Fiverr.ai: Respondent’s claims didn’t sway experienced UDRP panelist

Posted by DomainGang on March 23, 2023, at 9:09 am

Some people will invent all types of back stories regarding the meaning of domains, as in the case of Fiverr.ai that ended up in a UDRP. The FIVERR mark has been registered since 2011, citing first use in 2010. Meanwhile, the domain was registered in 2020. In the ensuing UDRP, the Respondent claimed that the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, FIVERR, Fiverr.ai, Forum, UDRP, grant transfer, trademarks

EmpowerMedia.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on March 9, 2023, at 8:05 am

Empower Media Partners LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain EmpowerMedia.com from its registrant. The Respondent in this case is a Canadian citizen that incorporated as Empower 360 Inc. in 2007; it acquired the disputed domain in 2010. Meanwhile, the Complainant registered the mark EMPOWER in 2018 with the USPTO. The three member panel […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Empower Media, EmpowerMedia.com, Forum, NAF, RDNH, UDRP

The domain EchoPayments.com wasn’t lost via a UDRP—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on February 23, 2023, at 10:07 am

The domain name EchoPayments.com was challenged via the UDRP process at the Forum (NAF.) ECHO Health, Inc. attempted to get the domain based on their registration of the mark ECHO in 2014. There was one problem with the strategy of the Complainant: The domain was registered in 2011. Despite the Respondent’s lack of a response, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with EchoPayments.com, Forum, NAF, UDRP, deny transfer, trademarks

BillionaireBay.com UDRP was lost by eBay

Posted by DomainGang on February 16, 2023, at 8:54 am

Ebay filed a UDRP to get the domain BillionaireBay.com from a French company that holds a trademark in France for BILLIONAIREBAY but this is where it gets complicated. The mark’s application in France was opposed at the time by eBay, leading to the mark’s rejection for auctions and marketplace services, however the BILLIONAIREBAY trademark proceeded […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with BillionaireBay.com, Domains, Forum, NAF, UDRP, eBay

Winner of LeonardoDiCaprio.org auction lost domain via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on February 4, 2023, at 3:45 pm

From the “what were you thinking” department comes the UDRP of the domain LeonardodiCaprio.org. Matching the name of popular mega-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, this domain was in the possession of the Hollywood actor until August 2022 but it wasn’t renewed. Instead of dropping, the domain name ended up in a NameJet auction and someone from Indonesia […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Forum, Leonardo DiCaprio, LeonardoDiCaprio.org, NAF, Namejet, Sandi Monkey, UDRP

ImpossibleKick.com UDRP failed due to Complainant’s rushed filing

Posted by DomainGang on January 31, 2023, at 10:19 am

When you claim your mark has become distinctive but it hasn’t, filing a rushed UDRP won’t get you the domain name. Impossible Kicks Holding Company, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name ImpossibleKick.com. The Respondent did not respond, but the sole panelist at the Forum (NAF) pointed out that the Complainant’s […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, Forum, ImpossibleKick.com, NAF, UDRP, USPTO, deny transfer, impossible kicks, trademarks

CreditNinja Lending lost UDRP filed against KreditNinjaLLC.com

Posted by DomainGang on January 9, 2023, at 9:15 am

One can get “Kreative” with the letter “C” and in the case of the domain KreditNinjaLLC.com that phonetic change led to a UDRP. Filed by CreditNinja Lending LLC at the Forum (NAF) the case involves the registered trademark CREDITNINJA, obtained by the Complainant in 2019. Despite the domain’s registration in 2021, the case was dismissed […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with CREDITNINJA, CreditNinja Lending LLC, Forum, KreditNinjaLLC.com, NAF, Rashaud Spikes, UDRP

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

Forum Panelist denied transfer of ultra-short domain 50.com

Posted by DomainGang on November 19, 2022, at 12:29 pm

Incredible: Someone filed a UDRP against the ultra-short, mega-premium domain name 50.com. That’s number 5 followed by the number 0 in .com. Complainant Johannes Schumann owns a US trademark registration for a design mark composed of a red speech bubble with the number “50” within it. The mark is registered in class 45, for leasing […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with 50.com, Domainers, Domains, Forum, UDRP

Why Morgan Stanley lost the UDRP filed against MSFinancements.com

Posted by DomainGang on November 12, 2022, at 10:02 am

Financial giant, Morgan Stanley, owns rights to the mark MORGAN STANLEY and treats the letter pair “MS” as an abbreviated variant, apparently. A French company, formed by two individuals, Medji Bamba and Sarah Pascual, uses the domain MSFinancements.com. It’s not clear why Morgan Stanley’s lawyers believed they’d get this domain via the UDRP process, unless […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, MSFinancements.com, Medji Bamba, Morgan Stanley, NAF, Sarah Pascual, UDRP, deny transfer

Nuramax.com: UDRP decision based on LinkedIn connection of the two parties

Posted by DomainGang on September 20, 2022, at 11:45 am

Nuramax.com is a domain registered in 2022 and it appears to stand on its own two feet as a brand. That’s not what Nutramax Laboratories, Inc. thought, however, and they filed a UDRP to get the domain from its registrant. In this case, the Respondent failed to respond and the Complainant reigned supreme in their […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, NAF, Nuramax.com, Nutramax, UDRP

Meta-StateFarm.com: UDRP contains meta-baloney about Respondent’s domain

Posted by DomainGang on September 15, 2022, at 7:59 am

A lot of traction on the “meta” and “metaverse” trends have created ample demonstrated interest from global companies. Some are famously pushing forward with such entrance into the Web3 space, others are still holding off. Lack of action does not mean, however, that anyone can hop in and squat on famous marks, such as that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, Meta domains, Meta-StateFarm.com, Metaverse, Metaverse domains, State Farm, UDRP, grant transfer