PrimaCarne.net: Spanish company fails to grab UDRP Respondent’s prime meat
A Spanish company, Primacarne, SL filed a UDRP to get the domain PrimaCarne.net from its registrant, located in New Zealand and operating a business in the Philippines. The Complainant uses the .com for its pork-producing business in Spain. Prima carne means “prime meat” in Spanish and its generic nature, along with the Respondent’s legitimacy as […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Maralago.com: Michael Gargiulo trumps DTTM Operations LLC via the UDRP process
A UDRP filed against the registrant of the domain name Maralago.com, Michael Gargiulo, has been decided upon. The three member WIPO panel concluded that DTTM Operations LLC, managers of intellectual property related to Mar-a-lago, former president Donald Trump’s prestigious club in Florida, have no basis to seek the transfer of the domain name. Among the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RunSmart.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding for 1998 domain registration
In the UDRP filed against the domain RunSmart.com, the Respondent noted that since the domain was registered 10 years prior to the first use by Complainant of the RUNSMART mark, the domain could not have been adopted in bad faith since Respondent could not have know of a then nonexistent mark at the time of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Brainly.ai: Quebecois registrant lost .AI domain despite response to UDRP
The domain name Brainly.ai seems rather generic; owned by Beslogic Inc., Canada, since 2018 the domain was slated for development. Brainly Sp.zo.o, Poland, operates from the matching .com domain and is the owner of five registered trademarks dating as far back as in 2014. In the ensuing UDRP the Respondent noted that it uses AI […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BBHotel.com: A domain registered in 1998 was challenged via the UDRP process
The ultra-aged domain name, BBHotel.com, was challenged via the UDRP process, after B&B Hotels, France, attempted to get the domain at the WIPO. The domain was registered in 1998 and it’s operated by a hotel group in the United Arab Emirates. The sole panelist noted that the Respondent’s statements and use of the domain were […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Credable.com: UDRP decision a victory for Respondent & another one for John Berryhill
The registrant of the domain Credable.com acquired it at an auction for $5,044 dollars. The domain is now listed for sale for $1,000,000 dollars on Afternic. Equentia SCF Technologies Private Limited, India, claimed rights to the CREDABLE mark which allegedly enjoys fame not just in India, but also in Singapore, Indonesia, and the United Arab […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Courir.io: Elite runner lashes out about “rich f@ckers” in colorful UDRP response
An elite runner from Belgium was served with a UDRP filed by Groupe Courir of France; the domain Courir.io that he registered as a blog was “accidentally” parked for sale on Afternic and Sedo. The Respondent used colorful language in his short response to the WIPO panel, to defend his registration of the domain that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GovWell.com: UDRP against domain involved the GOVWELL trademark
TL Software Inc., operating from the domain GovWellTech.com, filed a UDRP to get the domain GovWell.com. They noted that their GOVWELL mark is good enough against the Respondent’s mark GOV WELL (added space) despite pending registration with the USPTO still. Not so fast, said the Forum Panelist: However, as stated above and according to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Malo.com: Italian Complainant fails “bad” UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
MALO S.p.A. is an Italian company that believed it’d be cool to challenge the ownership of the domain Malo.com; its registrant’s last name being Malo. With malo meaning “bad” in Spanish, it’s no wonder the case delivered a refusal of the domain’s transfer. The WIPO panelist was clear: The Panel believes that the Complainant should […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Before Christ: UDRP against the domain Christus.org—Jesus won
Christus is Latin for Christ. The Respondent in the UDRP against the domain Christus.org did not respond, but Jesus was looking down from above. As the domain was registered in 1997, the registration preceded any trademark rights claimed to the CHRISTUS mark which the Complainant, Christus Health, registered in 2000. Final decision: Deny transfer of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.InGoldenVoice: Domain trio hit with UDRP thanks to NameSilo DNS switch
A trio of “InGoldenVoice” domains were hit with a UDRP, after the domains’ registrar allegedly switched the DNS and served PPC ads. Goldenvoice LLC took offense at the registrations of the domains ingoldenvoice.com, ingoldenvoice.info, and ingoldenvoice.net and filed a UDRP. The primary reason: They served PPC ads and “relevant searches” links, including terms that are […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rinstar.com: Aged domain was hit with UDRP—Respondent won and here’s why
The domain name Rinstar.com was registered in 2005, a full 19 years ago. Freedom Group Inc. filed a UDRP on the basis of its USPTO registration of the RINSTAR mark, which took place in 2008, with a date of first use in 2007. Unfortunately for the Complainant, the Respondent has held the domain continuously since […]
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