James lost the #UDRP for ThermoMixer.com—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on February 28, 2023, at 11:48 am

The Thermomix is a multi-purpose kitchen appliance made by the Vorwerk Corporate Group, dating back to 1971. The THERMOMIX brand is thus established; a mixer is also a common name for the appliance that mixes. That reference put the domain name ThermoMixer.com in the sights of the mark owner that filed a UDRP to get […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, ThermoMixer.com, Thermomix, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

Wolfspeed.xyz: UDRP filing cost vs. lower asking price

Posted by DomainGang on December 15, 2022, at 10:51 am

When you offer for sale a domain that violates a registered trademark, the low asking price might not be a deterrent for the Complainant. In the case of Wolfspeed.xyz, its registrant sought to get $1,450 dollars or a hundred bucks below the typical cost of a UDRP ($1,500 dollars or so.) The Complainant, Wolfspeed, Inc., […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with .XYZ, Domains, Liuqingru, Spam, UDRP, WIPO, Wolfspeed.xyz, domainnamesusa, grant transfer, premiumdomainseller

Stylage.com: Korean mega-domainer lost UDRP filed by French company

Posted by DomainGang on November 23, 2022, at 1:02 pm

A Korean mega-domainer with almost 40,000 registered domains suffered a French defeat over Stylage.com; a French company claiming rights to the STYLAGE mark filed a UDRP. The domain was picked up via DropCatch in 2017, after the auction’s winner spent $1,005 dollars. Source: NameBio. Prior to the drop, the domain Stylage.com was in the possession […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Stylage.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

TRX.com: A 1999 domain was lost via the UDRP process!

Posted by DomainGang on November 16, 2022, at 11:14 am

The domain name TRX.com was registered in 1999; Fitness Anywhere LLC filed a UDRP to usurp this aged, valuable LLL .com. Citing rights to the TRX mark since “at least 2005,” the Complainant alleged that TRX.com was acquired by the Respondent much later, in 2021 or 2022. WHOIS records indicate that the contact information was […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, LLL.com, NAF, TRX, TRX.com, UDRP, grant transfer

AuntieJoes.com UDRP: Here’s why the Respondent lost

Posted by DomainGang on November 7, 2022, at 5:23 pm

Trader Joe’s is an American chain of grocery stores headquartered in Monrovia, California. The chain has over 530 stores across the United States. The brand has a huge fan base and the groceries are often sought after in areas where there are no Trader Joe’s stores available. TRADER JOE’S is a registered trademark so when […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Auntie Joe's, AuntieJoes.com, Domains, Trader Joe's, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, trademarks

Redacted domain vs. redacted trademark in redacted UDRP due to porn

Posted by DomainGang on October 12, 2022, at 9:05 am

There are times when the domain name involved in a UDRP can be redacted per either party’s request. In the case of a redacted UDRP at the Forum (NAF) the Complainant’s name, the domain, and the trademark have all been redacted. The reason: The Respondent who is apparently Chinese, built a load of pornographic content […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domainers, Domains, NAF, grant transfer, redacted UDRP

LinkStake.com: Domain lost via the UDRP process to Chain.link

Posted by DomainGang on September 28, 2022, at 12:33 pm

Chainlink, a provider of smart contracts for the blockchain, operates from the domain name Chain.link. They have registered the marks CHAINLINK and LINK with the USPTO. The company filed a UDRP against the domain LinkStake.com that according to the Complaint, competes and disrupts their services. The web site at LinkStake.com doesn’t make it clear about […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, LinkStake.com, NAF, UDRP, grant transfer

Elliott Investment .com domain taken away via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on September 20, 2022, at 2:44 pm

Domain investing can be an intense business, as research of terms often leads to the willful or accidental registration of infringing domains. Staying away from these brand violations is a learned process, as many domain investors have come to find out. A UDRP case involving the domain Elliott-Investment.com resulted in a response by the Respondent, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Elliott-Investment.com, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer

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

Calpers.com: Sold on NameJet, domain gets lost via the #UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on August 25, 2022, at 10:00 am

Paying up for a domain in a NameJet auction, only to lose it a few months later isn’t great news. In the case of Calpers.com, it was sold for $1,718 dollars last December. Source: NameBio. CALPERS is an acronym for California Public Employees’ Retirement System and a registered trademark since 2001. The domain was in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with CALPERS, Calpers.com, Domains, NAF, UDRP, grant transfer

Lazyboy.xyz: Here’s what not to do with famous trademarks

Posted by DomainGang on August 4, 2022, at 6:47 pm

Famous trademarks such as LA-Z-BOY attract domain investors like flies to cow dung! The “art” of registering domain names that incorporate famous trademarks is lost in the mist of time and many domainers have gotten in deep poop for infringing on such trademarks. The very least you can lose is the domain and in the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with LA-Z-BOY, Lazyboy.xyz, NAF, UDRP, grant transfer, trademarks

Meta domains: UDRP targeted 33 domains in 9 countries!

Posted by DomainGang on July 29, 2022, at 6:30 pm

Meta, Inc., operators of the umbrella corporation running Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have filed a UDRP targeting 33 “meta domains.” The number is not extreme as we’ve seen similar UDRPs in the past targeting dozens of domains en masse. What’s different in this case is the multiple Respondents from all over the world – a […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Meta domains, Meta trademark, UDRP, WIPO, grant transfer, meta, trademarks

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