FriendlyToast.com UDRP: Chinese Respondent toasted over passing-off attempt with domain

Posted by DomainGang on November 25, 2025, at 12:40 pm

Toasted Brothers LLC, owner of THE FRIENDLY TOAST mark for restaurant services since 2015, filed a UDRP over FriendlyToast.com, a .com domain that once sat in HugeDomains’ portfolio before being dropped and re-registered by Respondent Dahui Yang of Hong Kong. The Panel found the domain confusingly similar, noting that dropping “the” and adding .com doesn’t […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Friendly Toast, FriendlyToast.com, THE FRIENDLY TOAST, UDRP, WIPO

Walmart.ai UDRP: Proceed to aisle 25 for wet wipes

Posted by DomainGang on November 25, 2025, at 9:10 am

Walmart Apollo LLC filed a UDRP against UK-based Sebastian Haigh OAI Ltd over the domain Walmart.ai, relying on its long-standing WALMART, WAL-MART, and WALMART.COM trademarks and massive global retail footprint. The mark was characterized as fanciful and famous, with decades of use and a major online presence at walmart.com. The domain walmart.ai, registered in December […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with UDRP, Walmart.ai, grant transfer

UPPF.com UDRP: Another LLLL .com case ends with Respondent winning

Posted by DomainGang on November 24, 2025, at 11:26 am

Shanghai Joyvie Investment Trading Co., Ltd. filed a UDRP against the Chinese registrant of the domain UPPF.com. The WIPO Panel quickly found more than a simple cybersquatting dispute. Joyvie leaned on its UPPF trademarks (including a 2025 U.S. registration and Chinese marks acquired by assignment), arguing the Respondent was once an affiliate, no longer authorized, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, UPPF, UPPF.com, WIPO

Temu grabs more domains from Chinese domain squatter via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on November 22, 2025, at 11:11 am

Temu is a global e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings, the company behind Chinese online marketplace Pinduoduo. Launched in September 2022, Temu operates on a low-cost, direct-to-consumer model, competing with platforms like Shein, AliExpress, and Amazon in the budget e-commerce space through its factory-to-consumer approach, and it is understandably protective of its brand, operating from […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Temu, Temu domains, Temu.com, UDRP, WIPO, cybersquatting, temu.city, temu.fit, temu.fund, temu.gold, temu.host, temu.ink, temu.love, temu.red, temu.show, temu.social, temu.today, temu.video, temu.wiki, temu.zone

Toptal.ai UDRP: Transfer ordered after blatant impersonation and passing-off

Posted by DomainGang on November 22, 2025, at 9:01 am

A UDRP was filed against toptal.ai by Toptal, LLC, the long-established freelance-talent platform operating under its TOPTAL mark since 2010. The Respondent, based in Armenia, registered the domain in 2024 and used it for a site that mimicked Toptal’s branding, copied its service descriptions, displayed “All Rights Reserved Toptal,” and presented itself as offering the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, grant transfer, passing off, toptal, toptal.ai, trademarks

GeneralMusic.com UDRP: Italian Complainant lost case—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on November 21, 2025, at 2:58 pm

A UDRP was filed against the domain GeneralMusic.com by Italian company Audio Effetti S.R.L., which had recently acquired rights in the long-discontinued GENERALMUSIC brand. The Complainant argued that the Domain Name was identical to its mark and that the Respondent registered it in bad faith, pointing to the Domain’s prior fame and the Respondent’s price […]

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

SNSG.com UDRP: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for LLLL .com

Posted by DomainGang on November 21, 2025, at 10:08 am

A UDRP was filed against the domain SNSG.com by SNSG Company, LLC, a California rapper’s corporate entity claiming trademark rights dating from 2022. The Complainant argued that the Domain Name was confusingly similar to its SNSG mark and asserted bad faith based on the Respondent’s sale price and passive use. The Respondent demonstrated that snsg.com […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, SNSG.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

AINanoBanana.ai: Another day, another “Nano Banana” UDRP filed by Google

Posted by DomainGang on November 21, 2025, at 9:29 am

Despite having only a common law trademark, Google won a second UDRP involving its Nano Banana product, an AI image-editing model launched on August 12, 2025. It lost one UDRP filing as well. In this case, the domain AINanoBanana.ai was registered just one week later and incorporated the mark in full, adding only “ai” to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with AI, AINanoBanana.ai, UDRP, google, nano banana

Boku.net UDRP: Domain’s 1996 registration helped Respondent prevail

Posted by DomainGang on November 20, 2025, at 9:21 am

A UDRP was filed against the domain Boku.net by Boku, Inc., the San-Francisco–based mobile payments company whose BOKU platform processes more than $9 billion in annual transactions. The Complainant cited multiple US and foreign BOKU trademarks registered in 2011 and argued that the Respondent lacked any legitimate interest, pointing to a minimal holding page and […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Boku, Boku.net, UDRP, deny transfer

Arsene.xyz UDRP: Respondent targeted French law firm deliberately

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2025, at 12:11 pm

A UDRP was filed against the domain Arsene.xyz by Arsene, a Paris-based law firm with a 20 year history and a strong reputation in tax law. The Complainant is licensed to use multiple ARSENE trademarks in France and the UK and operates several ARSENE-formative domain names dating back to 2003. The Respondent registered Arsene.xyz in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Arsene, Arsene.xyz, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

NanoBanana.ai UDRP: Respondent claims that “Nano” was a banana-loving puppy

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2025, at 9:40 am

If your little puppy loves a banana-shaped toy, you can call it “Nano Banana.” The problem arises when your domain, NanoBanana.ai, is not showing photos of that Nano puppy playing with its banana toy, but instead hosts a platform that transforms text prompts into images, just like the Google Nano Banana service. The ensuing UDRP […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with NanoBanana.ai, UDRP, google, grant transfer, nano banana

PrimePizza.com UDRP: Stellar Pizza grabs more than a slice of this domain

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2025, at 9:11 am

Stellar Pizza LLC is an LA-based chain of pizza joints, offering New York-style pizza since its foundation in 2014. Its main trademark, PRIME PIZZA, became a recognizable brand through social media influencers and marketing. They filed a UDRP to get the domain PrimePizza.com, registered in 2002. There is not much information about the Respondent in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, PrimePizza, PrimePizza.com, UDRP

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