DAO.com UDRP: Allegations of theft and a powerful acronym
DAO stands for Decentralized Autonomous Organization and in the era of blockchain, smart contracts, and crypto it’s one powerful acronym. The matching domain name, DAO.com, was the focus of a UDRP between two Chinese individuals.The domain was acquired in 2010 from Rick Latona’s outfit DigiPawn. Daodao Holding LLC and its operators alleged that the domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OOVO.com: #Ukrainian attorney secured Reverse Domain Name Hijacking result
The domain OOVO.com was hit with a UDRP, filed by Vacation Pig, LLC d.b.a OOVO. The Complainant asserted rights to the OOVO mark since its registration in 2020, while the Respondent acquired this domain in 2014; OOVO.com was registered in 2004. According to NameBio, OOVO.com was sold for $2,024 dollars via GoDaddy on September 12, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.George Pataki: Three-term NY governor wins back the domain GeorgePataki.com
Mr. George Pataki has won the UDRP filed at the Forum (NAF) to reclaim the domain GeorgePataki.com. Mr. Pataki was represented by attorney Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com; the domain law firm is a premium sponsor. Introduction: George Pataki, an American politician, served three consecutive terms as the governor of New York. Between 1995 to 2006, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JointMax.com: Trademark holder failed to recover #domain via the UDRP process
Healthy Pets, Inc. d/b/a Pet Health Solutions, are the owners of the registered mark JOINT MAX. The mark was registered in 2003. The domain JointMax.com was owned and operated by the company, until they failed to renew it. The domain was snapped by its Korean registrant in September 2020, after it was not renewed. In […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IndoorBillboard.com: Domain genericness turns #UDRP into a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of the domain IndoorBillboard.com hit back, when Indoor Billboard/Northwest, Inc. filed a UDRP at the Forum (NAF.) Registered in 1999, the domain consists of two generic words, descriptive of “indoor billboard” advertising. Despite the Complainant’s claims to notoriety of its INDOOR BILLBOARD mark, the three member panel found no such evidence. In summary: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WeatherUSA.com: Another case where the #domain is senior to the trademark
The domain WeatherUSA.com was registered in 1998. WeatherUSA, LLC registered the WEATHERUSA mark in 2019, claiming first use in 2001 and common law mark established via its domain weatherusa.net. In 2021, they filed a UDRP to usurp the .com. The Respondent acquired the domain in 2013 and challenged the claims of first use of the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EquityTrustCompany.com: Why did a trademark holder lost the filed UDRP?
A trademark alone does not secure domain rights, and in the case of EquityTrustCompany.com, the UDRP Complainant experienced just that. Equity Trust Company, is a South Dakota corporation that administers retirement plans. According to the UDRP, the Complainant has rights in the EQUITY TRUST COMPANY mark based on registration of the mark with the United […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hola Domains: Investor won UDRP filed against OceanReady.com
Hola Domains, also known as Hola Dominios Limitada, is an active domain investment company based in Costa Rica. They fought and won a UDRP filed against the domain OceanReady.com, based on the registered mark OCEANREADY claimed by GXI LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carnival Corporation, the world’s most popular cruise line and largest leisure travel […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EquityTrust.com: Dutch company failed to respond to UDRP against aged domain
The domain EquityTrust.com was registered in 2001 and more than two decades later it was hit with a UDRP. The Complainant formed in 2003 and used the EQUITY TRUST mark from 2012 onward. Despite not responding to the UDRP, the Respondent’s saving grace was the Forum (NAF) panelist, who pointed out: Respondent could not have […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Actionship.com: How a domain investor lost a $34,000 dollar prospect via Afternic
Domain investors follow one simple mantra: buy low, sell high. In the case of Actionship.com, the domain is a great, short, brandable pseudo-dictionary domain. We call it pseudo-dictionary because although it appears to be a valid dictionary word, it’s in fact an invented portmanteau of action and another word, such as “relationship” that forms a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LuxuryAuction.com & LuxuryAuctions.com: Domains from 1998 shaken by #UDRP filing
The domain names LuxuryAuction.com and LuxuryAuctions.com were registered way back in 1998. Almost 24 years later, a UDRP was filed for the pair by Platinum Luxury Auctions LLC. Based on a trademark for LUXURY AUCTION registered in 2016, the Complainant fired up its lawyers, all while the Respondent did not file a response. Generally speaking, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WooExperts.com: Indian developer made fair use of “WOO” mark in domain
The registrant of WooExperts.com is an Indian developer who has been creating software plugins for WooCommerce. The online platform, WooCommerce, Inc., did not like that and filed a UDRP to get the domain. Calling oneself a “Woo Expert” is their right, said the Respondent: WooCommerce is open-source plugin and any individual who works with WooCommerce […]
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