AppScience.ai UDRP: Respondent lacked evidence, attempted to sell domain
Sabio Inc. filed a UDRP against the domain AppScience.ai based on the U.S. trademark registration Nos. 5328169 for APP SCIENCE, registered on November 7, 2017; and 6422987 for APP SCIENCE, registered on July 10, 2021. The Complainant operates from the domain AppScience.inc. The Respondent made an attempt to dispute the mark’s strength, calling it generic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ParlorPizza.com UDRP: A cheesy ending to a Chicago dispute
Washington Square Management filed a UDRP against the domain name ParlorPizza.com, a 2004 registration. The Complaint contends that the domain name infringes on the Complainant’s trademarks for “Parlor Pizza Bar,” registered with the USPTO in 2016 and 2021. The Complainant operates pizza restaurants under the “Parlor Pizza Bar” name in Chicago and alleges that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Abnormal.ai: A dictionary domain dragged to a UDRP; Why did the Respondent win?
The registrant of Abnormal.ai believed they registered a generic, dictionary word as a domain; meanwhile, Abnormal Security Corporation didn’t think so and they filed a UDRP. The case was decided by a three member panel at the Forum (NAF). The consensus was simple: “In the present case, the Complainant does not show by evidence that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epalatine.com UDRP: Respondent beat bank formed before the French Revolution!
Banque Palatine is a French bank established in 1780 and headquartered in Paris, that filed a UDRP against the domain name epalatine.com. The Complainant argued that the disputed domain name was confusingly similar to its PALATINE and EPALATINE trademarks, which are used for banking and financial services. They claimed that the domain name was registered […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Souflet.com UDRP: A victory for Francois
The UDRP against the domain name Souflet.com was denied; the French Complainant, Etablissements J. Soufflet, claimed that the domain was used in typosquatting its brand and domain name, Soufflet (noted the double F.) Despite the Respondent’s lack of a response, the WIPO panelist noted that given the information provided by the Registrar, the domain matches […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Franna.com UDRP: A 22 year old domain name lost to Aussie Complainant
The domain Franna.com was registered in 2002 and 22 years later it was hit with a UDRP, filed by an Australian company. FRANNA is a registered mark of Terex Corporation, with a registration date in 1981. The company used the services of a broker reaching out to the domain’s registrant who sought $30,000 dollars for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Crooker.com UDRP: Domain was stolen by hacker, says Complainant
In the UDRP case of Crooker Construction v. Harry Crooker & Sons, the Complainant sought to have the domain name Crooker.com transferred to them, alleging that the Respondent had engaged in unauthorized access and fraudulent redirection of internet traffic and emails. The Complaint detailed that the Respondent had changed the public DNS records to redirect […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lego.box UDRP: Registrar gave Respondent a refund
Squatting on a famous brand mark such as LEGO can be the result of ignorance; in the case of the domain Lego.box the Respondent were lucky to get their money back. LEGO filed a UDRP to get the domain and as part of the communication exchange the Respondent attempted to justify their purchase. It seems […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Young.com UDRP: A 1994 domain saved with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The WIPO handled the UDRP between Young Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Xiaopeng Zhou, registrant of the domain name Young.com, registered in 1994. Young Pharmaceuticals claimed that the domain name, identical to their trademark YOUNG, was used in bad faith and sought its transfer. However, the panel found that the Respondent, a domain investor, had no prior […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Babista.com UDRP filed against a domain registered in 2005
Venderstorm Ventures GmbH & Co. KG, filed a UDRP against the domain Babista.com, claiming rights to the “BABISTA” trademark, acquired through various registrations and domain names associated with their men’s fashion brand. The Respondent, PTB Media Ltd, a domain name investor based in Hong Kong, had registered the disputed domain name babista.com in 2005, which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Eisco.com: A 1996 domain was hit with a UDRP—Here’s why the Complainant lost
Eisco Scientific LLC filed a UDRP seeking the transfer of the domain name Eisco.com from its registrant. The Complainant argued that the domain name was identical to its trademarks and that the respondent had no legitimate interests in it, and was using it in bad faith. Eisco Scientific LLC presented its registered trademarks, claiming the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tesla candy: Trademark applications snatched up by dubious domain investors
Tesla, Inc. is an electrical vehicle (EV) manufacturer and a corporation founded by Elon Musk, operating from the domain name Tesla.com that it paid millions of dollars to acquire. With that in mind, Tesla is not just an electric vehicle manufacturer and this is obvious from four recent applications to register an equal number of […]
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