Dexatel.com: UDRP uncovered activities of former CTO
The domain name Dexatel.com became the subject of a UDRP, filed by telecom company Dexatel CJSC. Although the domain was originally registered in 2005, Dexatel acquired it in 2015 and integrated it into its core infrastructure. The conflict arose when the Respondent—the company’s former CTO—shortly before his termination in late 2023, changed the domain’s admin […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Photoshop-Online.com: Famous trademark owner won UDRP
Adobe dominates the suite of tools used by professionals to create images, video, and art. Photoshop is one of the most popular tools by Adobe. While some reference “photoshop” as an actionable verb and “photoshopped” to indicate the editing or alteration of images, the term is very much trademarked and not at risk of genericide. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Car.cash: Domain lost via the UDRP process—Here’s why
Domain hacks connect the two parts to the left and right of the dot, forming a single word (or phrase.) The case involving the domain Car.cash utilizes the car keyword, seemingly generic on its own, which creates a new entity, CAR CASH, matching a trademark registered by Sonic Divisional Operations LLC. The company filed a […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sketchy trademark claims lead to the loss of MikroSystems.com via the UDRP process
A UDRP complaint filed by RTX Corporation against the domain MikroSystems.com, a 2000 registration, used 2001 as a reference date for the MIKRO SYSTEMS mark. That trademark, however, was registered with the USPTO on March 4, 2025 as records show. Furthermore, the application was filed in 2023 with an intent-to-use (ITU) clause. Although the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kathy Byrd domains: Realtor’s personal brand won back via the UDRP process
Realtors take note: Your personal brand requires a domain name that should include your own name. In the case of Kathy Byrd, a realtor with the state of Alabama, her full name was registered by someone in her home state in the form of 3 domains: KathyByrd.com, KathyByrd.net, and KathyByrdRealty.com. This covered the full base […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Own the LiBBS.com: Chinese registrant uses DeepSeek in their UDRP defense—Did it work?
The domain Libbs.com existed in 2008 but dropped and was acquired via DropCatch for $765 dollars in 2022. Libbs.com was supposedly resold for $1,000 dollars this year, according to notes in the UDRP filed by Libbs Farmaceutica Ltda, a Brazilian company that claimed it has rights to the LIBBS mark going back to 1961. The […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GEOIP.com: Domain lost in UDRP after Complainant poisoned data
In a fun case of data-poisoning, MaxMind Inc. defended its registered GEOIP trademark and won the UDRP case it filed against the domain GEOIP.com. Registered in 2000, the disputed domain’s registration predates the claimed first use of the GEOIP mark by two years. However, Namebio data shows that it was sold in 2014 for the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ASLA.com UDRP: A 1995 domain registration was lost—Here’s why
The domain ASLA.com was registered in 1995 and 30 years later it was lost in a UDRP filed by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Inc. that operates from ASLA.org. Archive.org copies of the web site show that since at least 2004, an organization called “American Seminar Leaders Association” made use of the domain. That […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LeonardoAI.com: UDRP loss despite Complainant’s junior trademark—Here’s why
The domain LeonardoAI.com was the subject of a UDRP filed by Australian company Leonardo Interactive Pty Ltd. Registered in 2017, the disputed domain predates the Complainant’s corporate founding by 5 whole years. The Complainant’s LEONARDO.AI mark was registered in 2023 in various locales. Despite the domain’s seniority to both the Complainant’s corporate formation and mark, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ContractPod.AI UDRP: Trademark holder shouldn’t have to register the .AI variant
ContractPodAI is a legal technology company that provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform. It helps businesses streamline contract creation, negotiation, execution, and compliance using automation, AI, and analytics. The platform integrates with various enterprise tools and is designed to improve efficiency in legal and contract management processes. The company operates from the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MIT.school: Forced protection of brand leads to UDRP loss for domain
Domain investors, or individuals enamored with a famous mark such as MIT, should not attempt to register domains on behalf of the trademark holder. Claiming that such registrations are made to “protect” the mark and its fame, all while seeking to reclaim out of pocket costs do not go well together. In the UDRP case […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LSAC.com UDRP: Shocking outcome for veteran domain investor
Law School Admission Council, Inc. operating from the domain LSAC.org, filed a UDRP against the domain name LSAC.com, which was registered in 1996. The domain was acquired by veteran domain investor, Merlin Kauffman, most likely in 2012. It has been parked with PPC ads in recent years and it’s listed for sale. According to the […]
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