Emcrit.com UDRP: Medical podcast brand overreaches and gets hit with RDNH

Posted by DomainGang on December 2, 2025, at 11:51 am

Metasin LLC, the team behind the EMCrit podcast and emcrit.org, tried to wrest the domain Emcrit.com away from a Finnish registrant, arguing the parked page with medical-themed PPC links was misleading and harmful to its emergency medicine brand. The WIPO Panel noted that emcrit.com was first registered in 2001, long before EMCrit existed or had […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with EMCrit, Emcrit.com, RDNH, UDRP, reverse domain name hijacking

SipMamas.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking despite no response filed

Posted by DomainGang on December 1, 2025, at 9:49 am

Destination Liquid LLC, a Florida company formed in 2025, acquired the MAMA’S soft-drink trademark out of a creditor action against cannabis beverage outfit Mama Munchies LLC, then went straight to UDRP to grab the domain SipMamas.com from former owner Edgar Cohen. The problem: Cohen had registered Sipmamas.com in 2022 for Mama Munchies, built a Shopify […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, RDNH, SipMamas.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Upscaleavenues.com UDRP: Yet another RDNH win for John Berryhill

Posted by DomainGang on November 28, 2025, at 5:30 pm

The fight over the domain UpscaleAvenues.com came out of a busted real-estate partnership in Virginia. Victor Adam Bosak III claimed he created the UPSCALE AVENUES brand in 2015 and pointed to a 2019 Trademark Co-Ownership Agreement giving him and Robert Rogers equal rights in the mark and related assets. Rogers, however, had registered upscaleavenues.com back […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with John Berryhill, RDNH, UPSCALE AVENUES, Upscaleavenues.com, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

SNSG.com UDRP: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for LLLL .com

Posted by DomainGang on November 21, 2025, at 10:08 am

A UDRP was filed against the domain SNSG.com by SNSG Company, LLC, a California rapper’s corporate entity claiming trademark rights dating from 2022. The Complainant argued that the Domain Name was confusingly similar to its SNSG mark and asserted bad faith based on the Respondent’s sale price and passive use. The Respondent demonstrated that snsg.com […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, SNSG.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Everpeak.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on November 18, 2025, at 8:17 am

Cake Insure, Inc. filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Everpeak.com, claiming that it infringes on its EVERPEAK INSURANCE and EVERPEAK marks. However, the disputed domain was registered in 2002. In 2023, the Complainant contacted Respondent through a GoDaddy aftermarket domain broker in an effort to acquire the Everpeak.com domain name but received no response. […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, EVERPEAK, EVERPEAK INSURANCE, Everpeak.com, RDNH, UDRP, reverse domain name hijacking

SNEP.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision courtesy of John Berryhill, Esq.

Posted by DomainGang on November 11, 2025, at 11:21 am

Italian company SNEP S.p.A. filed a UDRP over the premium four letter domain SNEP.com, alleging that the registrant, Web Media Group LLC, acted in bad faith by offering the name for sale at $425,000 USD and seeking to profit from its SNEP trademarks. The Respondent, represented by attorney John Berryhill, argued that the domain was […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking, snep, snep.com

Augment.ai: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on November 11, 2025, at 8:19 am

StayinFront, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint over the domain Augment.ai, claiming bad faith registration and an attempt to profit from its AUGMENT trademark. The company argued that the domain’s $4.9 million sale listing showed clear intent to exploit its brand. Defended by IP attorney John Berryhill, the Respondent maintained that augment is a generic English […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Augment, Augment.ai, Domains, John Berryhill, RDNH, reverse domain name hijacking

Sunwin.com UDRP: Plan B attempt leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on November 11, 2025, at 7:56 am

Sunwin Vibes Ltd filed a UDRP against the registrant of Sunwin.com, claiming trademark rights based on its casino platform operating from sun.win and later registrations of SUNWIN-related marks. The Complainant argued that the domain’s parked page monetized traffic from Vietnamese gambling sites and sought transfer on grounds of bad faith. The Panel found that sunwin.com […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, Sun.win, Sunwin.com, UDRP, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

DrivenData.com complaint backfires with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on November 4, 2025, at 12:34 pm

DrivenData, Inc., a U.S. data science company, filed a UDRP against Professor Alon Orlitsky over the domain DrivenData.com, claiming it conflicted with its trademark and caused confusion with its active drivendata.org site. The Respondent, a University of California San Diego researcher specializing in data science, registered the domain in 2000, nearly 14 years before the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, drivendata.com, reverse domain name hijacking

EDMI.com: UDRP Denied + RDNH

Posted by DomainGang on October 24, 2025, at 10:01 am

EDMI Limited of Singapore filed a UDRP against the domain EDMI.com, claiming rights in the acronym for its smart metering business. The Panel noted the Complainant’s trademarks but found no evidence that the Respondent, a domain investor operating in India, targeted those marks when acquiring the domain at a 2020 GoDaddy auction. EDMI is a […]

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Pixels.com loses MetalPoster.com UDRP; Gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on October 23, 2025, at 8:36 am

Pixels.com LLC filed a UDRP against Gavin Liu / Melong Information Technology Limited over the domain MetalPoster.com, alleging it was confusingly similar to its own MetalPosters.com site and copied its design to sell competing products. The company claimed common law rights in METAL POSTERS, citing use since 2023 and $50,000 in online sales. The Forum […]

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MagicMenLive.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

Posted by DomainGang on October 16, 2025, at 11:00 am

Magic Men Holdings Pty Ltd of Australia filed a UDRP against Myles Hass of the U.S. over the domain MagicMenLive.com, claiming the domain infringed its MAGIC MEN mark. The Complainant runs male revue shows in Australia, while the Respondent operated similar U.S. live entertainment events under MAGIC MEN LIVE since 2012, many years before the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Magic Men Holdings Pty Ltd, Magic Men Live, MagicMenLive.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking