Zynaus.com impersonates ZYN brand, Respondent “rebrands” to another infringing domain!

Posted by DomainGang on October 21, 2025, at 1:30 pm

Swedish Match North Europe AB and Philip Morris International filed a UDRP against Australian registrant Courtney Turner over the domain ZynAus.com, which falsely claimed to be the official Australian distributor of ZYN nicotine pouches. The website displayed the ZYN mark and product images without authorization, promoted social accounts under the ZYN name, and even sold […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Match North Europe AB, UDRP, WIPO, ZYN, ZynAu.com, ZynAus.com, grant transfer, trademarks

WhatsApp.ai: Trademark violation leads to UDRP that leads to domain’s loss

Posted by DomainGang on October 20, 2025, at 10:10 am

WhatsApp LLC filed a UDRP against Noam Cohen of Israel over WhatsApp.ai, arguing that the domain’s use for an AI-related app directory and later a LANTA LABS site was an attempt to legitimize bad-faith registration. Cohen claimed the domain was meant for a noncommercial editorial project titled “What’s App (AI)?” — a play on the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Noam Cohen, UDRP, WIPO, WhatsApp, grant transfer, trademarks

UDRP Transfer: TeddySofas.com imitated OMHU’s Teddy line of sofas

Posted by DomainGang on October 15, 2025, at 10:40 am

OMHU CPH A/S, a Danish furniture company known for its TEDDY sofa collection, filed a UDRP against Shen Ling Mao of China over the domain teddysofas.com. OMHU demonstrated both registered and unregistered trademark rights in TEDDY, supported by evidence of extensive promotion on omhucph.com, teddysofa.dk, and social media since 2022. The domain, registered in August […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with OMHU CPH A/S, Shen Ling Mao, Teddy Sofas, Teddy sofa, TeddySofas.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, trademarks, 卯申令

Playboy wins PlayboyStory.com after lapse and Respondent’s pirated content use

Posted by DomainGang on October 14, 2025, at 1:45 pm

Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. filed a UDRP to recover PlayboyStory.com, a domain it once owned but allowed to lapse in 2022. The new registrant, identifying as “Crack Misoft” of California, used the domain for a site posing as “Playboy Inc.” and offering access to “every issue ever made”, effectively hosting or linking to unauthorized digital […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Playboy, PlayboyStory.com, UDRP, grant transfer, trademarks

lmagination.com: Domain lost via the UDRP process—What happened?

Posted by DomainGang on October 13, 2025, at 10:40 am

The Imagination Group Limited of the United Kingdom filed a UDRP against the domain name lmagination.com, registered to a Respondent in France. Complainant, a global design and communications agency operating since 1978, holds multiple IMAGINATION trademarks and uses the domain imagination.com. The disputed domain replaces the lowercase “i” with a lowercase “l” — a subtle […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, imagination.com, lmagination.com, typosquatting

Anthropic wins ClaudeCode.cc UDRP after use with porn and malware

Posted by DomainGang on October 1, 2025, at 12:00 pm

The domain name ClaudeCode.cc was disputed by Anthropic, PBC of the United States in a UDRP it filed against Elke Qin. Complainant relied on its CLAUDE trademark (U.S. Reg. No. 7645254, filed 2023, registered 2025) covering AI software and services, and pointed to its well-known Claude model family and recently announced Claude Code tool. Respondent […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Anthropic, Claude, Claude code, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

Rado.net: Swatch company takes 24-year old domain using the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on September 24, 2025, at 10:48 am

Rado Uhren AG, part of the Swatch Group, brought a UDRP against the aged domain rado.net. The Swiss watchmaker, which has used the RADO mark since 1951 and operates globally through retail stores and rado.com, argued that the domain was identical to its longstanding mark. Registered in 2001, rado.net had resolved to a parking page […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, rado, rado.net

Tata Motors wins Tatamotors.org UDRP: Personal “fan” site and high sale ask sink Respondent

Posted by DomainGang on September 11, 2025, at 1:50 pm

Tata Motors has filed a UDRP against the domain Tatamotors.org from an Indian registrant who claimed he registered the name in 2019 “out of curiosity” and used it as a personal, non-commercial site to promote himself as a DevOps engineer. The panel found the domain identical to Tata’s well-known TATA MOTORS mark and rejected any […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Tata Motors, Tatamotors.org, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

Tangly.org UDRP: Dictionary word domains better be used accordingly—Defense failed

Posted by DomainGang on September 11, 2025, at 10:40 am

LinkedIn filed a UDRP against the domain Tangly.org showing it was used to host a clone of its “Tango” puzzle game. Registered just one week after LinkedIn obtained its UK TANGO trademark, the site described itself as “Tango Game (Tangly),” directly referencing LinkedIn’s product. Security vendors flagged the site as malicious, and the domain carried […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, LinkedIn, Ludjon Roshi, Tangly, Tangly.org, Tango Game, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

Worday.com lost via the UDRP process; Valid brand or typo of Workday?

Posted by DomainGang on September 6, 2025, at 9:38 am

Workday, Inc., the enterprise cloud software giant, filed a UDRP complaint against the Cayman Islands registrant of the domain Worday.com. The domain, registered in 2012, drops the letter “k” from Workday’s well-known mark and resolved to a parked page with PPC ads, some promoting competing services. Complainant’s evidence also showed subdomains had been created to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with UDRP, Worday.com, Workday, Workday.com, grant transfer, typosquatting

Intel wins UDRP for Linutronix.com after $32 million asking price

Posted by DomainGang on August 29, 2025, at 11:59 am

Intel Corporation filed a UDRP against the Ukrainian registrant of Linutronix.com. The domain was registered on February 23, 2022 — the exact day Intel publicly announced its acquisition of German Linux consultancy Linutronix GmbH. Intel argued the registration was timed to exploit its acquisition news and that the respondent later tried to sell the domain […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Intel, Intel Corporation, Linutronix GmbH, Linutronix.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

Veo3.ai UDRP: Google wins despite Respondent’s pick of 3 panelists

Posted by DomainGang on August 28, 2025, at 9:09 am

The domain Veo3.ai was registered in July 2025 by a Chinese registrant. Google, represented by Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, filed a complaint arguing that the domain directly targeted its VEO trademark, which covers its AI-powered video generation products (Veo, Veo 2, Veo 3). Google emphasized that the name “veo3” combined its VEO brand with […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Google VEO, Google VEO3, UDRP, Veo3.ai, google, grant transfer, veo3

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