MavenLawfirm.com: Two law firms go at it over Maven brand
Two law firms, one in Florida and another in California, engaged in a UDRP over the domain MavenLawFirm.com. The Complainant, MAVEN IP , PA, is a law firm that provides legal services regarding intellectual property and is located in Florida. They hold trademark rights to the mark MAVEN. On the other hand, the Respondent is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HudsonFurniture.com: Second UDRP in 8 years flips the coin on the #domain
Hudson’s Furniture Showroom, Inc. won the UDRP for the domain HudsonFurniture.com in 2013, usurping it from its previous owner who had acquired it in 2005 for $2,150 dollars. In that UDRP, the Respondent did not respond and the domain was transferred to the Complainant. Fast forward to 2021, Hudson’s Furniture Showroom, Inc. filed a UDRP […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Electrosoft.com: Did this 21 year old #domain sell for $99,000 dollars?
The registrant of the domain Electrosoft.com was allegedly harassed with $1,000 dollar offers for this 2000 registration. Eventually, they presented an asking price of $99,000 dollars to the buyer, who called it “exorbitant.” Instead of negotiating the price, they filed a UDRP, losing it; in the process, they were “awarded” a finding of Reverse Domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BestOffice.com: Generic, 19 year old #domain name lost in a #UDRP dispute
The domain BestOffice.com, a seemingly generic, 19 year old domain, was lost via the UDRP process. Registered in early 2002, the domain was initially parked with PPC ads and eventually it was utilized as a catalogue of mostly office chairs for sale. The Complainant in this UDRP, Factory Direct Wholesale LLC, asserted rights to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PTP.com: Sadly, no Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding in #UDRP
The aged domain PTP.com was registered in 1995. Property Tax Partners, LP, LLP filed a UDRP based on its PTP mark that was registered in 2020. Noticing the age gap of 26 years, Dennis A. Foster, Panelist, ordered the domain to remain with the Respondent, who apparently acquired it in 1998—a good 22 years before […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Impactifs.com: Extra “i” in #domain led to #UDRP filing
Impact Fulfillment Services LLC operates from the domain impactfs.com and filed a UDRP against the registrant of impactifs.com. That additional “i” isn’t there for show, as the Respondent explained: Respondent denies the allegations of targeting Complainant and says further that Respondent has registered multiple, at least 12, domain names ending in “ifs” which refers to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chik-fil-a.com: Chinese chicken #domain lost via the UDRP process
A Chinese cybersquatter monetized the domain Chik-fil-a.com for almost a decade, sending typo-traffic to “Chinese chicken” competitors among other destinations. The ensuing UDRP was filed by CFA Properties Inc. and Chick-fil-A Inc., that own the registered trademark CHICK-FIL-A since 1982. Founded in 1946, the friend chicken (and more) franchise is extremely popular in the US […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.YouTubetoMP3music.com: #UDRP decision will shut down service
Is it “fair use” when you use a known brand or mark to offer a service, even if you don’t collect money for it? Not really and there are rules in place for exactly that. Apparently, YouTubetoMP3music.com uses the YouTube brand as part of its domain name. Google LLC that operates YouTube filed a UDRP, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The Mortgage Link: Common law mark not enough to win #UDRP
The Mortgage Link is a real estate company that asserts common law trademark rights in THE MORTGAGE LINK mark, based upon use of that mark since 2002. They operate from the domain TheMtgLink.com. They filed a UDRP against the domain TheMortageLink.com that was registered in 2009, seven years after the alleged first use of their […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LiveVideo.com: Aged #domain didn’t sell for $500,000 dollars; lost via the #UDRP process
LiveVideo.com, an aged domain registered in 1995, was offered for sale with a $500,000 dollar price tag to its previous registrant. Oddly, the domain was in the control of Livevideo.com Inc. until 2018, when the company lost control of it. They filed a UDRP citing existing marks for LIVEVIDEO and/or LIVEVIDEO.COM. According to the UDRP, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ObamaPresidentialCenter.com: Fifty thousand dollar #domain listing ends up in #UDRP
The domain ObamaPresidentialCenter.com, along with six others, were lost in a UDRP that utilized the fame of the OBAMA mark to usurp the aged domains. The Complainant is The Barack Obama Foundation, filing the UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum. The domains involved in this UDRP are obamapresidentialcenter.com, thebarackobamapresidentiallibrary.com, thebarackhobamapresidentialcenter.com, barackhobamapresidentialcenter.com, barackhobamapresidentialcenter.org, thebarackhobamapresidentialcenter.org, and thebarackhobamapresidentiallibrary.com. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.InterAmazon.com: Affiliate sellers have no right to the Amazon brand
If you’re selling stuff on Amazon, or if you curate items for sale with your affiliate id, you cannot use the Amazon brand. Using, for example, a domain such as InterAmazon.com while claiming to be a “subsidiary” of Amazon, is a big no-no. The registrant of InterAmazon.com soon found out that Amazon is very protective […]
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