PiersMorgan.com: UDRP decision ties celebrity’s domain to bad faith holding

Posted by DomainGang on July 2, 2025, at 5:20 pm

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Piers Morgan, PiersMorgan.com, UDRP, WIPO, celebrity domains, cybersquatting, grant transfer, passive holding

Qlik.ai UDRP: Registration of domain targeted Swedish AI software firm

Posted by DomainGang on July 2, 2025, at 11:50 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with AI, Domains, QLIK, Qlik.ai, UDRP, WIPO, trademarks

Leah.ai UDRP denied; Panel slams Complainant for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking attempt

Posted by DomainGang on July 1, 2025, at 12:00 pm

The domain Leah.ai was the subject of a UDRP brought by UK-based ContractPod Technologies Ltd., which had acquired the LEAH trademark from Embecta Corp. in 2023. The Complainant argued that the domain infringed on its LEAH trademark used for AI legal software and accused the Respondent of bad-faith registration and attempted profiteering, citing a $1M+ […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with DomainAgents, Leah.ai, RDNH, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

Thermowood.com: DAN-managed domain saved in UDRP decision

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2025, at 11:29 am

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. […]

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

Divebuddyapp.com UDRP denied; Complainant lacked valid trademark rights

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2025, at 11:00 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with DIVE BUDDY, Divebuddyapp.com, Supplemental Register, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Pasino.com: 23 years later, UDRP challenges domain name—Who won?

Posted by DomainGang on June 30, 2025, at 10:27 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, deny transfer, gambling, pasino, pasino.com

Leotech.com UDRP: Complainant had no established rights when domain was registered

Posted by DomainGang on June 27, 2025, at 10:48 am

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, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with JUNGYUHKOOK, Korean domainer, Leo Technologies LLC, Leotech.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, laywer247

Finlay.com UDRP: Domain Investor + Domain Superlawyer = Great outcome

Posted by DomainGang on June 27, 2025, at 10:20 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, Stanley Pace, The Finlay Brothers Printing Company, UDRP, WIPO, finlay.com

CurePuck.com transferred after competitor registers domain following trade show

Posted by DomainGang on June 26, 2025, at 10:07 am

The domain CurePuck.com was registered just one day after Keirton Inc., a Canadian cannabis equipment manufacturer, publicly launched its CURE PUCK product at a December 2022 trade show. The product was already being promoted online and later secured a US trademark in April 2025. The Respondent who runs a competing US business under the brand […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with CurePuck.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

icoy.com: UDRP complaint denied—Reverse Domain Name Hijacking found

Posted by DomainGang on June 24, 2025, at 1:50 pm

The domain icoy.com was challenged by Italian firm ITWAY S.P.A., which holds a 2020 trademark for ICOY covering workplace safety technology. The domain, however, was registered in March 2000, almost two decades before any trademark use. The Respondent, Sydney Wang of Arch Holdings, operates a domain portfolio and listed icoy.com for lease or sale via […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Arch Holdings, RDNH, Sydney Wang, icoy.com, namekeen.com, reverse domain name hijacking

Irispond.com: UDRP dispute denied due to lack of bad faith

Posted by DomainGang on June 24, 2025, at 1:19 pm

The domain irispond.com was challenged by Kemco Scientific, Inc., owner of a 2015 US trademark for IRISPOND covering water purification chemicals. The domain, registered in 2020, was linked to a personal website for musician and author Colin Chalmers. Chalmers argued that he had used the name “Iris Pond” for his band and publishing activities since […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Colin Chalmers, irispond.com

MIT.mortgage: Doesn’t take a degree to stay away from famous acronyms

Posted by DomainGang on June 24, 2025, at 9:01 am

MIT.mortgage was challenged in a UDRP by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which owns longstanding trademark rights to “MIT” dating back to 1988. The domain’s registrant claimed it stood for “Mortgage Information Technologies” and that he used the domain in relation to that business. MIT argued the domain and its initial website mimicked the university’s […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with MIT, MIT.mortgage, Mortgage Information Technologies, UDRP, grant transfer, trademarks