Qlik.ai UDRP: Registration of domain targeted Swedish AI software firm

The domain Qlik.ai was registered by a UAE registrant, mirroring the QLIK trademark of QlikTech International AB, a Swedish software company known for AI-driven data analytics. QlikTech, founded in 1993, holds international trademark rights and operates globally through domains like qlik.com and qlik.ae. The disputed domain, registered in 2017 and passively held, incorporated the QLIK mark […]

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MIT.mortgage: Doesn’t take a degree to stay away from famous acronyms

MIT.mortgage was challenged in a UDRP by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which owns longstanding trademark rights to “MIT” dating back to 1988. The domain’s registrant claimed it stood for “Mortgage Information Technologies” and that he used the domain in relation to that business. MIT argued the domain and its initial website mimicked the university’s […]

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CapitalBayFunding.com: UDRP denied despite evidence of fraud by Respondent

The domain CapitalBayFunding.com was at the center of a UDRP dispute. The Complainant claimed the site was impersonating its business, by using its name, address, and offering bogus financial services. The Complainant had no registered trademark and provided only minimal evidence of common law use: no website, no advertising, no customer-facing materials; just a sparse […]

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Photoshop-Online.com: Famous trademark owner won UDRP

Adobe dominates the suite of tools used by professionals to create images, video, and art. Photoshop is one of the most popular tools by Adobe. While some reference “photoshop” as an actionable verb and “photoshopped” to indicate the editing or alteration of images, the term is very much trademarked and not at risk of genericide. […]

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Clio.ai: Greek keyword dragged into a UDRP—Who won?

Themis Solutions Inc. filed a UDRP to get the domain Clio.ai from its registrant, a domain investor. The 3 member Forum panel found that while the domain name was confusingly similar to the Complainant’s CLIO trademark, the Respondent, a domain investor, demonstrated legitimate interests in the name and no evidence showed it was registered or […]

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LA Fitness UDRP’ed LosAngelesFitnessHub.com—Did it crunch it?

LA Fitness is a nationwide chain of full-service gyms offering a variety of fitness equipment, group classes, and personal training. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain LosAngelesFitnessHub.com, alleging that it infringes on its famous trademark. The Respondent—an LA resident—fought back, stating that the disputed domain had been registered long before the complaint […]

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Own the LiBBS.com: Chinese registrant uses DeepSeek in their UDRP defense—Did it work?

The domain Libbs.com existed in 2008 but dropped and was acquired via DropCatch for $765 dollars in 2022. Libbs.com was supposedly resold for $1,000 dollars this year, according to notes in the UDRP filed by Libbs Farmaceutica Ltda, a Brazilian company that claimed it has rights to the LIBBS mark going back to 1961. The […]

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ASLA.com UDRP: A 1995 domain registration was lost—Here’s why

The domain ASLA.com was registered in 1995 and 30 years later it was lost in a UDRP filed by the American Society of Landscape Architects, Inc. that operates from ASLA.org. Archive.org copies of the web site show that since at least 2004, an organization called “American Seminar Leaders Association” made use of the domain. That […]

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MIT.school: Forced protection of brand leads to UDRP loss for domain

Domain investors, or individuals enamored with a famous mark such as MIT, should not attempt to register domains on behalf of the trademark holder. Claiming that such registrations are made to “protect” the mark and its fame, all while seeking to reclaim out of pocket costs do not go well together. In the UDRP case […]

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Schweigerdermhrmgtscrgroup.com: UDRP of a completely unpronounceable domain name

There are some hard to pronounce domain names out there but this one, involved in a UDRP, beats them all: Schweigerdermhrmgtscrgroup.com. Registered in January, the domain is parked with PPC ads, attempting to monetize related keywords. Which keywords, you may ask. SDG MGMT Company LLC, based in the US, filed a UDRP to claim that […]

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GOPA.com UDRP: Another win for John Berryhill

The aged domain GOPA.com was the focus of a UDRP, filed by German company GOPA Gesellschaft fur Organisation, Planung und Ausbildung mbH. The company lost, as the Respondent’s attorney, John Berryhill, proved that the Complainant’s claims were unfounded: “The evidence in the case file as presented does not indicate that the Respondent’s aim in registering […]

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ProPlans.com: A 1996 domain registration got UDRP’ed—What happened?

ProPlans.com was registered in 1996, making it a 29 year old domain. Progressive Plans, Inc. filed a UDRP to get the domain despite having acquired the registration of PROPLANS in 2023. They operate from the domain ProPlans.build that was registered in 2021. Per the UDRP: Complainant is the owner of United States registered trademark PROPLANS […]

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