GalvinPower.org: UDRP unveils the lucrative side of expired domains with SEO juice
Former Motorola CEO, Robert W. Galvin, established the Galvin Electricity Initiative and the Galvin Center for Energy Innovation at the Illinois Institute of Technology, following his retirement from Motorola. The Galvin Electricity Initiative is responsible for the creation of the Perfect Power system providing sustainable delivery of electrical power. The institute registered and used the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IotaComm.com: Despite $65,000 asking price, Respondent won this UDRP
IotaComm, Inc. formed in 2018 and began using the term IOTACOMM at the time; meanwhile, iotacomm.com had been registered 3 months prior. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain, after receiving brokered offers from Nameholic brokerage, seeking $65,000 dollars in return; the price was negotiated down to $25,000 and then $7,500. When these […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GetNeuron.com UDRP: Decision reveals bad SEO prospects for common keywords
The UDRP filed against the domain GetNeuron.com ended with the Complainant, Optimal Satcom, Inc., having their request denied on the following basis: The Panel notes that the NEURON mark is also a dictionary word in English, referring to a specialized cell in the nervous system of humans and other animals that transmits electromechanical messages (see, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hobby Lobby beats typo-squatter after 22 years
Typo-squatting is the “art” of taking advantage of people’s fat-fingering when they type in a domain name. In the case of wwwHobbyLobby.com, the “www” prefix is taking advantage of a common typo: missing out on that dot. Registered in 2002, the domain has been parked with PPC providers for over two decades. When parked on […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WakeFit.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domains WakeFit.com and Wake.fit were the focus of a UDRP that was filed by an Indian company, Wakefit Innovations Private Limited. The Complainant operates from the .co domain and in the past was contacted by the Respondent’s brokers (MediaOptions/VPN) that offer to sell the domain for $150,000 dollars. These offers were countered in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Equafix.com UDRP ends domain’s PPC revenue stream after two decades
It took the better part of 20 years for the typo-domain, Equafix.com, to be surrendered to the squatted brand’s owners. The domain name has been parked with zero click landers, presumably generating a steady PPC revenue stream. Equifax Inc., filed a UDRP to get the domain from the Respondent, whose information is hidden behind WHOIS […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SMContact.com UDRP decision favors domain investor Respondent
SM Contact is a French company that filed a UDRP against the domain name SMContact.com. Registered in 2019, the domain is owned by domain investor Ehren Schaiberger, who is the Respondent in this case. The Complainant asserts that it formed 35 years ago and registered the mark SM CONTACT in France in 2024, several years […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sparklets.com UDRP: Victory for the Respondent
ISI GmbH, an Austrian company, filed a UDRP against the domain Sparklets.com. As the Respondent, Dave Lahoti, founder of SyncPoint, Inc., came through as the victor in this oddly aggressive UDRP filing. The experienced domain investor and UDRPsearch.com founder focuses on the registration and acquisition of meaningful, brandable, one and two word .com domains. In […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapchatPlanets.org UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Snap Inc., operators of Snapchat lost a UDRP they filed against the domains SnapchatPlanets.org and .net. The Forum panelist determined that the domains were used in good faith, providing educational information and not intending to exploit the Complainant’s mark, or confuse consumers and denied the domains’ transfer, adding a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MonogramFood.com UDRP: Monogram Foods failed to get the domain in odd decision
The UDRP that Monogram Foods, an established producer of food production, filed at the WIPO failed to achieve its intended goal: to get the domain MonogramFood.com. Operating from MonogramFoods.com, the company stated in the UDRP that it just celebrated its 20th anniversary, with over $350 million in capital investments. In 2021, it surpassed $1 billion […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheHomeDecoratorsCollection.com: Joseph, Mike, and Jerry are all imaginary!
Since 1991, Home Depot operates the product line HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION, along with the matching trademark, offering products for your home. The mark was registered with the USPTO in 1997. For that matter, Home Depot uses the domain HomeDecoratorsCollection.com which it points to HomeDepot.com. Not great for SEO but at least it indicates who owns […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Citi.ai: Domain lost in UDRP thanks to made-up acronym
Citigroup Inc. is very protective of its famous CITI mark; it filed a UDRP to get the domain Citi.ai from its registrant. It appears that the Respondent fired up ChatGPT and generated a plausible acronym of CITI: Carbon Innovations & Trading Initiative. In their response, the Respondent analyzed that alleged business project further: “I registered […]
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