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.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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Toros.com UDRP slaps Turkish Complainant with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the domain name Toros.com by a Turkish agricultural company ended with a major victory for the Respondent. Toros means “bulls” in Spanish. Registered in 1997, Toros.com is associated with the Spanish Respondent’s family business since then. The Complainant claimed that the Spain-based Respondent has no rights to the domain, when in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Freshkidz.com: UDRP ends up with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP filed against the domain name FreshKidz.com by Fresh Brandz LLC did not have a great outcome for the Complainant. The domain was registered in 2008 and the stylization of “kids” as “kidz” is not unique to the Complainant’s mark. Other supportive points were presented by the Respondent’s attorney, Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com. A […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RunSmart.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding for 1998 domain registration
In the UDRP filed against the domain RunSmart.com, the Respondent noted that since the domain was registered 10 years prior to the first use by Complainant of the RUNSMART mark, the domain could not have been adopted in bad faith since Respondent could not have know of a then nonexistent mark at the time of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Malo.com: Italian Complainant fails “bad” UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
MALO S.p.A. is an Italian company that believed it’d be cool to challenge the ownership of the domain Malo.com; its registrant’s last name being Malo. With malo meaning “bad” in Spanish, it’s no wonder the case delivered a refusal of the domain’s transfer. The WIPO panelist was clear: The Panel believes that the Complainant should […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LoveCam.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
TMD Swiss AG filed a UDRP against the domain Lovecam.com. The Complainant asserted ownership of the XLOVECAM trademark, while the Respondent stated that they acquired the domain on September 22, 1998, taking full ownership on November 23, 2013. The website associated with the domain features “adult content.” During the proceedings, the Complainant highlighted the domain’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sleeprx.com UDRP: Domain investor won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The registrant of the domain Sleeprx.com is a domain investor with “more than 1,000 domains” – according to the UDRP filed against the domain. Attorney Howard Neu represented the Respondent against Apnea Sciences Corporation, noting that the Respondent goes after domains containing the “RX” letter pair. The Complainant alleged that the Respondent took control of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OBO.com UDRP gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP filed against the domain name OBO.com ended with the Complainant, OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the domain predates any marks held by the Complainant by 20 years: […] the Respondent genuinely used […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Jodii.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Jodii is an Indian matchmaking app operating from the domain name Jodii.com since 2021. In several regional languages of India, the word jodi means means a couple, pair or a partnership. Meanwhile, Luxury India Solutions PVT. LTD operate JodiSearch.com, a provider of matrimonial services in India and they filed a UDRP. The Respondent has filed […]
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