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. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Complainant went after 1inch.com; Got a mile via Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The registrant of the domain 1inch.com did so in 1999 targeting to build a futuristic 1-inch monitor device. Twenty-five years later, 1inch Limited, British Virgin Islands, filed a UDRP to get the domain name. That attempt did not go well for the Complainant, as their 1INCH trademark arrived in 2021. It’s rather obvious which party […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ParlorPizza.com UDRP: A cheesy ending to a Chicago dispute
Washington Square Management filed a UDRP against the domain name ParlorPizza.com, a 2004 registration. The Complaint contends that the domain name infringes on the Complainant’s trademarks for “Parlor Pizza Bar,” registered with the USPTO in 2016 and 2021. The Complainant operates pizza restaurants under the “Parlor Pizza Bar” name in Chicago and alleges that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Abnormal.ai: A dictionary domain dragged to a UDRP; Why did the Respondent win?
The registrant of Abnormal.ai believed they registered a generic, dictionary word as a domain; meanwhile, Abnormal Security Corporation didn’t think so and they filed a UDRP. The case was decided by a three member panel at the Forum (NAF). The consensus was simple: “In the present case, the Complainant does not show by evidence that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Souflet.com UDRP: A victory for Francois
The UDRP against the domain name Souflet.com was denied; the French Complainant, Etablissements J. Soufflet, claimed that the domain was used in typosquatting its brand and domain name, Soufflet (noted the double F.) Despite the Respondent’s lack of a response, the WIPO panelist noted that given the information provided by the Registrar, the domain matches […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Eisco.com: A 1996 domain was hit with a UDRP—Here’s why the Complainant lost
Eisco Scientific LLC filed a UDRP seeking the transfer of the domain name Eisco.com from its registrant. The Complainant argued that the domain name was identical to its trademarks and that the respondent had no legitimate interests in it, and was using it in bad faith. Eisco Scientific LLC presented its registered trademarks, claiming the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CessnaFerryPilot.com: A fine example of “fair use” in this UDRP decision
Textron Innovations Inc. filed a complaint against Jay Brunn / Brunn Enterprises LLC over the domain name CessnaFerryPilot.com. The Complainant, affiliated with Textron Inc., holds USPTO-registered CESSNA trademarks and contended that the Respondent’s domain name was confusingly similar to its trademarks. The Complainant argued that the Respondent was using the Cessna brand to divert traffic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GigPig.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking decision
GigPig Ltd from the UK filed a complaint against Gigpig Inc from Korea over the domain gigpig.com. The case was handled in English, despite the Respondent’s request for Korean. GigPig Ltd, established in 2022, argued they had unregistered trademark rights to the name “GIGPIG” through their UK music marketplace. They claimed the domain name was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Snet.services UDRP: Dutch John Doe beat billionaire bank!
Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, is a bank based in Luxembourg with an annual operating income of one billion euro. The bank filed a UDRP complaint against the registrant of the domain Snet.services, who is identified as “John Doe.” The Complainant owns three registered trademarks for S-NET, including a Benelux Registered Trademark, a European […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EasyShake.com: From $1,000 offer to a UDRP when offer was declined
Healthy Concepts dba EasyShake filed a UDRP to usurp the domain EasyShake.com from its registrant, following up on an attempt to buy it from them. After maxing out their offer at $1,000 while declining an asking price of $12,350 the company filed a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2010 but the Respondent acquired it […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AHNU.com UDRP did not go well for the famous Complainant
The domain AHNU.com was the subject of a UDRP filed at the WIPO by Deckers Outdoor Corporation, a footwear designer and distributor based in the United States. They own the AHNU brand, which they acquired in 2009 and relaunched in 2024 as a “super sneaker brand that transcends functionality.” The disputed domain name was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ProIBS.com: Mike Mann’s UDRP won almost all the points across
Calmino group AB, a healthcare company based in Sweden that focuses on gut health, filed a UDRP against the domain name ProIBS.com, owned by domain investor and entrepreneur Mike Mann. The Complainant owns trademark registrations for the brand PROIBS, which is used for a product related to the dietary management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). […]
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