Wipsystems.com UDRP ends with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain name WIPSystems.com was registered in 2000 and Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd, based in the UK, attempted to buy the domain on several occasions. The British company offered $3,000 dollars between 2003 and 2005 but that offer was refused. The domain’s registrant asked for $10,000 USD dollars which was rejected. Further attempts […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Complainant went after 1inch.com; Got a mile via Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The registrant of the domain 1inch.com did so in 1999 targeting to build a futuristic 1-inch monitor device. Twenty-five years later, 1inch Limited, British Virgin Islands, filed a UDRP to get the domain name. That attempt did not go well for the Complainant, as their 1INCH trademark arrived in 2021. It’s rather obvious which party […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Young.com UDRP: A 1994 domain saved with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The WIPO handled the UDRP between Young Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Xiaopeng Zhou, registrant of the domain name Young.com, registered in 1994. Young Pharmaceuticals claimed that the domain name, identical to their trademark YOUNG, was used in bad faith and sought its transfer. However, the panel found that the Respondent, a domain investor, had no prior […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GigPig.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking decision
GigPig Ltd from the UK filed a complaint against Gigpig Inc from Korea over the domain gigpig.com. The case was handled in English, despite the Respondent’s request for Korean. GigPig Ltd, established in 2022, argued they had unregistered trademark rights to the name “GIGPIG” through their UK music marketplace. They claimed the domain name was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HioBeech.com and BayAreaBeech.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Textron Innovations owns the BEECHCRAFT trademark since 1963; they filed a UDRP to get the domains HioBeech.com and BayAreaBeech.com. The Respondent said: Respondent is an FAA-Certified Flight Instructor providing legitimate services for Beechcraft aircraft, including pre-purchase inspections, flight training, and relocation services. The website has a prominent disclaimer clarifying no affiliation with Textron. The domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SmartCatch.com: NameFind won UDRP with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
In a UDRP filed against the domain SmartCatch.com, the Complainant, SMARTCATCH, failed to prove that the Respondent, NameFind LLC, registered and used it bad faith. The three member Panel at the WIPO found that the Respondent had acquired the domain name before the Complainant had any trademark rights and that “smartcatch” is a generic term. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Neurocog.com UDRP led to a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Neurocog Pty Ltd, a clinical psychology practice in Australia, filed a UDRP against the domain Neurocog.com. The Complainant owns trademark registrations for “Neurocog” in Australia and the United States. The WIPO panelist found that the domain name is indeed identical to the Complainant’s trademark and that the Respondent has not demonstrated any rights or legitimate […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aromatech.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Aromatech, Ltd., Canada, filed a UDRP to get the domain Aromatech.com from its registrant, who acquired it in 2005. The domain’s acquisition predates the date of the Complainant’s mark registration of AROMATECH in 2009, thus leading the WIPO panelist to deny the transfer, emphasizing that fact: “The Panel considers that, in all the circumstances, the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DailyWorkouts.com: UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Daily Workout Apps LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain DailyWorkouts.com, citing a trademark for the term DAILY WORKOUTS obtained in 2012. The Respondent, however, pointed out that the Complainant’s mark is registered on the Secondary Register at the USPTO—essentially a self-signed mark, as opposed to one being on the Primary Register. Conveniently, they […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FlyCRW.com UDRP ends with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority filed a UDRP to usurp the domain FlyCRW.com from its registrant; in the filing, they claimed that the FLYCRW mark is senior to the domain name. This allegation was false, as the Forum (NAF) panelist noted. In fact, the domain was registered in 2019, two years before the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lifeware.com: UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the domain name Lifeware.com has ended with the domain transfer’s refusal by the WIPO panel. Furthermore, the sole panelist at the WIPO found that the Complainant engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Lifeware SA, Switzerland, failed to prove that it has prior rights to the mark as the domain was registered […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Euronet.com UDRP: Aged domain’s Dutch registrant won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Thirty years after its registration in 1994, the domain name Euronet.com was hit with a UDRP. Prior to the UDRP, Dutch company Euronet Internet, operating these days as Online.nl, was approached by the Complainant, US-based Euronet Worldwide, Inc., to acquire the domain for $30,000 dollars. Upon being told by the registrant that they would seek […]
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