RedFig.com: Complainant choked on fruit domain defended by domainer!

Posted by DomainGang on November 7, 2023, at 5:29 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Bill Patterson, John Berryhill, UDRP, deny transfer, redfig.com

Playhouse.com: Unsolicited offer led to UDRP; Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on October 24, 2023, at 12:09 pm

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domain Agents, Domains, PlayHouse, Playhouse.com, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

IBA.com: UDRP on aged #domain ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision!

Posted by DomainGang on October 20, 2023, at 10:18 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, IBA.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

Stinky UDRP: Perfume-Oils.com registrant won with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding!

Posted by DomainGang on October 18, 2023, at 10:19 am

The registrant and operator of the domain Perfume-Oils.com was hit with a UDRP filed by Scentsational Shoppe, Inc. The Complainant’s mark PO PERFUME OILS was registered in 2018 for “Retail . . . and online store services featuring fragrances, soaps, incense, air fresheners, lotions.” The mark is stylized and the Complainant asserted that the Respondent’s […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Perfume-Oils.com, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

ZeroCoder.com: After HugeDomains sale, new owner hit with UDRP; RDNH ensued

Posted by DomainGang on October 17, 2023, at 8:29 am

Mr. George Novik acquired the domain ZeroCoder.com in 2022, for the sum of $2,295 dollars paid to HugeDomains in installments. He proceeded with setting up a business web site not too long after but a UDRP was filed against it by Zeroqode, Inc. The Complainant registered the mark ZEROQODE with the USPTO in 2017 that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, George Novik, NAF, RDNH, UDRP, ZEROQODE, ZeroCoder.com, Zerocoder, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

Zama.com: UDRP ends with victory for owner of CVCV domain

Posted by DomainGang on October 13, 2023, at 10:59 am

A French company did very little research before filing a UDRP for the domain Zama.com. Zama SAS asserted rights to the ZAMA mark but no such mark exists in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia where the Respondent has established rights. The Respondent noted that their Zama brand usage and corporate formation dates back to the […]

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

Revued.com: Sneaky UDRP filed after Complainant used GoDaddy broker

Posted by DomainGang on October 10, 2023, at 8:15 am

A sneaky attempt to usurp the domain name Revued.com from its owner used a novel approach: A company approached GoDaddy brokers to extract the owner’s details, citing interest in the domain. Once that proxy contact was made, the company filed a UDRP on the basis of the domain’s asking price ($15,000 dollars.) Through the negotiation […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, Revued.com, UDRP, deny transfer

BoycottWickes.com: PPC ads not placed by UDRP Respondent; victory ensues

Posted by DomainGang on October 2, 2023, at 12:29 pm

The registrant of the domain name BoycottWickes.com did so in order to protest the activities of a company and wasn’t to blame for PPC ads placed by the registrar, GoDaddy, without their consent. Wickes Building Supplies Limited, United Kingdom, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. In their Complaint, they cited confusion in the minds […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with BoycottWickes.com, Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Wickes Building Supplies Limited, deny transfer

Senderra.com: Despite seniority over trademark, no RDNH decision in UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on September 29, 2023, at 12:22 pm

The domain Senderra.com was registered in 2005, eleven years before Senderra RX Partners registered the mark SENDERRA. The company filed a UDRP, alleging that between 2005 and 2022 the domain remained undeveloped. The sole panelist at the WIPO pointed out these facts: As the disputed domain name was registered 11 years before the Complainant obtained […]

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

DeltaPlus.com: Unknown Respondent won UDRP for a 1995 domain

Posted by DomainGang on September 21, 2023, at 11:29 am

The unknown registrant of the domain DeltaPlus.com received a UDRP notice, filed by Delta Plus, a French company. Formed in 1977 as a company, the Complainant based their filing on French trademarks registered in the mid 1980s. The domain DeltaPlus.com was registered in 1995 and it currently forwards to a company’s web site at Roma […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Delta Plus, DeltaPlus.com, Domains, UDRP, deny transfer

Sage.ai: Domain investor won UDRP filed by .com & trademark holder

Posted by DomainGang on September 15, 2023, at 10:40 am

The registrant of Sage.ai fought back and won the UDRP filed against the domain; the Complainant, Sage Global Services Limited, holds trademarks for SAGE dating back to the late 80s and early 90s, and it operates from Sage.com. In the UDRP, the asking price of $179,888 dollars was quoted, something that the Complainant found to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Sage, Sage.ai, UDRP, deny transfer

TheCareerGirl.org: British op won UDRP without even responding

Posted by DomainGang on September 14, 2023, at 10:21 am

It’s great news for Nina Chang, founder of the British “success story” web site, TheCareerGirl.org. The domain was reeled into the UDRP process thanks to EL Films LLC, an American firm, that asserted it violates their CAREER GIRLS trademark. That claim didn’t sit well with the Forum (NAF) panelist, who noted that the domain is […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with CAREER GIRLS, NAF, TheCareerGirl.org, UDRP, deny transfer

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