TrumpPlaza.com & trademark : Domain auction ended at Pheenix
Last month, we let everyone know TrumpPlaza.com was about to drop; the former domain of Donald Trump‘s now defunct hotel expired in December. That’s after more than 21 years, as it was a 1995 registration – at the very dawn of the commercial Internet. The domain was caught by drop-catching service, Pheenix, and a bidding […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nvidia GTX 970 class action lawsuit : Proper use of a trademark domain
Nvidia fans are often driven by their appreciation of the video card manufacturer’s products. Registering a domain name that contains a brand, or a product, without the permission of the brand’s owner can lead one to trouble. Trademark violations are the top cause of UDRP filings against domain owners. Fans and owners of the Nvidia […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Clario.com : 1999 domain registration saved from UDRP
A sole panelist at the National Arbitration Forum found that the registrant of Clario.com and Clario.net did nothing wrong. Registered in 1999 and 2001 respectively, the domain pair was not even properly defended in this UDRP, as no response came through. The Complainant, a company called Clario, Inc., asserted via the UDRP that their 2008 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trademarks : Domains are the root of all evil!
It’s amazing what types of names and brands people come up with, in the process of trying to be creative. A while back, we noted the trademark application for Raj Domains, at the USPTO. That application has now been granted, and Raj Domains is a registered trademark. Congratulations, Raj! Meanwhile, Evil Headquarters LLC, a company […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.‘First Merit Bank Sucks’ domain : UDRP decision as expected
FirstMerit Corporation of Akron, Ohio, sent its lawyers – guns blazing – after the owner of a protest site, operating from firstmeritsucks.com. Typically, domain names that belong in the “sucks” category are treated as vehicles of free speech. Most UDRP cases involving “sucks” domains that have been decided on behalf of the Complainant, involved the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.18 year old domain PacificMountain.com challenged in UDRP
If you thought that a geographical domain’s ownership cannot be challenged, think again. Give it enough time – 18 years, in this case – and someone will come up with a name for a company, brand or service, that matches an existing landmark. The UDRP against the domain PacificMountain.com was brought at the National Arbitration […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SolidX : Ukrainian couple wins UDRP despite Complainant’s registered trademark
Just because you live in Ukraine, does not mean your response to a UDRP warrants a loss. After getting hit with a UDRP over the domain SolidX.com, a Ukrainian married couple refuted the Complainant’s claims of having no rights to the domain. Mr. Viktor Viktorovych Cherkasov and Ms. Darya Mykhaylivna Grygoryeva contracted marriage in Kharkov, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NAF panelist mentions ‘litany of cases’ in latest Yoyo Email UDRP
A National Arbitration Forum panelist, deciding on the fate of the domains JackInTheBox.email and JackInBox.email, made reference to the Respondent’s illustrious past with UDRPs. Quoting a “litany of adverse cases“, M. Kelly Tillery, Esquire, Panelist decided that Yoyo Email, Ltd. has established a pattern with regards to the domains it registered; trademarks, brand names and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Amazon trademark involved in latest domain UDRP against Yoyo Email Ltd.
The business plan of Yoyo Email Ltd., a British company that registered several thousand dot .Email domains, has yet to be disclosed. Setting a record number of UDRP cases in 2014, Yoyo Email Ltd. is notorious for the absurdity of its domain registrations: they match famous trademarks. In the latest UDRP at the WIPO, Amazon.com, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Oreos! Greek registrant wins domain at auction
A few days ago we indicated the roots of the word “Oreos” to be a phonetic representation of the Greek word for “handsome” or “beautiful“, ΩΡΑΙΟΣ. The domain Oreos.com was auctioned off yesterday, and the winner paid $1,650 to acquire the domain, which – depending on use – might have some issues with the famous […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A bunch of Yoyo Email UDRPs were decided at the Czech Arbitration Court
There’s no slowing down Yoyo Email Ltd., as far as UDRP cases are concerned. The British company has yet to reveal its business model to the public, but has managed to break the record for the most UDRP cases brought against a single entity, in one year. More than two dozen domains were adjudicated – […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Das Auto! Porsches.com domain lost in UDRP
Pluralizing a famous trademark does not make the term generic, particularly when it’s about a brand as famous as Porsche. The German automaker filed a UDRP for the domain Porsches.com, which was registered in 2000, according to DomainTools. Would the doctrine of laches apply in this case, as Porsche waited for more than a decade […]
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