HobbyLibby.com: Popular US store lost UDRP with RDNH finding—Here’s why
When is a typo-domain of a famous brand not infringing on the mark? When the typo itself is also a word, at least according to the panelist who decided on the HobbyLibby.com UDRP. In a shocking twist for Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and their HOBBY LOBBY mark, the UDRP was denied because the “Libby” part […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WakeFit.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domains WakeFit.com and Wake.fit were the focus of a UDRP that was filed by an Indian company, Wakefit Innovations Private Limited. The Complainant operates from the .co domain and in the past was contacted by the Respondent’s brokers (MediaOptions/VPN) that offer to sell the domain for $150,000 dollars. These offers were countered in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapchatPlanets.org UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Snap Inc., operators of Snapchat lost a UDRP they filed against the domains SnapchatPlanets.org and .net. The Forum panelist determined that the domains were used in good faith, providing educational information and not intending to exploit the Complainant’s mark, or confuse consumers and denied the domains’ transfer, adding a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ekart.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision stains Instakart Services
An Indian company filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ekart.com, owned by a Turkish registrant. The domain was registered in 1999, all while the Complainant, Instakart Services Private Limited, India, did not form until 2009. The Respondent noted: The Respondent states that it registered the disputed domain name in 1999. It asserts that “kart” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Valusync.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision delivered
Zelig AI LLC filed to register the mark VALUSYNC with the USPTO in 2023 and it’s pending registration; the company went after the domain Valusync.com that was registered in 2013. Complainant states that ownership of the domain name changed on multiple occasions and alleges that it was acquired by Respondent on or about May 4, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AF-SS.org: Sole panelist delivered Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision; Here’s why
North Seattle Community College Foundation does business as “American Financial Solutions” with the acronym AFS. They filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name AF-SS.org. The sole panelist at the forum pointed out that even when the hyphen and TLD are accounted for, the ending string, AFSS, does not match the Complainant’s trademark. The Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EagleData.com UDRP: “Plan B” case leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of EagleData.com was hit with a UDRP for this domain, registered in 2002. The Complainant, Eagle Data, Inc., believed that its 2024 registration of the EAGLE DATA mark was enough to claim the .com as theirs, upgrading from the .biz TLD. In their trademark registration application with the USPTO the Complainant referenced 2018 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybernautics.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP against the domain name Cybernautics.com ended with the following decision: Refusal of a transfer plus a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against the Complainant, Cybernautic, Inc. Respondent registered the domain name Cybernautics.com on April 4, 2001 all while the Complainant’s CYBERNAUTIC mark was registered much later, in 2022. Said the WIPO panelist: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Voyeur-house.tv UDRP: SEO metrics helped Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Voyeur-house.tv is a provider of adult content related to voyeurism; it received a UDRP from Viking Exchange & Marketing that secured a trademark for VOYEURHOUSE in 2024 with the USPTO. The Complainant’s claims were rebutted by the Respondent by using not only the domain’s registration date (2015) as the starting point, but also by providing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Polydec.com UDRP ends with German respondent gaining Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain name Polydec.com was registered in 1998 and in 2013 it was acquired by Knauf Information Services GmbH, a German company. Based in Switzerland, Polydec SA filed a UDRP claiming rights to the POLYDEC mark as early as in 2018. The WIPO panelist noted that the domain’s ownership change predates the Complainant’s mark by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JudiciaryProcessServer.com UDRP: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The owners of a registered mark for JUDICIARY PROCESS SERVERS filed a UDRP to usurp the domain JudiciaryProcessServer.com, all while they operate from the plural form. However, this mark is registered only on the Supplemental Register of the USPTO. Under US trademark law, this means that the mark is considered to be descriptive and not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sichem.com UDRP results in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A Swiss company with a 130 year history split off one of its brands, leading to the acquisition of the domain Sichem.com for a “substantial amount” of money. Sipchem Europe S.A., Switzerland filed a UDRP claiming rights to the SICHEM mark. In this UDRP at the WIPO, the Respondent prove that a company operated by […]
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