Trimble.ai UDRP: We are not domainers, or cybersquatters

Posted by DomainGang on April 23, 2024, at 9:34 am

The Respondent to a UDRP about the domain Trimble.ai used novel language to describe their use of the domain. “We are not domainers or cybersquatters,” said the Respondent, in response to Trimble Inc. that filed the UDRP. The three member panel was prepared to believe them, despite their listing of the domain at Sedo with […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, NAF, Trimble.ai, UDRP, deny transfer, split decision

JCTAttachments.com UDRP: Panelist sides with Complainant but drops the ball

Posted by DomainGang on April 19, 2024, at 11:49 am

The WIPO panelist presiding over the JCTAtattachments.com UDRP pointed out that the web site hosted on the domain mimics the Complainant’s; that the purpose of the disputed domain’s existence is to confuse the consumers and pass off as the Complainant. Given the degree of similarity between the Respondent’s logo and the Complainant’s mark, and the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, JCTAttachments.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Because.com: British company failed to get generic domain because …

Posted by DomainGang on April 18, 2024, at 12:00 pm

OEE Ltd, United Kingdom, believed they were entitled to the aged domain Because.com, because they owned the domain in the past. Also, because they didn’t renew the domain, it was auctioned off and the Respondent acquired it. The Respondent gets to keep the domain, because they acquired it in the same way that the Complainant […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Because.com, Domains, John Berryhill, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Lifeware.com: UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on April 18, 2024, at 11:00 am

The UDRP filed against the domain name Lifeware.com has ended with the domain transfer’s refusal by the WIPO panel. Furthermore, the sole panelist at the WIPO found that the Complainant engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Lifeware SA, Switzerland, failed to prove that it has prior rights to the mark as the domain was registered […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Lifeware, Lifeware.com, RDNH, UDRP, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

GrainGauge.com UDRP: Complainant’s disclaimed mark essentially worthless in a UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on April 16, 2024, at 9:43 am

The UDRP filed against the domain GrainGauge.com wasn’t going anywhere, as the GRAIN GAUGE mark of the Complainant’s is double disclaimed. In other words, both GRAIN and GAUGE had to be disclaimed per the Respondent’s statement: Respondent, Web Master / LevALERT, Inc. (“Respondent”) contends Complainant filed an application to register a design mark that included […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with GrainGauge.com, NAF, UDRP, deny transfer

Alpha.Finance: #Greek bank failed to get domain via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on April 12, 2024, at 11:45 am

A Polish domain investor placed the domain Alpha.finance for sale with a price tag of $19,888 dollars. That didn’t sit well with Alpha Bank, one of Greece’s established banks with an annual revenue of 520 million euro. The bank filed a UDRP on the basis of its ALPHA BANK and other registered marks. As a […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Alpha.Finance, Domains, UDRP, WIPO

Catapillar.com: A 23 year old typosquatting domain gone via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on April 12, 2024, at 10:29 am

How do you spell caterpillar? Definitely not “catapillar” but it may sound like that! The registrant of the domain Catapillar.com has held it since 2001 but this 23 year old domain was challenged via the UDRP process. The Complainant is Caterpillar, Inc., a well-known provider of heavy-industry equipment, in business since 1904. Complainant holds a […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Catapillar, Catapillar.com, Caterpillar, Domains, UDRP, typosquatting

Hyzon.com UDRP: Domain registration predates Complainant’s mark rights

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2024, at 11:30 am

The domain name Hyzon.com was challenged by Hyzon Motors USA Inc., in a UDRP filed at the WIPO. Although the Respondent did not respond, the WIPO Panelist noted that the domain name’s registration date (2018) predates that of the Complainant’s mark registration in 2020. As the domain’s WHOIS information remains private, the Respondent in this […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Hyzon, Hyzon.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Piffmagazine.com: Despite cussing out, Respondent won the UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on April 11, 2024, at 10:10 am

Despite cussing out in their opening response to the UDRP summons, the Respondent and registrant of the domain Piffmagazine.com won the case. Societe Nouvelle du Journal l’humanite filed the UDRP to protect its Pif Le Mag mark. Pif is a cartoon character that is utilized by the Complainant as a mascot to deliver its messages […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Pif Le Mag, PiffMag.com, Piffmagazine.com, Societe Nouvelle du Journal l'humanite, UDRP, WIPO

FamilyPolicyFoundation.org: UDRP against criticism domain failed all three points

Posted by DomainGang on April 10, 2024, at 2:20 pm

The domain FamilyPolicyFoundation.org was challenged by Family Policy Foundation via the UDRP process. The Complainant asserted they have rights to the FAMILY POLICY FOUNDATION mark since 2016. The Respondent is using the domain to deliver criticism of the Complainant’s policies, particularly the rights of the gay community: “The Family Policy Foundation is a fake charitable […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, FAMILY POLICY FOUNDATION, FamilyPolicyFoundation.org, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

WynnCruelty.com UDRP: Noncommercial, genuinely fair, and not misleading or false

Posted by DomainGang on April 9, 2024, at 9:46 am

The registrant of WynnCruelty.com is using the domain to share information about alleged practices at Wynn Resorts; in particular, how eggs are sourced. The domain is thus associating Wynn Resorts with animal (chicken) cruelty and presents its content utilizing the WYNN mark. Wynn Resorts Holdings LLC filed a UDRP to get the domain. The Forum […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, Wynn Resorts, WynnCruelty.com

Alhambra.com UDRP: Spanish entity fails to get aged domain

Posted by DomainGang on April 8, 2024, at 10:30 am

A Spanish organization has failed to usurp the domain name Alhambra.com from its registrant, a Malta-based domain investor operating under the Indefinite.com brand. Registered in 2000, the domain matches the Complainant’s mark, ALHAMBRA, that was registered in 2011. Furthermore, the Complainant is entrusted with the protection, administration and conservation of the Monumental Complex of the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Alhambra, Alhambra.com, Domains, Indefinite.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer