Nexim.com UDRP: Dispute fails against domain investor represented by attorney John Berryhill

Posted by DomainGang on December 3, 2025, at 11:31 am

Nexim Italia, an Italian connectivity and broadcast provider founded in 2018, went after the domain Nexim.com, arguing that its NEXIM mark is globally recognized and that the domain was grabbed to resell back to them. The domain, however, was first registered in 1999 by a third party and only dropped into auction in 2025, when […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Adam Maysonet, John Berryhill, Nexim.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Upscaleavenues.com UDRP: Yet another RDNH win for John Berryhill

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2025, at 5:30 pm

The fight over the domain UpscaleAvenues.com came out of a busted real-estate partnership in Virginia. Victor Adam Bosak III claimed he created the UPSCALE AVENUES brand in 2015 and pointed to a 2019 Trademark Co-Ownership Agreement giving him and Robert Rogers equal rights in the mark and related assets. Rogers, however, had registered upscaleavenues.com back […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with John Berryhill, RDNH, UPSCALE AVENUES, Upscaleavenues.com, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Augment.ai: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on November 11, 2025, at 8:19 am

StayinFront, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint over the domain Augment.ai, claiming bad faith registration and an attempt to profit from its AUGMENT trademark. The company argued that the domain’s $4.9 million sale listing showed clear intent to exploit its brand. Defended by IP attorney John Berryhill, the Respondent maintained that augment is a generic English […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Augment, Augment.ai, Domains, John Berryhill, RDNH, reverse domain name hijacking

Vireo.com UDRP: Complaint denied as domain predates company by over a decade

Posted by DomainGang on November 3, 2025, at 10:20 am

VIREO S.r.l. of Italy filed a UDRP against Ashanti plc Limited of Hong Kong over the domain Vireo.com, represented by attorney John Berryhill. The Italian firm, founded in 2006 and holding EU and Italian trademarks from 2023, claimed that the domain had been transferred numerous times and was being held purely for speculation. The three-member […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Ashanti plc Limited, Domains, John Berryhill, UDRP, Vireo, Vireo.com, WIPO, deny transfer

Jiggle.com UDRP: RDNH smackdown with Berryhill bounce

Posted by DomainGang on October 2, 2025, at 10:30 am

The domain name jiggle.com was disputed by Jiggle LLC of the United States against Chad Wright of the United States, represented by John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq. Complainant, internally represented, relied on its newly registered JIGGLE trademark (U.S. Reg. No. 7,872,129, registered July 22, 2025) for caffeinated gummies, arguing that the Domain Name was identical to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, jiggle.com, reverse domain name hijacking

Ideas On Board gets slapped with RDNH attempt over Concreted.com

Posted by DomainGang on September 25, 2025, at 10:10 am

Ideas On Board Corp. of Korea went after Concreted.com, a domain registered back in 2000 and acquired by the Respondent in 2011. Represented by Marq Vision, the Complainant argued that its CONCRETED fragrance brand, launched in 2023 with a trademark registered in 2024, entitled it to the .com domain. The Respondent, represented by attorney John […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Concreted.com, John Berryhill, RDNH, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Energy firm Colbún fails to grab Colbun.com via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on August 28, 2025, at 10:19 am

Chilean energy company Colbún S.A. went after Colbun.com in a UDRP, arguing that the domain matched its COLBUN trademarks and had been passively held and offered for sale. The domain, however, was registered in 2003—ten years before the company’s Chilean marks—and resolves to a sales landing page. Respondent Stanley Pace, represented by IP attorney John […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Colbun.com, Colbún S.A., John Berryhill, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Trademark service by Atom gets some nuclear changes

Posted by DomainGang on August 17, 2025, at 7:49 pm

A trademark search service introduced by Atom a few weeks ago, received its own domain name last week and was launched as Trademark.io. The service provides an one-stop shop for researching, creating brands, and kick-starting the registration of marks with the USPTO, presumably using AI-assisted tools created by Atom. But there was a problem with […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, Trademark by Atom, Trademark.io, brands, trademark search

Reflex Publishing fends off attempt to usurp Topaz.com; WIPO panel rules RDNH

Posted by DomainGang on August 6, 2025, at 12:28 pm

Top Systems Brasil Software Financeiro Ltda. went after the premium domain Topaz.com, claiming trademark rights dating to 2021. But the domain had been registered by Reflex Publishing way back in 1998, a full 23 years before the Complainant even filed for its first trademark! The Brazilian fintech firm, part of the Stefanini Group, argued that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, RDNH, Top Systems Brasil Software Financeiro Ltda, Topaz.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking, topaz

Topaz.com UDRP: John Berryhill won case while cycling for a good cause!

Posted by DomainGang on August 5, 2025, at 4:49 pm

IP attorney, John Berryhill, participated in the Pan-Mass Challenge cycling event along with domain investor Elliot Silver. The dynamic domain industry duo helped raise more than $27,000 in donations. The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is a fundraising bike-a-thon started in 1980 by Billy Starr to benefit the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute via the Jimmy Fund. It raises […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Elliot Silver, John Berryhill, Pan-Mass Challenge, Topaz.com

Maxion.com UDRP: John Berryhill won the case on behalf of domain investor

Posted by DomainGang on July 31, 2025, at 10:28 am

Brazilian auto parts giant Iochpe-Maxion S/A filed a UDRP complaint to acquire Maxion.com, citing trademarks dating back to 1991 and longstanding global use of the MAXION brand. The domain, originally registered in 2000, was acquired by a domain investor in 2017 for $2,605 via a NameJet auction. Represented by domain attorney John Berryhill, the Respondent […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, John Berryhill, Maxion, Maxion.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Domain investor won: ANI Technologies lost OLA.com UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on July 28, 2025, at 10:06 am

ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., operator of Ola ride-hailing services, has failed in its attempt to usurp the premium domain OLA.com from domain investor Jeffrey Knepper, represented by noted IP attorney John Berryhill. ANI claimed the domain was identical to its OLA trademark and accused the Respondent of redirecting traffic to his eBay store while demanding […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Jeffrey Knepper, John Berryhill, OLA.com, UDRP, WIPO