HaulPay.com UDRP: Respondent won with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The domain HaulPay.com was registered it in 2012, combining two common dictionary words. Meanwhile, Dakota Financial LLC registered its HAUL PAY mark in 2017. Dakota Financial LLC filed a UDRP after it found the asking price for the domain, $500,000 dollars, to be exorbitant. It seems that this “Plan B” approach cost them more than […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gong.com UDRP ends with Mr. Gong winning—Reverse Domain Name Hijacking as a bonus
French company Gong Galaxy filed a UDRP against the domain Gong.com. The Respondent, Jeffrey Gong, is an individual born in 1965 and the company that he incorporated with the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2015 to provide consulting/software development services. The Complainant made some serious allegations, claiming that the Respondent is not a real person and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Skytree.com: Dutch company lost UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A Dutch company utilizing its SKYTREE mark since 2015 filed a UDRP to usurp the matching .com domain, Skytree.com. The Complainant operates from skytree.eu all while the disputed domain was registered in 1998. The Respondent pivoted on that fact, stating: – the Complainant has been harassing the Respondent to seek more information about the Respondent’s […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBM was twice late in the domain game!
The domain name IBM.com was registered on March 19, 1986, more than a year after Symbolics.com made internet history by being the first .com domain ever registered. IBM was already a giant and yet some small company creating Lisp machines beat them to the domain game. In fact, the domain IBM.com was only the 11th […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nutriforce.com: Domain investor wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Nutriforce France SAS has joined the club of UDRP filers that not only did not get the domain but were also told that they engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The decision involved the domain Nutriforce.com, an asset of SyncPoint, Inc operated by domain investor and entrepreneur, David Lahoti, who owned the domain since 2020. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.1xperience.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A Cypriot company filed a UDRP at the WIPO alleging that the domain name 1xperience.com was infringing on their brand. Navasard Limited, Cyprus provides online betting services from a variety of web sites such as 1xbet.com; they claimed rights to the 1XBET and 1X marks in various locales. Based in the US, the Respondent denies […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yper.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A French company filed a UDRP against the domain Yper.com asserting rights to the YPER mark in France, since 2015. The Korean Respondent noted that their company was harassed for years by the Complainant, all while the disputed domain was registered in 2010, five years before the Complainant’s mark registration. Yper is the Greek root word […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MonkeyLoft.com UDRP: Greek respondent wins with RDNH finding; Here’s why
Monkey Loft Lounge LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain MonkeyLoft.com, registered in 2010. The Complainant, a Seattle-based nightclub operator, asserted common law trademark rights to the name “Monkey Loft,” used since 2013. The disputed domain was registered by a Greek Respondent, Apostolos Dountsis in Greece. The Complainant argued that the domain was identical […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Jennifer Nalli: Professional wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Hijacking finding
When your last name is “Nalli” and you work for the finance industry, registering the domain name NalliFinancialServices.com makes sense. According to Nalli Chinnasami Chetty, India, the NALLI mark goes back to 1935 in the textile industry. They took offense in the domain’s “NALLI” part and filed a UDRP. Meanwhile, the Respondent, who is of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Amexio.com UDRP grants Canadian Respondent a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Two French companies filed a UDRP to get the domain Amexio.com, registered in 2011, from its current registrant. Michelios 3 and AmeXio are the two Complainants based in France. Meanwhile, the Canadian Respondent presented its case by pointing out its lawful registration and use of the domain, noting that the domain predates the registration of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ArmorBank.com & ArmorBank.org UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP that Armor Bank filed against the domains ArmorBank.com and ArmorBank.org was met with an unfortunate decision. Complainant, Armor Bank, is an Arkansas state bank. It is wholly owned by Big Creek Bancshares, Inc. (“Big Creek”), an Arkansas Corporation and the registrant with the USPTO of the mark ARMOR BANK. Meanwhile, the Respondent showcased […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
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