PAQT.ai: Dot .com holder failed to convince UDRP panelist
Dutch software firm PAQT.com B.V. filed a UDRP to claim the domain PAQT.ai, arguing it matched their PAQT trademark registered in 2021 and that the Respondent had no rights to it. The disputed domain was registered on January 14, 2025, and appeared briefly online with a generic site advertising AI agents for enterprise use. PAQT […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Coinbase sued cybersquatter over the domain Coinbase.de
Coinbase has taken legal action against the German registrant of the domain Coinbase.de, accusing him of cybersquatting and exploitation of the exchange’s brand. The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, claims that the registrant redirected the domain to a physical coin trading app, leveraged it for affiliate earnings, and attempted to pressure Coinbase into […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cannes.ai taken from German registrant after city files UDRP
The domain Cannes.ai, registered in June 2023 by German AI enthusiast Ignace Ayosso, was challenged by the City of Cannes, France via the UDRP process. The city owns both French and EU trademarks for CANNES, dating back to 2005 and 2006. The Respondent claimed he planned a civic-minded AI platform and had reached out to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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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