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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBM.app UDRP: Chinese Respondent dares question the Complainant’s fame
IBM is one of the most famous trademarks worldwide. Still, some people can be idiotic in choosing to infringe on the IBM three letter acronym and often register domains that match it. In the case of IBM.app, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) filed a UDRP to protect its brand. The Chinese Respondent actually dared to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ULTA.net: Just another LLLL domain or a trademark infringement?
Ulta Beauty, Inc. is a popular company in the US selling beauty products since 2001. The company registered the mark ULTA with the USPTO in 2001. The domain name ULTA.net was registered in 2002 and it’s a pronounceable LLLL .net domain, as far as domain investing is concerned. The ensuing UDRP decided on the fate […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Raymond won a UDRP against Ray—Here’s why
A billionaire hedge fund manager, author, public speaker and philanthropist who was ranked in 2020 as the world’s 79th wealthiest person was targeted in a domain squatting case. Raymond Dalio has been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by aiCIO Magazine and Wired Magazine and named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Equafix.com UDRP ends domain’s PPC revenue stream after two decades
It took the better part of 20 years for the typo-domain, Equafix.com, to be surrendered to the squatted brand’s owners. The domain name has been parked with zero click landers, presumably generating a steady PPC revenue stream. Equifax Inc., filed a UDRP to get the domain from the Respondent, whose information is hidden behind WHOIS […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Citi.ai: Domain lost in UDRP thanks to made-up acronym
Citigroup Inc. is very protective of its famous CITI mark; it filed a UDRP to get the domain Citi.ai from its registrant. It appears that the Respondent fired up ChatGPT and generated a plausible acronym of CITI: Carbon Innovations & Trading Initiative. In their response, the Respondent analyzed that alleged business project further: “I registered […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SAP.ai lost to the UDRP process
The registrant of SAP.ai believed that he had a quality LLL .ai domain in his possession; along with 10,000 other domains, this domain investor was never hit with a UDRP before this one. SAP SE, Germany filed a UDRP at the WIPO, however, asserting rights to the SAP acronym. Founded in 1972, the company’s financial […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LAFitnessNearMe.com: Greedy squatter declined generous offer from trademark holder
The domain name LAFitnessNearMe.com was involved in a UDRP filed by LA Fitness International LLC, owners of the famous LA FITNESS mark. What’s interesting in this case is that through negotiations, the Respondent was able to secure a $2,000 dollar offer for this domain, substantially higher than the $500 opening offer. After involving an attorney […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aveus.com: UDRP reverses expired GoDaddy domain auction result
A UDRP reversed the expired GoDaddy auction result for Aveus.com. In May, the domain was auctioned off for the sum of $2,275 dollars. Its Korean registrant became the Respondent in a UDRP filed by the previous registrant, Medecision, Inc. The Complainant proved it holds an active mark for AVEUS and that they were the registrant […]
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