is a leading provider of high precision GPS & GNSS positioning technology such as GPS antennas and GPS receivers, according to their web site at Novatel.com. The Respondent in this case asserted that “nova tela” […]

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#MediaHawk .com : A 1997 #domain name was dragged through the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on October 7, 2019, at 11:02 am

Mediahawk.com was registered in 1997, and a company with trademarks ranging from 2010 to 2019 tried to snatch this generic domain. The Korean registrant disputed this argument, citing how it’s impossible to have known 13 years in advance of a future mark, and the WIPO panelist agreed. Among other things, the Panel finds that the […]

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#OGIO .com.au : Ballsy Aussie keeps #domain after #UDRP fails on technicalities

Posted by DomainGang on June 20, 2019, at 5:52 pm

A ballsy Australian domainer gets to keep the domain Ogio.com.au, after a UDRP was triggered by a series of increasingly challenging events. Confident of its strong international brand and Australian trademarks, Ogio International Inc, filed a UDRP in order to reclaim the domain. The Complainant operates from Ogio.com. But lets rewind the clock back to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Australian domainers, Domains, Ogio, Ogio.com.au, UDRP, WIPO, auDA, denied

#FactoryTalk .com : A 1999 #domain registration challenged via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on December 18, 2018, at 11:55 am

FactoryTalk.com, a domain registered in 1999, was challenged via the UDRP process at the National Arbitration Forum. The Complainant, Rockwell Automation, was represented by CSC Digital Brand Services AB, Sweden. There was an initial attempt to purchase the domain from its Chinese registrant for $3,000 dollars but the asking price was $18,000 dollars. The Complainant […]

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#Legally .com : Aged #domain saved from the clutches of the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on November 12, 2018, at 1:21 pm

Legally.com, a generic domain registered in 1997, was challenged via the UDRP process. The aged domain was offered for sale via Afternic, for $24,999 dollars. That’s hardly a bank breaker for a buyer in the legal services business, but in this case Legally Co of Newark, Delaware, filed a UDRP at the WIPO. The Complainant […]

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#Senec .com : #Domain was valued at $10 dollars, said #UDRP Complainant

Posted by DomainGang on June 14, 2018, at 11:20 am

A German company used a third party service that evaluated the domain Senec.com at just $10 dollars. When the domain’s registrant turned down a 1000 EUR offer, the company took the case to the WIPO by filing a UDRP, claiming that the asking amount was thus “in excess” of its value. This ridiculous approach didn’t […]

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#Virgan UDRP : #Trademark can also be a slang word, says the #WIPO

Posted by DomainGang on March 19, 2018, at 3:04 pm

The domain name Virgan.com was registered in 2005, making it a 13 year old domain asset. Laboratoires Thea of Clermont-Ferrand, France, filed a UDRP at the WIPO in order to take over the domain. The Complainant possesses several international trademarks for VIRGAN in Europe, but the one at the USPTO expired in 2014 as they […]

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Chambong dot .com UDRP fails as domain was registered a decade before trademark

Posted by DomainGang on August 18, 2017, at 1:15 pm

Chambong.com became the focus of an incredulous UDRP by the .CO operators; the domain was registered in 2005, according to DomainTools. Randy A. Leslein of Seattle, Washington, filed a UDRP at the WIPO, alleging that the Chambong.com owners infringed on their trademark. Only problem is, the CHAMBONG mark was registered in 2015, a full 10 […]

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