Playhop.io: Yandex subsidiary wins UDRP after bad-faith finding
A UDRP was filed against Playhop.io by Y. E. Hub Armenia LLC, a subsidiary of Russia’s Yandex NV. The Complainant operates the official Playhop.com platform and holds an international trademark for PLAYHOP registered in 2022 across multiple jurisdictions, including Viet Nam where the Respondent is located. The Respondent argued that playhop is a generic combination […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SNEP.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision courtesy of John Berryhill, Esq.
Italian company SNEP S.p.A. filed a UDRP over the premium four letter domain SNEP.com, alleging that the registrant, Web Media Group LLC, acted in bad faith by offering the name for sale at $425,000 USD and seeking to profit from its SNEP trademarks. The Respondent, represented by attorney John Berryhill, argued that the domain was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Augment.ai: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
StayinFront, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint over the domain Augment.ai, claiming bad faith registration and an attempt to profit from its AUGMENT trademark. The company argued that the domain’s $4.9 million sale listing showed clear intent to exploit its brand. Defended by IP attorney John Berryhill, the Respondent maintained that augment is a generic English […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sunwin.com UDRP: Plan B attempt leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Sunwin Vibes Ltd filed a UDRP against the registrant of Sunwin.com, claiming trademark rights based on its casino platform operating from sun.win and later registrations of SUNWIN-related marks. The Complainant argued that the domain’s parked page monetized traffic from Vietnamese gambling sites and sought transfer on grounds of bad faith. The Panel found that sunwin.com […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WWE.vegas UDRP: Panel orders transfer after six-figure payment demand
World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (WWE) filed a UDRP complaint against the registrant of wwe.vegas, a domain used for a parked page featuring PPC ads referencing “Wrestling Games,” “Raw Tickets,” and “WWE Wrestling.” The Complainant, part of the $2 billion TKO Group, argued that the registration exploited its globally recognized WWE mark, which has been in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NewsCatcher.com UDRP: Rival data firms clash over domain ownership
NewsCatcher, Inc. filed a UDRP against Joshua Dziabiak and Perigon for the domain NewsCatcher.com, which redirects to perigon.io, a competing news analytics platform. The Complainant, operator of NewsCatcherAPI.com, cited trademark registration no. 7,833,558 (June 2025) and claimed common-law rights since 2020. It alleged that the Respondent, who once subscribed to its services, registered the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DrivenData.com complaint backfires with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
DrivenData, Inc., a U.S. data science company, filed a UDRP against Professor Alon Orlitsky over the domain DrivenData.com, claiming it conflicted with its trademark and caused confusion with its active drivendata.org site. The Respondent, a University of California San Diego researcher specializing in data science, registered the domain in 2000, nearly 14 years before the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dixion.com UDRP: Medical device rival sought $100K after rejecting $25K offer
German medical equipment company Stormoff N.R.W. GmbH, owner of the DIXION trademark since 2005, filed a UDRP against Yerkin Dlimbetov, who operates the competing brand Ordamed. The dispute centered on Dixion.com, a domain Dlimbetov acquired in 2021 for $15,000 dollars. In 2018, Dixion.com had been sold for $1,353 dollars on DropCatch. Evidence showed that the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vireo.com UDRP: Complaint denied as domain predates company by over a decade
VIREO S.r.l. of Italy filed a UDRP against Ashanti plc Limited of Hong Kong over the domain Vireo.com, represented by attorney John Berryhill. The Italian firm, founded in 2006 and holding EU and Italian trademarks from 2023, claimed that the domain had been transferred numerous times and was being held purely for speculation. The three-member […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CoinFlex.com: New registrant lost UDRP despite previous owner’s case dismissal!
Liquidity Technologies, operator of the CoinFLEX crypto exchange, filed a fresh UDRP against Kirill Potekhin, the latest registrant of CoinFlex.com, after the domain changed hands from company founder Mark Lamb—the Respondent in a 2024 case that previously ended without transfer. The new registrant openly admitted buying the domain from Lamb after that decision, citing it […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JudiWerthein.com: UDRP decision orders domain back to artist
Argentinian artist Judi Werthein filed a UDRP to regain control of JudiWerthein.com after her domain—originally registered and used by her from 2006 to 2019—expired and was later acquired by Miciko Saputra of Indonesia. Following the lapse, the Respondent redirected the domain to a gambling website unrelated to Werthein or her artistic work. The Panel recognized […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SunCityMarathon.com and .org go to Sun International after UDRP
Sun International (South Africa) Limited filed a UDRP against Malu Yantumba of South Africa over the domains suncitymarathon.com and suncitymarathon.org, registered in July 2025. Complainant operates the renowned Sun City Resort, a $1.4 billion tourism complex active since 1979 and owner of the SUN CITY trademarks dating back to 1978. Respondent claimed the domains referred […]
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