ValoService.com: French company fails to usurp domain via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on September 2, 2021, at 12:02 pm

Valeo and Valeo Service, France, attempted to usurp the domain name ValoService.com from its registrant via the UDRP process. The domain registrant is based in India, investing in domain names. He is selling the domain for $2,888 dollars on DAN.com. In his response, the Respondent denied the Complainant’s claims that he was aware of their […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, UDRP, VALO, ValoService.com, WIPO, deny transfer

JBL lost UDRP as panelist goes to extreme lengths to uncover the truth

Posted by DomainGang on September 1, 2021, at 11:17 am

Harman International Industries, Inc. owners of the JBL brand for audio systems, lost the UDRP it filed against the domain JBL.com.co. The WIPO panelist went to extreme lengths to uncover the domain registrant’s rights to the domain, digging up corporate records that point to the full name and its meaning. Although JBL is a famous […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with JBL.com.co, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

2DG.com: Indian latecomer fails to get 19 year old domain via the #WIPO

Posted by DomainGang on August 20, 2021, at 12:08 pm

Shocking? Not really: An Indian company engaged in “Plan B” to usurp a 19 year old domain via the UDRP process. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, India, filed a UDRP at the WIPO to get 2DG.com, a domain registered in 2002. The “2DG” part allegedly infringed on the Complainant’s Indian marks of 2 DG, 2DG, and […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with 2 DG, 2DG.com, Domains, WIPO, deny transfer, india

ForeverIam.com : HugeDomains keeps its “forever” #domain after #UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on August 13, 2021, at 12:59 pm

A company with a registered mark in stylized form for I AM lost a UDRP it filed against HugeDomains; the domain ForeverIam.com was being challenged. HugeDomains pointed out that “forever I am” is a prelude to various English phrases, such as the romantic reference “forever I am yours.” While lacking syntax, that phrase is still […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Forever I am, ForeverIam.com, HugeDomains, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Abreco.com: UDRP result favors Respondent for aged #domain name

Posted by DomainGang on August 6, 2021, at 12:12 pm

A UDRP filed against the aged domain Abreco.com has been decided: Deny transfer of the domain to the Complainant, Canadian Wear Technologies Ltd. The Respondent was represented by the law offices of Howard Neu, who stated on behalf of his client: The Respondent challenges all three limbs under paragraph 4(a) of the Policy. In respect […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Howard Neu, WIPO, abreco.com, deny transfer

MallOfOman.com: #UDRP Complainant loses case for the 2nd time

Posted by DomainGang on July 21, 2021, at 11:20 am

Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC lost the UDRP filed against the domain MallOfOman.com in 2018. The domain had been registered long before the Complainant acquired its mark. Complainants that lost a UDRP can refile, if new developments warrant such filing; the 2nd time their UDRP filing was also denied, despite no official response by the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Mall of Oman, MallOfOman.com, NAF, UDRP, deny transfer

WorldChessChampionship.com: Why the International Chess Federation lost the #UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2021, at 8:30 pm

Chess is an ancient strategy game going back several millennia. Based in Switzerland, the International Chess Federation holds a trademark for FIDE WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. The French acronym “FIDE” stands for “Fédération Internationale des Echecs (International Chess Federation)”. The domain WorldChessChampionship.com is a domain consisting of the descriptive terms “world”, “chess,” and “championship.” It’s been […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, FIDE, International Chess Federation, UDRP, WIPO, WorldChessChampionship.com, deny transfer

Indian monolith Tata lost #UDRP over the #domain name Taatas.com

Posted by DomainGang on July 15, 2021, at 12:07 pm

Tata, the Indian monolith auto manufacturer, lost big time when it filed a UDRP against the domain Taatas.com. Its registrant responded that “taatas” is not a plural form of “Tata” and it’s not even pronounced the same; he argued that “taata” means “guarantee” in Finnish and “father” in East Africa and rural Sri Lanka, thus […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Taatas.com, Tata, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Security-Finance.com: A 1999 #domain the subject of a failed #UDRP filing

Posted by DomainGang on July 13, 2021, at 9:58 am

Certain generic words and word combos make weak trademarks. That’s the primary take from the UDRP filed against the domain Security-Finance.com, consisting of two generic words, security and finance. Security Group, Inc. d/b/a Security Finance, filed the UDRP to usurp the domain, citing trademark violations. They registered the mark SECURITY FINANCE in 2020, whereas the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, NAF, Security finance, Security-Finance.com, UDRP, deny transfer, trademarks

Registrant of impactbank.com barely makes it past #UDRP filed by bank

Posted by DomainGang on July 7, 2021, at 11:41 am

The UDRP filed by Impact Bank against the domain name ImpactBank.com failed, but the domain’s registrant barely made the cut. The sole panelist at the WIPO cut the Respondent some major slack, by granting him one out of three points. All 3 points need to be satisfied for the complaint to succeed. Said the panelist: […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Impact Bank, UDRP, deny transfer, impactbank.com

HugeDomains wins #UDRP for the domain Corming.com

Posted by DomainGang on July 5, 2021, at 10:36 am

HugeDomains, holders of the largest private domain portfolio in the world, won the UDRP filed against its domain Corming.com. Why would a domain like Corming.com hit with a UDRP in the first place, you might ask. The Complainant is Corning Incorporated, one of the world’s leading innovators in materials science, with a 169-year track record […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Corming.com, Corning, Corning Incorporated, HugeDomains, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

ARM fails to grab Arm.World #domain from #Chinese registrant

Posted by DomainGang on July 1, 2021, at 6:48 pm

Arm Limited, a semiconductor designer company, attempted to get the domain Arm.World from its Chinese registrant by filing a UDRP. This time, unlike the cases filed against the domains Arm.co and Arm.click, the decision was in favor of the Respondent, who listed the domain for sale. The asking price: 16 million British pounds. Arm.World is […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with ARM, Arm.World, Domainers, Domains, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

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