TheJW.org: UDRP denied for parody domain aimed at Jehovah’s Witnesses
The domain TheJW.org points to an active web site that is a parody of JW.org, the web site of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (aka Jehovah’s Witnesses.) The parody element of the web site is evident; there is no attempt to impersonate the real JW.org content. In a UDRP filed by the operators […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dentless.com UDRP won by the Dent Guys
A dental services company holding a trademark for DENTLESS filed a UDRP to usurp the matching domain name, Dentless.com. The Respondent is a car damage services company that acquired the domain in 2017 “in good faith.” They forward the domain to DentGuys.com. The sole panelist at the WIPO concurred with the Respondent: The term “dentless” is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BlendSports.com: Danish clothing company’s Blend brand failed to deliver UDRP victory
A Danish company that manufactures clothes and athletic gear under the BLEND brand filed a UDRP to get the domain BlendSports.com from its Pakistani registrant. While the logos of the two companies’ web sites share some elements, the Respondent denied using the Complainant’s BLEND mark on any of its products or online. The Respondent stated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Integrity.com: Sunil Bheda won the UDRP with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Mr. Sunil Bheda was named as Respondent in a UDRP case involving the aged domain name Integrity.com, registered in 1996. The UDRP was filed by Integrity Marketing Group LLC, a company that registered the INTEGRITY mark in 2023, citing 2016 as the date of first use, hence claiming “common law” rights dating back 7 years. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Grantify.com & other TLDs involved in UDRP after domain was sold on #Epik
A British company called Grantify Ltd filed a UDRP to get the domain name Grantify.com, along with the .org, .net, and .app domains. The Complainant believed that they were filing the UDRP against the person who in 2020 agreed to sell them the domain for $10,000 dollars. At the time, the domain was with Epik’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hedo-resort.com: UDRP focuses on trademark, not the outdated web site
A web site designed in 2004 wasn’t the core issue, according to the UDRP filed against the domain Hedo-Resort.com. The Complainant is Marshmallow II (St. Lucia) Limited that operate the luxury all-inclusive adult only holiday resort in Jamaica, called HEDONISM or HEDO for short. The Respondent is a booking agent using their own web site […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AviationTrader.com: Generic, aged .com domain flies away from UDRP ground
The domain name AviationTrader.com consists of two dictionary words, “aviation” and “trader” that together form the “aviation trader” construct: A seller of airplanes, for example. Registered in 2012, the domain was hit with a UDRP filed by Sandhills Global, Inc. on the basis of the AVIATION TRADER mark registered in 2022 in Australia and New […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vanderhall Motor Works vs. Pim van der Hall—Who won the UDRP?
A UDRP involving the domain name Vanderhall.com brought the Complainant, Vanderhall Motor Works, against the domain’s Dutch Respondent, Pim van der Hall. The domain was registered in 2000 by the Respondent, exactly because it’s a match to his last name. In this UDRP, Mr. van der Hall did not respond but the Forum (NAF) panelist […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AkrosGroupLLC.com UDRP is full of typos but the Respondent won still
Akros means “edge” or “end of” in Greek; a UDRP involving the domain name AkrosGroupLLC.com managed to include numerous typos of the word. Banca Akros S.p.A., Italy, filed a UDRP to get the domain name, based on a series of registered trademarks in Europe and the US that include AKROS. Somehow, the WIPO panelist introduced […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Painless.com UDRP: Respondent delivers pain with this aged, generic domain name
The domain Painless.com was registered in 1996, at the dawn of the commercial internet. Along came Benco Dental Supply Co., a medical supply company, with a registered mark for PAINLESS from 1997; they sought to get the domain via the UDRP process 27 years later. They operate painless.benco.com to demonstrate use of the PAINLESS mark. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thursday.com UDRP: Thursday Boot Company got the RDNH boot
Thursday Boot Company filed a UDRP to usurp the premium, aged, generic domain name Thursday.com. The UDRP failed because the Complainant’s marks were registered after the Respondent’s acquisition of the domain (registration: 1996) for $40,000 dollars in 2011. Not only was the transfer denied, the Complainant was found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Presonate.com: Domain portmanteau registrant wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The operator of Presonate.com stated that he invented the term as a portmanteau of “presentation” and “resonate”. Presonate Zrt., Hungary, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain, citing its use as a pornographic web site. In their response, the Respondent claims to have used the Domain Name for his personal blog relating to communication, presentation, […]
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