Do you like the domain ColombianCoffee.com?

Posted by DomainGang on January 26, 2023, at 1:09 pm

We all love coffee and Colombian coffee is one of the best in the world. Apparently, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia) believed that by having a trademark in Colombia for CAFÉ DE COLOMBIA they could also usurp the domain name ColombianCoffee.com from its registrant. Filing a UDRP […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Colombian coffee, ColombianCoffee.com, Domains, ESQwire, ESQwire.com, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia, UDRP, WIPO, coffee domains

ChatGPT responds to UDRP with solid RDNH references

Posted by DomainGang on December 15, 2022, at 4:02 pm

ChatGPT is a popular AI chatbot that can engage in conversational, analytical exchanges. It does not substitute human activities, including the responses of legal advisors. Regardless, we gave ChatGPT (that is not operating from the domain ChatGPT.com) the following task related to domain names and the UDRP process: Imagine you own the domain Widgets.com. A […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with ChatGPT, Domains, ESQwire, Forum, NAF, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, Widgets.com, cybersquatting, fair use, not legal advice, reverse domain name hijacking

DeltaLife.com: Domain registered in 1995 gets UDRP’ed

Posted by DomainGang on June 8, 2022, at 12:44 pm

The domain DeltaLife.com was registered in 1995 and an eternity later was challenged via the UDRP process. The Complainant is Delta Dental Plans Association, claiming as date of first use of its DELTALIFE plan in 2021. According to the UDRP, the domain DeltaLife.com was first registered on January 16, 1995. Since that date, it has […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Delta life, DeltaLife.com, Domains, ESQwire, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

IndoorBillboard.com: Domain genericness turns #UDRP into a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on January 21, 2022, at 10:22 am

The registrant of the domain IndoorBillboard.com hit back, when Indoor Billboard/Northwest, Inc. filed a UDRP at the Forum (NAF.) Registered in 1999, the domain consists of two generic words, descriptive of “indoor billboard” advertising. Despite the Complainant’s claims to notoriety of its INDOOR BILLBOARD mark, the three member panel found no such evidence. In summary: The […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with ESQwire, ESQwire.com, Forum, IndoorBillboard.com, NAF, RDNH, UDRP, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

ClickBetter.com: UDRP won for Respondent but one WIPO panelist disagreed

Posted by DomainGang on October 5, 2021, at 6:35 pm

The UDRP against the domains ClickBetter.com and ClickBetter.info was filed by a former partner of the Respondent. The Respondent, ClickBetter LTD, Canada, was represented by ESQwire.com, an advertiser on DomainGang. The case was presented as too complex to be addressed via the UDRP channel and that’s what the Respondent emphasized: Despite the Complainant’s choice to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with ClickBetter.com, ClickBetter.info, Domains, ESQwire, ESQwire.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Public.com files for trademark; #domain sale took place two years ago

Posted by DomainGang on April 5, 2021, at 9:21 am

The operators of Public.com, a premium domain registered in 1998, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, PUBLIC.COM. The USPTO application was filed with a date of first use being September 1, 2019. The mark was applied for the following services: Downloadable software for brokerage and trading of investments, securities, stocks, bonds, capital […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Anything.com, Domainers, Domains, ESQwire, Public.com, USPT, trademarks

Unbiased Ltd lost 2nd #UDRP it filed against the #domain Unbiased.com!

Posted by DomainGang on March 31, 2021, at 1:58 pm

When you file a UDRP against an aged, generic domain, your facts and figures better be unbiased. Unbiased Ltd attempted to get the domain Unbiased.com and failed. For the second time. Note: ESQwire.com, a premium sponsor of DomainGang, represented the Respondent in this case. This case’s particulars were obtained from public records and is not […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with 2nd UDRP, Domains, ESQwire, UDRP, Unbiased.com, WIPO

Arvesta.com #UDRP results in Respondent’s loss with dissenting opinion

Posted by DomainGang on September 11, 2020, at 9:57 am

Registered in 2020, the domain Arvesta.com became the subject of a UDRP brought by a Belgian company that rebranded itself from Aveve in 2018. The word arvesta is derived from the Latin word arvus for plough. It was the generic nature of the terms that led the Respondent in this case to pursue the domain […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Arvesta.com, Domains, ESQwire, UDRP, WIPO, aveve

ESQwire law firm lands the #domain name DAE.com back in the hands of its registrant

Posted by DomainGang on April 29, 2020, at 11:24 am

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise uses the DAE acronym, and went after the premium three letter domain DAE.com via the UDRP process. Registered in 1995, this aged acronym was offered for sale after the Complainant participated in a GoDaddy auction where the Respondent won it at for $126,000 dollars. Meanwhile, the GoDaddy brokering service had placed a […]

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

#WellPath.com : A 22-year old #domain faced the #UDRP challenge

Posted by DomainGang on April 15, 2020, at 10:12 am

WellPath.com was registered in 1998, making it a 22-year old domain. Wellpath Holdings, Inc. registered the WELLPATH mark in late 2019, and filed a UDRP to get the domain. The Respondent was represented by ESQwire.com, advertisers on DomainGang. The domain is formed by two generic dictionary words, per the Respondent’s response. The panel agreed, adding […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with ESQwire, UDRP, Wellpath.com, denied

CasinoDaddy.com : #Domain got hit with a #UDRP a decade after Complainant’s trademark

Posted by DomainGang on April 3, 2020, at 1:32 pm

A Swedish company took a bet with CasinoDaddy.com, and filed a UDRP at the WIPO. The domain was registered in 2009. The Complainant is Joelsson Media Group AB, Sweden, that acquired a European Union trademark in 2019 for CASINO DADDY. That’s a decade after the domain was registered. They operate from the matching .net domain […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with CasinoDaddy.com, ESQwire, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

UAX.com : #UDRP ends up with Reverse #Domain Name Hijacking finding!

Posted by DomainGang on February 17, 2020, at 12:44 pm

The UDRP against the aged three letter domain, UAX.com, has ended with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Note: The Respondent was represented by ESQwire.com, advertisers on our publication. This information was obtained from a public source and does not constitute advertising. When the Complainant’s failure to appreciate the weaknesses of its case, despite […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, ESQwire, RDNH, UAX.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking