AtlasJet.com UDRP: Turkish Complainant failed to get back aged, active domain name
The domain name AtlasJet.com has been in use by its registrant to offer water jet-cutting services. A Turkish company registered the domain in 2001 and the ATLASJET mark in 2007; it eventually became insolvent in 2020; the domain was auctioned off and was acquired in 2022 by the Respondent in this UDRP who paid $5,650 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AF-SS.org: Sole panelist delivered Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision; Here’s why
North Seattle Community College Foundation does business as “American Financial Solutions” with the acronym AFS. They filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name AF-SS.org. The sole panelist at the forum pointed out that even when the hyphen and TLD are accounted for, the ending string, AFSS, does not match the Complainant’s trademark. The Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Brunet.com UDRP decision a fine example of a generic domain in use
The domain Brunet.com was registered in 1998; the Quebecois company McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique inc. claimed rights to the Brunet mark as early as in 1988. The Respondent stated via their attorney, John Berryhill, that the term is generic and not in use exclusively by the Complainant. The Respondent registered other domains in the same hair […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Authentlc.com: Second UDRP fails, once again, to extract typo-domain!
Authentic Brands Group LLC filed a second UDRP to get the typo-domain Authentlc.com, which uses the letter “L” instead of “i”. The Complainant asserts that the domain is being used maliciously, to meddle with official business of the multi-billion dollar company. The first filing was made in July 2024 and the decision was to deny […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dick’s vs. Wang: UDRP against SportingGS.com failed and here’s why
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name SportingGS.com; the Respondent is Bo Wang. In this case, the Complainant asserted that the domain is infringing on its DICK’S SPORTING GOODS mark, registered with the USPTO in 2012. Complainant alleges that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MinervaSA.com: Brazilian company claimed its mark was infringed on; WIPO panelist disagreed
Minerva, the Roman goddess representing Athena, is also a registered trademark for numerous goods and services. A Brazilian company, MINERVA S.A., filed a UDRP to get the domain name MinervaSA.com. At first, it makes sense that when your company is Minerva SA the exact match .com represents an attempt to infringe on the trademark; however, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Manga.io hit with UDRP; Complainant lost the case
The domain name Manga.io was hit with a UDRP; the decision was made by the WIPO panel to deny its transfer. The domain was deemed generic; also, in the Panel’s view, the Complainant, Mangas.io, France, did not show that the Respondent knew or should have known the Complainant or its rights when registering the Disputed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyberist.com: Million dollar domain listing hit with UDRP
The domain name Cyberist.com was registered in 2002 and was hit with a UDRP 22 years into its registration. Cyberist.com is listed for sale with a $1,000,000 dollar price tag, which must have agitated the Complainant, Mr. Kevin Fream, who claims that he coined the term “Cyberist” in 2006. He acquired the registration of a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frank won this UDRP without even responding
Imagine getting hit with a UDRP just because your first name, Frank, is matching some other person’s stage name, while the last name is their given surname which they do not use. In the case of the domain FrankEdwin.com, the first and last name match the Respondent’s real name. Meanwhile, the UDRP was filed by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sichem.com UDRP results in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A Swiss company with a 130 year history split off one of its brands, leading to the acquisition of the domain Sichem.com for a “substantial amount” of money. Sipchem Europe S.A., Switzerland filed a UDRP claiming rights to the SICHEM mark. In this UDRP at the WIPO, the Respondent prove that a company operated by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Inkas.ae: Canadian Complainant lost UDRP with RDNH finding
Canadian company INKAS Group of Companies filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Inkas.ae from a former partner who branched off a successful armored vehicle business in Dubai, UAE. It got messy after that. The Respondent argued that the parties are engaged in a business dispute over competing claims of contractual and trademark rights, but […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AlteraHealths.com UDRP: Relying on common law marks isn’t the path to victory
Altera Digital Health Inc.filed a UDRP to get the domain AlteraHealths.com, a domain that was used to impersonate one of their employees. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain. Despite this obvious abuse of the domain to facilitate phishing, the Forum panelist was adamant about not transferring it: Complainant has failed to support […]
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