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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dick’s vs. Wang: UDRP against SportingGS.com failed and here’s why
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name SportingGS.com; the Respondent is Bo Wang. In this case, the Complainant asserted that the domain is infringing on its DICK’S SPORTING GOODS mark, registered with the USPTO in 2012. Complainant alleges that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybernautics.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP against the domain name Cybernautics.com ended with the following decision: Refusal of a transfer plus a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against the Complainant, Cybernautic, Inc. Respondent registered the domain name Cybernautics.com on April 4, 2001 all while the Complainant’s CYBERNAUTIC mark was registered much later, in 2022. Said the WIPO panelist: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MinervaSA.com: Brazilian company claimed its mark was infringed on; WIPO panelist disagreed
Minerva, the Roman goddess representing Athena, is also a registered trademark for numerous goods and services. A Brazilian company, MINERVA S.A., filed a UDRP to get the domain name MinervaSA.com. At first, it makes sense that when your company is Minerva SA the exact match .com represents an attempt to infringe on the trademark; however, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Manga.io hit with UDRP; Complainant lost the case
The domain name Manga.io was hit with a UDRP; the decision was made by the WIPO panel to deny its transfer. The domain was deemed generic; also, in the Panel’s view, the Complainant, Mangas.io, France, did not show that the Respondent knew or should have known the Complainant or its rights when registering the Disputed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyberist.com: Million dollar domain listing hit with UDRP
The domain name Cyberist.com was registered in 2002 and was hit with a UDRP 22 years into its registration. Cyberist.com is listed for sale with a $1,000,000 dollar price tag, which must have agitated the Complainant, Mr. Kevin Fream, who claims that he coined the term “Cyberist” in 2006. He acquired the registration of a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SweetJames.com UDRP: When partners fall out what happens to the domains?
The domain name SweetJames.com was part of a UDRP that involved business partners parting ways. Registered in 2011 by the Respondent among 50 other domains, it became the law firm’s brand; in 2015 the founder and Complainant invited the Respondent as a equal (50%) partner to the firm, without requiring him to bring capital to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Voyeur-house.tv UDRP: SEO metrics helped Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Voyeur-house.tv is a provider of adult content related to voyeurism; it received a UDRP from Viking Exchange & Marketing that secured a trademark for VOYEURHOUSE in 2024 with the USPTO. The Complainant’s claims were rebutted by the Respondent by using not only the domain’s registration date (2015) as the starting point, but also by providing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Polydec.com UDRP ends with German respondent gaining Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain name Polydec.com was registered in 1998 and in 2013 it was acquired by Knauf Information Services GmbH, a German company. Based in Switzerland, Polydec SA filed a UDRP claiming rights to the POLYDEC mark as early as in 2018. The WIPO panelist noted that the domain’s ownership change predates the Complainant’s mark by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SpongeBobSquarePants.com: UDRP decision ends domain’s squatting of a Viacom character
SpongeBob SquarePants lived in a pineapple under the sea for 23 years, until Viacom International Inc. filed a UDRP Complaint against the domain SpongeBobSquarePants.com. The domain forwards to a zero click PPC lander ensuring steady revenue for its registrant. As the owner of SPONGEBOB and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS trademark registrations in various jurisdictions, the Complainant is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JudiciaryProcessServer.com UDRP: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The owners of a registered mark for JUDICIARY PROCESS SERVERS filed a UDRP to usurp the domain JudiciaryProcessServer.com, all while they operate from the plural form. However, this mark is registered only on the Supplemental Register of the USPTO. Under US trademark law, this means that the mark is considered to be descriptive and not […]
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