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 […]

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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 […]

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Brainly.ai: Quebecois registrant lost .AI domain despite response to UDRP

The domain name Brainly.ai seems rather generic; owned by Beslogic Inc., Canada, since 2018 the domain was slated for development. Brainly Sp.zo.o, Poland, operates from the matching .com domain and is the owner of five registered trademarks dating as far back as in 2014. In the ensuing UDRP the Respondent noted that it uses AI […]

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Ecosavers.com UDRP: Dutch company failed to match trademark with #domain

A Dutch company operating with the ECOSAVERS mark since 2008, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ecosavers.com from its registrant. The domain was registered in 2003. The Respondent is a Cayman-based company that acquired the expired domain in a GoDaddy auction in 2019, spending just $323 dollars. In their response, they claimed that the […]

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Tencent.ai UDRP: Cybersquatting case includes bizarre ramblings from Respondent

The UDRP involving the domain Tencent.ai included some bizarre ramblings by the Respondent. Instead of focusing on the present case, the Respondent defended his registration of numerous two-digit .ai domains, perhaps to prove that his portfolio doesn’t infringe, overall, on trademarks. In this case, however, the TENCENT mark is not only famous but the Respondent […]

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BlackstoneFirm.com UDRP: Passive domain forwarding as a “fair use” indicator

The registrant of the domain BlackstoneFirm.com had no rights to the BLACKSTONE mark; furthermore, he pointed the domain to a page under Blackstone.com. Blackstone TM LLC filed a UDRP to get the domain via the National Arbitration Forum. This type of forwarding does not indicate any good intentions by the Respondent. As the Forum (NAF) […]

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Returned.com operators file for the registration of the matching trademark

Returned.com, Inc., operators of the premium domain name Returned.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark at the USPTO. The mark consists of a reverse white double chevron shape within a teardrop shape of contrasting color, above the words “Returned.com” wherein “Returned” is large and horizontal and “.com” is smaller and vertical. The […]

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Belts.com operators apply for the registration of the matching trademark

California-based Belts.com corporation, operators of the ultra-premium domain name Belts.com, have filed for the registration of the matching trademark, BELTS.COM, with the USPTO. The application was filed on October 24, 2023, with the mark consisting of the stylized text “BELTS” with a belt forming the shape of the letter “L”. “.COM” is written vertically adjacent […]

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Angelist.com: From $99,999 dollars on Afternic to a UDRP loss

No angel seemed to guard the registrant of the domain Angelist.com, who sought to get $99,999 dollars on Afternic. Instead, the domain was lost via the UDRP process after AL Advisors Management, Inc., won the case based on their AngelList brand and mark. Of course, having two consecutive L letters led to a lot of […]

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The Domain King: New trademark application aimed at leasing domains

The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, has been using his distinct brand since 1996. In 2001, Rick applied for the registration of the mark DOMAIN KING which was eventually registered in 2003. A full two decades later, Rick Schwartz is ready to up the domain game, by applying for the mark DOMAIN KING.COM – the new […]

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Gravity.com operators apply for the registration of the matching mark

Rocketgenius, Inc. DBA Gravity Forms, operators of the premium domain name Gravity.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, GRAVITY.COM, with the USPTO. The intent to use application involves a standard character mark, for the following products/services: Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for capturing, storing and managing online forms, […]

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Music.com files trademark registration application at the USPTO

California-based Musicdotcom Inc., operators of the premium domain Music.com, have filed an application to register MUSIC.COM with the USPTO. The application was filed with an intent-to-use clause in several classes; the mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color. Musical instruments Paper goods and printed matter, namely, newspapers, […]

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