TM7.com UDRP: Aged domain predates mark; Complainant gets whipped with RDNH decision
The domain tm7.com was the subject of a UDRP complaint filed by Vorwerk International AG, maker of the Thermomix line of kitchen appliances. The Complainant claimed the domain infringed on its recently registered TM7 trademark, tied to its 2025 product release. However, the Respondent who was represented by IP attorney John Berryhill, registered the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AlumniVentures.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain AlumniVentures.com was the focus of a failed UDRP complaint in Alumni Ventures LLC v. SocialNicheGuru.com. The Complainant, a venture capital firm, argued the domain infringed its ALUMNI VENTURES trademark, registered in 2023 and 2025, with claimed use beginning in 2018. However, the Respondent registered the domain in 2011, a full seven years before […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NolaElectric.com UDRP shocks Complainant with RDNH decision
A UDRP dispute over the domain NolaElectric.com highlights what happens when a trademark claim faces the realities of domain ownership. NOLA Electric and Maintenance Services LLC, a New Orleans-based company, filed a complaint seeking control of the domain, arguing it conflicted with their registered trademark. But there was one major problem: the domain had been […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DecodeAge.com registrant won UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The WIPO Panel denied Spartacus Brands LLC’s complaint over the domain DecodeAge.com, finding that although the domain was confusingly similar to the Complainant’s CODEAGE trademark, the Respondent had legitimate rights due to its prior trademark registrations and use of “DECODE AGE” in India. The Panel also found the Complaint was brought in bad faith, noting […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zaddy.com UDRP: HugeDomains wins with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Zaddy LLC filed a UDRP to get the domain Zaddy.com, an asset of HugeDomains. The Complainant cited several registered trademarks going back to 2018. Meanwhile, the disputed domain name Zaddy.com is a 2005 registration. Andrew Reberry of HugeDomains, noted via his attorney: “Respondent maintains that Complainant cannot succeed in this dispute simply by alleging that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.iaa.org UDRP: Despite no response panel finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The Illinois Agricultural Association did its best to claim rights to the domain iaa.org via the UDRP process—all attempts fell flat as the sole panelist at the Forum tore them all apart. According to the Complainant, the domain was registered on February 21, 1996 all while Complainant’s active US registration for IAA was issued in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Smartrail.com: Domain predates trademark by 7 years—RDNH decision was served
Registered in 1998, the domain SmartRail.com became the subject of a UDRP, after Quality Transportation Services, Inc. filed the case based on their SMARTRAIL trademark. The Complainant’s mark was registered in 2004, however—almost 7 years after the Respondent’s own mark for SMART RAIL (note the space) that was registered in 1998. A double blow was […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Renewcda.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain Renewcda.com was allowed to remain with its current registrant, Renew Aesthetics, after a failed attempt by RENU MEDISPA, LLC to seize it via the UDRP process. The Forum panel ruled that RENU MEDISPA didn’t prove it had enforceable trademark rights in its name, pointing out that its state registrations and scant evidence of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Soskin.com: Respondent by the same last name wins UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the domain Soskin.com ended with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking — an easy decision, as the Respondent’s last name is Soskin. The Complainant is Cosmetic Research Group, France, who claimed rights to the SOSKIN mark in France since 1992. Too bad, said the Respondent Mr. Robert Soskin, who owns […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Genomedx.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision despite no show from Respondent
Veracyte, Inc. sought the transfer of the domain Genomedx.com via the UDRP process, claiming common law rights to the GENOMEDX mark. According to the Forum’s panelist, the case was so weak that the lack of a response by the Respondent did not sway them into the Complainant’s side. Said the panelist: Complainant asserts that it […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SSTowing.com: SyncPoint won UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Internet technology company, SynCpoint, Inc., won the UDRP filed by S & S Towing Inc. for the domain SSTowing.com. SyncPoint is operated by domain investor and entrepreneur, David Lahoti, who has been addressing two concurrent UDRP cases. The Forum panelist deciding on the case, stated that the domain’s registration predates the Complainant’s trademark, something that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NovaGaming.com: UDRP decision slaps Complainant with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Mobility SAS, France, filed a UDRP to usurp the aged (reg: 2004) domain NovaGaming.com from its Argentinian registrant. The Complainant’s brand was granted registration in France in 2021. The Complainant operates from the domain NovaGaming.tech and found the asking price for NovaGaming.com to be exorbitant at $20,000 dollars per its Sedo listing. This type of […]
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