HobbyLibby.com: Popular US store lost UDRP with RDNH finding—Here’s why
When is a typo-domain of a famous brand not infringing on the mark? When the typo itself is also a word, at least according to the panelist who decided on the HobbyLibby.com UDRP. In a shocking twist for Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and their HOBBY LOBBY mark, the UDRP was denied because the “Libby” part […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GetNeuron.com UDRP: Decision reveals bad SEO prospects for common keywords
The UDRP filed against the domain GetNeuron.com ended with the Complainant, Optimal Satcom, Inc., having their request denied on the following basis: The Panel notes that the NEURON mark is also a dictionary word in English, referring to a specialized cell in the nervous system of humans and other animals that transmits electromechanical messages (see, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WakeFit.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domains WakeFit.com and Wake.fit were the focus of a UDRP that was filed by an Indian company, Wakefit Innovations Private Limited. The Complainant operates from the .co domain and in the past was contacted by the Respondent’s brokers (MediaOptions/VPN) that offer to sell the domain for $150,000 dollars. These offers were countered in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SMContact.com UDRP decision favors domain investor Respondent
SM Contact is a French company that filed a UDRP against the domain name SMContact.com. Registered in 2019, the domain is owned by domain investor Ehren Schaiberger, who is the Respondent in this case. The Complainant asserts that it formed 35 years ago and registered the mark SM CONTACT in France in 2024, several years […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapchatPlanets.org UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Snap Inc., operators of Snapchat lost a UDRP they filed against the domains SnapchatPlanets.org and .net. The Forum panelist determined that the domains were used in good faith, providing educational information and not intending to exploit the Complainant’s mark, or confuse consumers and denied the domains’ transfer, adding a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MonogramFood.com UDRP: Monogram Foods failed to get the domain in odd decision
The UDRP that Monogram Foods, an established producer of food production, filed at the WIPO failed to achieve its intended goal: to get the domain MonogramFood.com. Operating from MonogramFoods.com, the company stated in the UDRP that it just celebrated its 20th anniversary, with over $350 million in capital investments. In 2021, it surpassed $1 billion […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Multident.net: Dictionary domain got UDRP’ed-Here’s why the Complainant lost
The Korean registrant of the domain Multident.net secured the domain in 2010; a German company filed a UDRP on the basis of a trademark registered in Germany in 2009. The Respondent did not respond; however, the WIPO panelist noted the dictionary qualities of the domain and ordered Multident.net to remain with the Respondent: “The principal […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PetVilla.com & PetVillas.com: Kiwi Complainant lost UDRP-Here’s why
The domains PetVilla.com and PetVillas.com were acquired by their current owner in 2016; a New Zealand company, protectKiwi Ltd, changed its name from CatVilla to PetVilla in 2017. In 2021 they filed for the registration of the PETVILLA mark in Kiwi-land and they filed a UDRP to get these two domains from their registrant. Frank […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RushTees.com: UDRP prints “Reverse Domain Name Hijacking” on Complainant’s t-shirt
The domain RushTees.com is used by an active business that prints on t-shirts; along with RushOrderTees.co were involved in a UDRP filed by Printfly Corporation. The Complainant alleged that the Respondent targeted their RUSH ORDER TEES Mark and website, first by registering its RushTees.com domain in 2009, and thereafter with its RushOrderTees.co domain in 2011, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HallOfGames.com UDRP: 19 year gap between registration of the domain and the mark
The registrant of HallOfGames.com appears to have created the domain in 2002. Meanwhile, a manufacturer of outdoor games registered the mark HALL OF GAMES in 2021. That’s a 19 year gap between the domain and the mark; in the ensuing UDRP, the sole panelist pointed out that there’s no way for the Respondent to have […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DiamondPoint.com: SyncPoint wins UDRP, as expected
SyncPoint, owners of a great portfolio of premium, descriptive domains, won the UDRP that a Dutch individual filed against the domain DiamondPoint.com. As we noted earlier this year, Jakob Ruben van Gelder filed a UDRP to usurp the domain DiamondPoint.com claiming that it violates a series of marks in the Netherlands. They sought to brand […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afer.com UDRP: Latin word for African beat French trademark claims
The Korean registrant of the domain Afer.com stated that the word means “African” in Latin. A French company, Association Francaise d’Epargne et de Retraite (AFER), claimed rights to the AFER brand and mark, stating that it was established in 1996. It filed a UDRP to usurp the domain from its registrant; the Complainant registered Afer.fr […]
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