Domains & UDRP: Lawyers should use the tools of the trade
Professionals of every trade should utilize the best tools to deliver services to clients. In the case of a law firm, using information databases such as LexisNexis is a given, as they are an indispensable tool that does require paid subscriptions. Not every law firm is willing to fork out money for such tools, apparently. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Painless.com UDRP: Respondent delivers pain with this aged, generic domain name
The domain Painless.com was registered in 1996, at the dawn of the commercial internet. Along came Benco Dental Supply Co., a medical supply company, with a registered mark for PAINLESS from 1997; they sought to get the domain via the UDRP process 27 years later. They operate painless.benco.com to demonstrate use of the PAINLESS mark. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EmpowerMedia.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Empower Media Partners LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain EmpowerMedia.com from its registrant. The Respondent in this case is a Canadian citizen that incorporated as Empower 360 Inc. in 2007; it acquired the disputed domain in 2010. Meanwhile, the Complainant registered the mark EMPOWER in 2018 with the USPTO. The three member panel […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The domain EchoPayments.com wasn’t lost via a UDRP—Here’s why
The domain name EchoPayments.com was challenged via the UDRP process at the Forum (NAF.) ECHO Health, Inc. attempted to get the domain based on their registration of the mark ECHO in 2014. There was one problem with the strategy of the Complainant: The domain was registered in 2011. Despite the Respondent’s lack of a response, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BillionaireBay.com UDRP was lost by eBay
Ebay filed a UDRP to get the domain BillionaireBay.com from a French company that holds a trademark in France for BILLIONAIREBAY but this is where it gets complicated. The mark’s application in France was opposed at the time by eBay, leading to the mark’s rejection for auctions and marketplace services, however the BILLIONAIREBAY trademark proceeded […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Winner of LeonardoDiCaprio.org auction lost domain via the UDRP process
From the “what were you thinking” department comes the UDRP of the domain LeonardodiCaprio.org. Matching the name of popular mega-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, this domain was in the possession of the Hollywood actor until August 2022 but it wasn’t renewed. Instead of dropping, the domain name ended up in a NameJet auction and someone from Indonesia […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LordAdTaylor.com: UDRP failed due to Respondent’s language barrier
When you file a UDRP, the domain’s registrar matters. In the case of LordAdTaylor.com the UDRP was filed by Lord & Taylor IP LLC, America’s first and oldest department store. The Respondent uses DNSPod, Inc. as their registrar, which is based in China, as is the Respondent. Apparently, not many Chinese can understand or respond […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ImpossibleKick.com UDRP failed due to Complainant’s rushed filing
When you claim your mark has become distinctive but it hasn’t, filing a rushed UDRP won’t get you the domain name. Impossible Kicks Holding Company, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name ImpossibleKick.com. The Respondent did not respond, but the sole panelist at the Forum (NAF) pointed out that the Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CreditNinja Lending lost UDRP filed against KreditNinjaLLC.com
One can get “Kreative” with the letter “C” and in the case of the domain KreditNinjaLLC.com that phonetic change led to a UDRP. Filed by CreditNinja Lending LLC at the Forum (NAF) the case involves the registered trademark CREDITNINJA, obtained by the Complainant in 2019. Despite the domain’s registration in 2021, the case was dismissed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MigraineAgain.org: UDRP a headache for Complainant
A Nigerian scammer used the domain MigraineAgain.org to impersonate the .com holder. Everyday Health, Inc.operates from MigraineAgain.com offering support to migraine sufferers. They filed a UDRP to get the .org as the Respondent used the domain to impersonate them, offering fake jobs and attempting to scam the applicants. This created an obvious headache for the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TRX.com: A 1999 domain was lost via the UDRP process!
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 […]
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