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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Scoop Soldiers Services Company refiles UDRP, gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking 💩
In 2023, Scoop Soldiers Services Company LLC lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name ScoopSoldier.com. They lost that case against Top Paw Distributing LLC and a year later, they refiled. The reason: […] the previous panel conducted serious misconduct when they found Complainant’s trade mark SCOOP SOLDIERS (“Scoop Mark”) was “merely descriptive”, thereby […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A film called Wanda: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in WandaFilm.com UDRP
A Spanish film company called Wanda Films attempted to get the domain WandaFilm.com via the UDRP process. The Respondent is a Chinese film distribution company doing business in China where it was founded in 2005. According to the UDRP, the Complainant’s Website is only available in Spanish and targets only the Spanish speaking market, while […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Pools123texas.com: UDRP Complainant got hit with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Pools123 Houston LLC is the registrant of the service mark POOLS123 on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), registration number 6117335, registration dated August 4, 2020. Meanwhile, the domain name Pools123texas.com was registered in 2023. Pools123 filed a UDRP to get the domain, believing that their mark’s registration being […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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.Rocketship.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding in UDRP
A UDRP filed against the aged (1996) domain Rocketship.com has been decided at the WIPO. The domain was used in the past to actively provide email services. Complainant is Rocketship AB, a company registered in Sweden, while Respondent is ATTN Domain Inquiries, World Media Group, a company based in the United States. The Complainant argues […]
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 […]
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