Keeper Security tried to usurp the domain Keeper.com
Keeper Security, Inc. is a cybersecurity firm that attempted to usurp the domain name Keeper.com – an aged, generic domain name registered in 1995 – by filing a UDRP at the WIPO. Despite the fact that the Respondent, Lou Crawford, THE KEEPER INC., failed to respond, the WIPO panelist performed enough due diligence leading him […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AlteraHealths.com UDRP: Relying on common law marks isn’t the path to victory
Altera Digital Health Inc.filed a UDRP to get the domain AlteraHealths.com, a domain that was used to impersonate one of their employees. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain. Despite this obvious abuse of the domain to facilitate phishing, the Forum panelist was adamant about not transferring it: Complainant has failed to support […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Peppercorn.com: UDRP returns domain to rightful owner 15 years later
Peppercorn Gourmet Goods & Cooking School, Inc. registered the domain name Peppercorn.com in 1998 and used it directly to promote its business. As of 2009, the domain was transferred to a marketing company as part of a business agreement, to handle such services “more efficiently.” In 2024, that agreement that spanned 15 years was terminated […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Who is the real “Fred Williams”? QW.com UDRP involves brazen fraud attempt
A UDRP filed at the WIPO by a “Williams Fred” attempted to take control of the domain QW.com, passing off as the domain’s real owner, Fred Williams. QW.com is owned by Quickware and its representative, Fred Williams, is the Respondent in the UDRP. It might sound comedic but it’s not. The WIPO panelist gathered information […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A film called Wanda: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in WandaFilm.com UDRP
A Spanish film company called Wanda Films attempted to get the domain WandaFilm.com via the UDRP process. The Respondent is a Chinese film distribution company doing business in China where it was founded in 2005. According to the UDRP, the Complainant’s Website is only available in Spanish and targets only the Spanish speaking market, while […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pools123texas.com: UDRP Complainant got hit with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Pools123 Houston LLC is the registrant of the service mark POOLS123 on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), registration number 6117335, registration dated August 4, 2020. Meanwhile, the domain name Pools123texas.com was registered in 2023. Pools123 filed a UDRP to get the domain, believing that their mark’s registration being […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ironic? USPTO infringement via the matching .com domain name
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is a federal agency responsible for granting patents and registering trademarks in the United States. It operates under the Department of Commerce and helps protect intellectual property rights by: Granting Patents: The USPTO examines and issues patents for inventions, giving inventors exclusive rights to their creations for […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Araldi.com: Four years after a GoDaddy auctions pickup, domain is lost in a UDRP
The expired domain name Araldi.com was picked up at a GoDaddy auction for $449 dollars in 2020. Four years later, a new entity formed by the holders of the ARALDI mark filed a UDRP. What triggered the late filing was the acquisition of the ARALDI 1930 HAND MADE IN ITALY mark in 2023, after a […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kartalyuvasi.com: Eagle’s nest domain wins #UDRP filed by #Turkish soccer team
Founded in 1903, Besiktas is a popular Turkish sports club that includes football (soccer,) basketball, volleyball, boxing, and wrestling. The company holds a registered trademark for KARTAL YUVASI since 2009, which translates as “Eagle’s Nest.” They filed a UDRP to get the domain Kartalyuvasi.com from its Turkish registrant. In their response, the Respondent noted that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aveus.com: UDRP reverses expired GoDaddy domain auction result
A UDRP reversed the expired GoDaddy auction result for Aveus.com. In May, the domain was auctioned off for the sum of $2,275 dollars. Its Korean registrant became the Respondent in a UDRP filed by the previous registrant, Medecision, Inc. The Complainant proved it holds an active mark for AVEUS and that they were the registrant […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Namecheap.domains: Registrant used GoDaddy as a reference; lost UDRP
The registrant of Namecheap.domains tried to play it both ways; after registration, he set up a web page consisting of the following text: “Namecheap.domains, Search the WHOIS database, WHOIS Service, Namecheap is not as good like GoDaddy, Try the Registrar out at godaddy.com”. Below that statement, was a search bar for searching domain names. Namecheap, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MinuteMen fails to get MinuteMen.com via the UDRP process
Minute Men, Inc., filed a UDRP to get the matching domain, MinuteMen.com from its registrant. Registered in 1998, the domain has been in the possession of PTB Media. Minute Men, Inc., dba Minutemen Staffing, has provided employment staffing and related services under the MINUTEMEN mark, in which it has common law and registered trademark rights. […]
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