MVP attorney: John Berryhill’s UDRP track record in 2025

Posted by DomainGang on December 17, 2025, at 11:21 am

For more than two decades, IP attorney, John Berryhill, has represented domain investors and companies defending UDRPs. Each UDRP is unique and there is no boiler plate approach. Without attorney representation in UDRP filings, a domain investor or brand owner can fail in their approach, whether it’s filed in person or without a response. John […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, domain attorneys

Insurafy.com UDRP: Typo or brandable?

Posted by DomainGang on December 15, 2025, at 10:58 am

Insurify, Inc. went after the domain insurafy.com via the UDRP process, arguing that the one-letter twist from INSURIFY > INSURAFY (swapping the second “i” for “a”) made the domain a classic typo variant targeting its online insurance comparison engine at insurify.com. The site at insurafy.com also purported to offer insurance services, which bolstered the Complainant’s […]

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OrlandoLiving.com UDRP: Orlando realtors clash over geo-descriptive brand; WIPO sides with domain owner

Posted by DomainGang on December 12, 2025, at 10:48 am

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 […]

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Rams.com UDRP fumbled by the Los Angeles Rams; John Berryhill MVP once again!

Posted by DomainGang on December 11, 2025, at 6:01 pm

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 […]

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SmashMusic.net UDRP: Complaint over weakly argued typo-targeting claim denied

Posted by DomainGang on December 11, 2025, at 2:01 pm

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 […]

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CallSpin.com UDRP: Complaint denied for lack of proven trademark rights

Posted by DomainGang on December 10, 2025, at 9:01 am

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, […]

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Ekinfrites.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2025, at 3:20 pm

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 […]

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TheBlackGPT.com UDRP: Transfer was denied

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2025, at 10:20 am

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 […]

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Datasnap.com UDRP: Domain stays with Sedo as new startup fails to show any trademark rights

Posted by DomainGang on December 6, 2025, at 8:50 am

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 […]

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MediaMonks takes aim at Monks.agency in cross-border branding clash

Posted by DomainGang on December 4, 2025, at 12:06 pm

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 […]

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Nexim.com UDRP: Dispute fails against domain investor represented by attorney John Berryhill

Posted by DomainGang on December 3, 2025, at 11:31 am

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 […]

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UDRP denied: Six years too late for HighLevel.com

Posted by DomainGang on November 27, 2025, at 10:11 am

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 […]

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