OrlandoLiving.com UDRP: Orlando realtors clash over geo-descriptive brand; WIPO sides with domain owner
Florida realtor Mitchell Kesller Holguin Fortunato, owner of US trademark ORLANDO LIVING (reg. 2020, “orlando” disclaimed) for real estate services, went after the domain OrlandoLiving.com, used by fellow Orlando agent Roberto “Bobby” Baldor for his “the baldor group” site and email since buying the domain in August 2022 for $9,995 dollars. The Complainant argued the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rams.com UDRP fumbled by the Los Angeles Rams; John Berryhill MVP once again!
The Los Angeles Rams LLC tried to grab the generic domain Rams.com from Canadian domain investor Frank Mardian of MapleDots.ca, represented by attorney John Berryhill, arguing the domain was identical to their RAMS and LOS ANGELES RAMS trademarks. The domain was parked on a “Domain For Sale” lander with leaping rams. The three member WIPO panel […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SmashMusic.net UDRP: Complaint over weakly argued typo-targeting claim denied
Sam Ash LLC, owner of long-standing SAM ASH and SAM ASH MUSIC trademarks and domains samash.com / samashmusic.com, went after SmashMusic.net, arguing it was just one letter off “samashmusic” and deliberately set up to catch typo traffic in the same musical-instrument space. The complaint painted Smash Music as a Monster Music spin-off trying to trade […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CallSpin.com UDRP: Complaint denied for lack of proven trademark rights
CallSpin LLC went after the domain Callspin.com, claiming common-law rights in the CALLSPIN mark since 2009 for its cloud telephony/SaaS services, even though it never registered the mark. With the Respondent defaulting, the Panel still needed proof of trademark rights predating the domain’s registration. CallSpin, however, produced almost no supporting evidence – no dated ads, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ekinfrites.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
EKIN SAS, a French food manufacturer and owner of the EKIN mark and ekin.fr / ekinfrites.fr, filed a UDRP against Ekinfrites.com, claiming the domain was confusingly similar to its brand, passively held, and potentially dangerous for email-based phishing or unfair competition. EKIN argued the Respondent had no authorization to use “ekin” or “ekin frites” in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheBlackGPT.com UDRP: Transfer was denied
BLACKGPT, a US AI startup with a 2025 USPTO registration for BLACKGPT and claimed first use in January 2023, filed a UDRP for theblackgpt.com. It argued that the Respondent deliberately rode on its brand after BLACKGPT launched blkgpt.com and filed its mark, pointing to PR and media where Latimer was promoted as “the BlackGPT,” including […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Datasnap.com UDRP: Domain stays with Sedo as new startup fails to show any trademark rights
DataSnap LLC, a 2025-formed data analytics startup using thedatasnap.com and a 2025 U.S. application for DATASNAP, tried to wrest the domain Datasnap.com from Sedo, a well-known domain marketplace that holds the name at GoDaddy. The Panel immediately hit a wall on the first UDRP element: the domain was registered in 2002, while the Complainant admitted […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MediaMonks takes aim at Monks.agency in cross-border branding clash
MediaMonks Multimedia Holding B.V. went after the domain Monks.agency, arguing that the domain is identical to its MONKS mark, that “.agency” amplifies confusion given its global creative/marketing business, and that the site’s earlier tagline — “WE ARE NOT MONKS. Something Like Monks, But on Steroids” — was a cheeky but deliberate reference to its rebranded […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nexim.com UDRP: Dispute fails against domain investor represented by attorney John Berryhill
Nexim Italia, an Italian connectivity and broadcast provider founded in 2018, went after the domain Nexim.com, arguing that its NEXIM mark is globally recognized and that the domain was grabbed to resell back to them. The domain, however, was first registered in 1999 by a third party and only dropped into auction in 2025, when […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP denied: Six years too late for HighLevel.com
HIGHLEVEL Inc., the CRM platform behind gohighlevel.com, tried to grab the domain HighLevel.com from Weedmaps / Ghost Management Group, arguing that the passive, broker-style GoDaddy parking page and silence on a $200,000 purchase offer showed bad faith aimed at its HIGHLEVEL mark (first use 2018, registration 2025). The Respondent countered with a different story: co-founder […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epiprotect.com: UDRP denied and Respondent won—Here’s why
Abena Holding A/S, owner of the EPIPROTECT mark for wound-care dressings, went after Epiprotect.com, a domain registered in 2016 and held by U.S. doctor Shaun Miglore / ION Management. Abena relied on its EPIPROTECT registrations (starting with Sweden in 2013), but offered virtually nothing about real-world use, sales, reputation, or market presence and its own […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GeneralMusic.com UDRP: Italian Complainant lost case—Here’s why
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 […]
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