Ecosavers.com UDRP: Dutch company failed to match trademark with #domain
A Dutch company operating with the ECOSAVERS mark since 2008, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ecosavers.com from its registrant. The domain was registered in 2003. The Respondent is a Cayman-based company that acquired the expired domain in a GoDaddy auction in 2019, spending just $323 dollars. In their response, they claimed that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JYE.com UDRP: LLL .com successfully defended against Mexican vitamin corp
The domain JYE.com was registered in 2000; the Mexican holder of the JYE mark filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. Some key points made by the WIPO panel: The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the description of the Complainant’s business provided on the Alibaba account of the Complainant […] states that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Century.com: Domain name was challenged via the UDRP process
The domain name Century.com was involved in a UDRP that challenged its ownership. Registered in 1993, the domain name now carries the title of, perhaps, the oldest gap between a domain’s registration and its UDRP filing: 30+ years. However, the Respondent in this case is a company located in Illinois and a supplier of aluminum […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OnlineDivorcer.com UDRP: Complainant’s brand too generic
When you offer a product such as online divorce filing, your exact match domain is OnlineDivorce.com. The operators of this domain did the right thing, using it for their product. It’s hard to associate such generic pairs with trademarks, however; in their UDRP filing against OnlineDivorcer.com, they failed. The reason, per the panelists: “The Panel […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LivingEdge.com: UDRP decision marks another victory for John Berryhill
Living Edge Pty Ltd, an Australian retailer of designer furniture, filed a complaint against Kawing Chiu, an individual based in the United States, regarding the disputed domain name LivingEdge.com, registered in 2005. The Respondent was represented by IP attorney, John Berryhill. Living Edge Pty Ltd has a history dating back to around 2000, providing designer […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TravelX.net: Turkish Respondent beat Travelex in #UDRP at the #WIPO
The Turkish registrant of the domain TravelX.net listed it on Dan for $99,999 dollars. Travellers Exchange Corporation Limited, UK filed a UDRP to get the domain, on the basis of its registered mark, TRAVELEX. The Complainant holds rights to the TRAVELEX mark in various jurisdictions, Turkey included (2009.) Their oldest mark goes back to 1991 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ascale.com UDRP: Spanish Complainant failed thanks to junior trademark
Tau Ceramica Solutions, S.L.U. is a Spanish company that filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ascale.com. The Complainant registered the ASCALE mark in 2017 as a graphic element; the mark is junior to the domain’s registration by 8 years. Despite the Respondent’s apparent wish to sell the domain for approximately $90,000 dollars, it’s within […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Exante.com: Maltese corporation filed UDRP trying to buy 3 vowels
XNT Ltd. is an international investment services company based in Malta. They registered the EXANTE mark in various jurisdictions, and some of these marks are being challenged or in the process of being canceled, e.g. in the UK. The company filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Exante.com from UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, a company that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HDPathe.com: Real person beats French film colossus
Pathe Marques, is a company incorporated under the laws of France since 1999, and a member of the Pathe Group, a major film production and distribution company. The company owns the PATHE mark and is very protective of its brand; in a recent UDRP case they filed against the domain HDPathe.com, they surprisingly lost. How […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RedFig.com: Complainant choked on fruit domain defended by domainer!
Domain investor Bill Patterson served a sweet, juicy fruit to the Complainant of a UDRP involving the domain RedFig.com. Simply put, the domain is put together from two dictionary words and describe a “red fig” more than anything else. Meanwhile, Redfig LLC asserted rights to the domain because of a trademark that they registered in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Playhouse.com: Unsolicited offer led to UDRP; Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the aged domain Playhouse.com didn’t end well for the Complainant. Playhouse International Pty Ltd, Australia launched its adult content business in 2020 and attempted to usurp the domain name via the UDRP process. The domain’s Canadian registrant noted that the domain was acquired for a “substantial sum” due to its generic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBA.com: UDRP on aged #domain ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision!
The domain name iba.com was hit with a UDRP filed by IBA SA, Belgium. The Belgian company claimed that as early as in 2001 it sought to acquire the domain, only to be told to “make an offer.” Eventually, the Complainant did make an offer: $2,500 dollars via a third party broker. This ridiculous approach […]
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