DiamondPoint.com: SyncPoint wins UDRP, as expected
SyncPoint, owners of a great portfolio of premium, descriptive domains, won the UDRP that a Dutch individual filed against the domain DiamondPoint.com. As we noted earlier this year, Jakob Ruben van Gelder filed a UDRP to usurp the domain DiamondPoint.com claiming that it violates a series of marks in the Netherlands. They sought to brand […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afer.com UDRP: Latin word for African beat French trademark claims
The Korean registrant of the domain Afer.com stated that the word means “African” in Latin. A French company, Association Francaise d’Epargne et de Retraite (AFER), claimed rights to the AFER brand and mark, stating that it was established in 1996. It filed a UDRP to usurp the domain from its registrant; the Complainant registered Afer.fr […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AtlasJet.com UDRP: Turkish Complainant failed to get back aged, active domain name
The domain name AtlasJet.com has been in use by its registrant to offer water jet-cutting services. A Turkish company registered the domain in 2001 and the ATLASJET mark in 2007; it eventually became insolvent in 2020; the domain was auctioned off and was acquired in 2022 by the Respondent in this UDRP who paid $5,650 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AF-SS.org: Sole panelist delivered Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision; Here’s why
North Seattle Community College Foundation does business as “American Financial Solutions” with the acronym AFS. They filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name AF-SS.org. The sole panelist at the forum pointed out that even when the hyphen and TLD are accounted for, the ending string, AFSS, does not match the Complainant’s trademark. The Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Corning vs. Corning: UDRP decision shows importance of Respondent’s participation
A UDRP filing does not require the Respondent’s active participation in the exchange, as it’s not a legal process. However, if the Respondent fails to respond, it might have dire consequences for the domain the UDRP was filed about. In the case of Corning.ai, the domain’s keyword matches a brand’s established mark. Corning Incorporated owns […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Brunet.com UDRP decision a fine example of a generic domain in use
The domain Brunet.com was registered in 1998; the Quebecois company McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique inc. claimed rights to the Brunet mark as early as in 1988. The Respondent stated via their attorney, John Berryhill, that the term is generic and not in use exclusively by the Complainant. The Respondent registered other domains in the same hair […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PowerHome.com UDRP: Complainant tried to get this 2000 domain name
Power Home Remodeling Group LLC formed in 1992 and it registered the mark POWER; the domain PowerHome.com was registered in 2000. They filed a UDRP to get it from its registrant. The domain was acquired by the Respondent after a private exchange only recently. The WIPO panelist noted that the terms are generic words: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EagleData.com UDRP: “Plan B” case leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of EagleData.com was hit with a UDRP for this domain, registered in 2002. The Complainant, Eagle Data, Inc., believed that its 2024 registration of the EAGLE DATA mark was enough to claim the .com as theirs, upgrading from the .biz TLD. In their trademark registration application with the USPTO the Complainant referenced 2018 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.imanagework.com UDRP: Left and right of the dot might split the trademark claims
The operators of the domain imanage.com also own imanage.work, alongside the mark IMANAGE. They filed a UDRP against the domain imanagework.com, presumably of Russian interests; the Complainant claimed that they have an intention to confuse the consumer and/or spoof emails for malicious purposes. The Forum panelist disagreed, both on the phishing or spoofing claims and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PrayTheVote2024.com UDRP: Dead trademark a green light to register the domain
The registrant of the domain pair PrayTheVote2024.com and PrayTheVote2024.org did plenty of due diligence before registering the domains. Meanwhile, The Presidential Prayer Team apparently registered the mark PRAY THE VOTE in 2005; that registration, however, lapsed in 2012 due to requirements that mandate a “refresh” with the USPTO every 8 years. The company filed a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Authentlc.com: Second UDRP fails, once again, to extract typo-domain!
Authentic Brands Group LLC filed a second UDRP to get the typo-domain Authentlc.com, which uses the letter “L” instead of “i”. The Complainant asserts that the domain is being used maliciously, to meddle with official business of the multi-billion dollar company. The first filing was made in July 2024 and the decision was to deny […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Harmonetics.com: If you don’t understand Greek, don’t file a UDRP
The domain Harmonetics.com was hit with a UDRP, filed by Haemonetics Corporation, a provider of blood and plasma management services that registered the mark HAEMONETICS. It’s astounding that the Complainant’s counsel agreed to proceed with this UDRP, as the two marks are derived from two different Greek roots. While the Complainant’s Haemonetics uses “Haem-” as […]
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