NaraSmith.com UDRP: From $75,000 to zero after decision
The domain NaraSmith.com, registered in 2024 by a Vanessa Clarke, was used for a skincare site titled “Nara Smith Organicas Skincare” featuring a disclaimer distancing it from model and influencer Nara Aziza Smith. The site displayed branding similar to Smith’s content, including homemade skincare imagery in wooden bowls. Smith argued she held unregistered trademark rights […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BeechJet.com: Domain to stay with training provider after Complainant’s loss
Textron Aviation went after the domain BeechJet.com, claiming it clashed with their BEECHCRAFT brand. They argued the domain misled users, competed with their services, and was used in bad faith. Respondent’s counsel, Brett Lewis, pushed back hard. The Respondent’s company has been using the domain for over a decade to offer flight training specifically for […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Weef.com UDRP: WIPO Panel rejects lighting firm’s claim
Weef.com, a four-letter domain registered in 2003, was challenged by German lighting manufacturer WE-EF LEUCHTEN GmbH, part of the Fagerhult Group. The Complainant alleged the domain targeted its WE-EF trademark, supported by global trademark rights and long-running use, including the domains weef.eu and we-ef.com. The Chinese Respondent argued the domain was acquired long before the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AtlanticBeech.com: UDRP failed due to long domain use and prior business ties
Textron Aviation went after the domain AtlanticBeech.com, arguing that Florida-based Atlantic Beechcraft Services was misleading consumers by combining “Atlantic” with “Beech,” a commonly used abbreviation for its BEECHCRAFT aircraft line. Textron cited decades of trademark use and accused the Respondent of trading on brand recognition, pointing to the site’s references to Bonanza, Baron, Duke, and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Italo brand: Rail rival’s domain strategy backfires in third UDRP clash
Italy’s high-speed rail operator Italo – Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A. took aim at five domains incorporating its brand: italopass.com, italorail.com, italoticket.com, italotickets.com, and italotours.com. All were registered by a US-based travel executive behind ItaliaRail, a booking service for Italian train routes—primarily promoting Italo’s competitor, Trenitalia. The case marked the parties’ third UDRP dispute, with Italo […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PiersMorgan.com: UDRP decision ties celebrity’s domain to bad faith holding
The domain name PiersMorgan.com was registered in 2005 and corresponded exactly to the name of UK television personality and journalist Piers Morgan. The domain, linked over the years to ad-heavy parking pages and third-party redirections, remained under the control of a registrant using the pseudonym “W NA” at a UK address. The Complainants, Piers Morgan […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Qlik.ai UDRP: Registration of domain targeted Swedish AI software firm
The domain Qlik.ai was registered by a UAE registrant, mirroring the QLIK trademark of QlikTech International AB, a Swedish software company known for AI-driven data analytics. QlikTech, founded in 1993, holds international trademark rights and operates globally through domains like qlik.com and qlik.ae. The disputed domain, registered in 2017 and passively held, incorporated the QLIK mark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thermowood.com: DAN-managed domain saved in UDRP decision
Lampopuuyhdistys Ry, owner of the THERMOWOOD EU trademark, refiled a UDRP complaint to recover thermowood.com, a domain used by US firm Blue Lake Lumber LLC and managed by affiliated Global Forest Lumber Company LLC. The original UDRP from 2024 was denied. The Complainant cited a terminated distribution agreement and claimed unauthorized use of its mark. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Divebuddyapp.com UDRP denied; Complainant lacked valid trademark rights
Davis Companies Inc. filed a UDRP complaint seeking transfer of Divebuddyapp.com, relying on a US Supplemental Register trademark for DIVE BUDDY. The Panel found that the Complainant failed to establish enforceable rights under the Policy, as no evidence of acquired distinctiveness or secondary meaning was provided, despite the descriptive nature of the term and the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pasino.com: 23 years later, UDRP challenges domain name—Who won?
The domain Pasino.com was registered in 2002 and was acquired in 2019 by Costa Rican entities affiliated with Basilisk Studio SRL. The domain was challenged by Groupe Partouche, a French casino operator with a 1998 PASINO trademark used for several physical casino properties in France, that filed a UDRP at the WIPO. Complainant claimed the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Leotech.com UDRP: Complainant had no established rights when domain was registered
The domain Leotech.com, registered in July 2023, was challenged by US-based Leo Technologies LLC, which had begun using the LEOTECH mark in February 2023 and filed for US trademark registrations that were not granted until May 2025, after the UDRP was filed. Complainant alleged bad faith registration, claiming the Respondent, listed as JUNGYUHKOOK of Korea, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Finlay.com UDRP: Domain Investor + Domain Superlawyer = Great outcome
The domain Finlay.com was registered in 1995 and later acquired by domain investor Stanley Pace in 2013 after its prior owner, The Finlay Brothers Printing Company, ceased operations. The name matched a longstanding trademark used by Terex GB Limited, a British subsidiary of Terex Corporation, for its FINLAY-branded industrial screening equipment, first introduced in 1958 […]
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