Redacted domain vs. redacted trademark in redacted UDRP due to porn
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LinkStake.com: Domain lost via the UDRP process to Chain.link
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Elliott Investment .com domain taken away via the UDRP process
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, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Calpers.com: Sold on NameJet, domain gets lost via the #UDRP process
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lazyboy.xyz: Here’s what not to do with famous trademarks
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Poliedro.com: Domain investor received bad news via the UDRP process
Poliedro is the name of a Brazilian company, founded in 1993; they have been using the domain Poliedro.com.br since 1998. In Portuguese and Spanish, the word “poliedro” stands for “multi-faceted” as in the Greek word “polyhedron” – having many sides as a geometrical shape. Meanwhile, the domain name Poliedro.com was registered in 2008; its registrant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Google takes Googled.com 21 years later
Google, the 800 lbs search engine gorilla, has taken over the domain Googled.com. It took 21 years and the use of the UDRP process to bring this 2001 registration home. Googling is the act of using Google to search for and find related results and “Googled” would be the past tense, however, this is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PalPay.com: A 22 year old #domain lost via the UDRP process
The domain name PalPay.com was registered in 2000, making it 22 years old; as a brand, the first thing that comes to mind is an anagram of PayPal. It took a long time for PayPal to file a UDRP and it finally did, but it seems that a recent sale of PalPay.com triggered that action. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Instapaint.com lost to holders of newer domain Instapainting.com
The domain name Instapaint.com was registered in 2012, providing services that recreate photographs as an oil painting. The registrant, Albert Cheng, indicated that the domain was registered in 2009: “if you check my domain history, my domain was registered on 2/1/2009. the litigants was registered 4 years after mine. I had already been using the name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Opportunistic bad faith: Rushbet.com lost via the UDRP process
When a company’s trademark expires, there’s opportunity for mischief, according to some. In the case of the domain name Rushbet.com, the registrant took a chance with picking up the domain after Rush Street Interactive allowed its RUSHBET mark and the domain to lapse. The Complainant called this action “opportunistic bad faith” and the Forum (NAF) […]
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