#XTREAM .com : A 2019 trademark beat a 1998 #domain name via a #UDRP filing!
It’s shocking: a trademark for XTREAM granted in 2019, delivered victory in a UDRP filed against the domain name Xtream.com. The domain was registered in 1998. The Respondent was called a “cybersquatter” and that they acquired the domain “in bad faith” in 2018 in the secondary market, being aware of the Complainant’s mark, allegedly. Mediacom […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#SleepOrganic .com : #Afternic escrow still in the #WHOIS years after #domain was sold
SleepOrganic.com was hit with UDRP, and Afternic was served with it. In a “whoops!” moment for the popular domain aftermarket, the domain’s true registrant wasn’t changed in the WHOIS, after a sale occurred in 2015. Here’s what happened, as far as we know. According to DomainTools, SleepOrganic.com was sold by New Ventures Services, a subsidiary […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Dumbledore .com buyer magically avoids #UDRP pitfall, saves #domain investment
The registrant of Dumbledore.com pulled a magic trick with the domain, convincing the NAF panelist that it’s archaic English for “bumblebee.” Warner Bros had filed a UDRP to protect one of their characters from the “Harry Potter” series, Professor Albus Dumbledore. “Complainant’s Dumbledore Marks are derived from the Harry Potter fantasy novel series, authored by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Trademark on top: The buyer of Pornhub.co just lost $72k via the #UDRP process
Pornhub is one of the biggest destinations of adult content on the Internet, and they have trademarked their brand, operating from the matching .com domain. In 2010, the domain Pornhub.co was registered, and the domain apparently changed hands in 2018. In the ensuing UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum, the Estonian Respondent stated that they […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Molemax : How a 2012 trademark beat a 2005 #domain registration in a #UDRP?
Molemax.com, a domain registered in 2005, was just lost via the UDRP process. What’s strange, is that the Complainant’s trademark for MOLEMAX bears a 2012 registration date. In other words, the domain name is 7 years senior to the mark. The two dates aren’t hidden, they were listed by the WIPO panelist: The trademark is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Mixbook failed in #UDRP to get Mixbooks.com – but there’s a catch!
Mixbook filed a UDRP to get the plural version domain, Mixbooks.com, but failed. The plural version exists since 1998, and the Complainant registered their trademark in 2009. The Respondent asserted that their domain is thus much older than the registered mark, and the sole panelist, Carol Stoner, Esq., agreed there is no sign of bad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Apple founder, Steve Jobs, gets his #domain 8 years after death
Apple founder, Steve Jobs has been resting in peace since he passed in 2011, and now The Steve Jobs Archive LLC has secured his matching .com domain. SteveJobs.com was secured via the UDRP process that granted transfer away from its Korean registrant. The domain was registered in 1999, but it existed before and it dropped. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wasn’t aware of the trademark : #UDRP response actually helped save the #domain
The registrant of practicesnapshot.com is a dental studio that instructed one of its employees to register the domain in 2016. Apparently, the words “practice snapshot” have nothing to do with hockey, but it’s about providing software that allows dentists to have a graphic summary or snapshot of their dental practice. A company registered the trademark […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Localvore .com : #Domain age beat #UDRP despite registered trademark
The domain Localvore.com was registered in 2006, and its Registrant used it consistently with food-related guide services since then. In 2012, another company began to use the term, and managed to register LOCALVORE TODAY, and in 2017 LOCALVORE with the USPTO. They filed a UDRP to get the domain, but the sole panelist noted that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crap : The biggest #poop UDRP of all time!
We’ve seen some domain crap being taken to the UDRP process, but this one has to be the biggest collection of poop domains ever. To be exact, 74 “poop domains” were included in a UDRP filed by Crown Products LLC. The Complainant is in the waste solutions business and provides branded waste disposal bags and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sage Netcom or Sagenet com? #UDRP finds the invisible hyphen in this #domain name
Is there such a thing as an invisible hyphen in a domain name? In the case of SageNetcom.com, the word split is between the words “Sage” and “Netcom.” The latter stands for “Network & communications.” The operators of Sage Net, using the domain SageNet.com, filed a UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum, citing a 1999 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Duggan vs. Duggan : Tax consulting biz attempted to take over 24 year old #domain
A tax consulting business tried to take over Duggan.com, a domain registered in 1995, citing rights to the DUGGAN mark. The 24 year old domain asset belongs to a guy named… Thomas Duggan. It’s surprising to see that this decision did not deliver a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, on top of the denial […]
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