Philip Morris : Barrage of new #UDRP filings for #IQOS in 2020
Philip Morris Products S.A. has filed numerous UDRP complaints for domains that contain its marks. The smokeless tobacco company set new records in 2019, and continues to do so in 2020. In just 5 weeks, Philip Morris Products S.A. has filed 26 new UDRP cases, for 30 domains that contain the IQOS and HEETS trademarks. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Stöbich vs #Stobich .com : An #umlaut didn’t matter in this #UDRP decision
Registered in 1998, the domain name Stobich.com was taken through the UDRP process at the WIPO, where it was lost. Stöbich Brandschutz GmbH, the owner of the Stöbich mark, uses the German umlaut that is transliterated as “oe” – indeed, they operate from the domain Stoebich.com. According to the UDRP, the Complainant used to own […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wasn’t aware of the trademark : #UDRP response actually helped save the #domain
The registrant of practicesnapshot.com is a dental studio that instructed one of its employees to register the domain in 2016. Apparently, the words “practice snapshot” have nothing to do with hockey, but it’s about providing software that allows dentists to have a graphic summary or snapshot of their dental practice. A company registered the trademark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Localvore .com : #Domain age beat #UDRP despite registered trademark
The domain Localvore.com was registered in 2006, and its Registrant used it consistently with food-related guide services since then. In 2012, another company began to use the term, and managed to register LOCALVORE TODAY, and in 2017 LOCALVORE with the USPTO. They filed a UDRP to get the domain, but the sole panelist noted that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#TechTrends .com : A 2002 #domain was challenged via the #UDRP process
TechTrends.com is clearly a generic domain, and was registered in 2002. Its Korean registrant intended to set up a tech industry news magazine. They did so in 2018. By 2007, Association for Educational Communications and Technology had trademarked TECHTRENDS, and in 2019 they tried to grab the domain from its registrant via the UDRP process. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Killed by #Google: Does this #domain pass the “fair use” requirement?
When it comes down to using famous brands in domain names, the basic response is: Don’t do it, bro. Most such cases end up in a swift UDRP decision favoring the Complainant – the company whose trademark was infringed upon. But is there a “fair use” instance that would permit such famous, or less famous […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#IQOS brand: Philip Morris is the absolute biggest #UDRP filer in #domain history!
It’s official: Philip Morris, makers of the smokeless IQOS device, has filed the most UDRP cases than anyone else in history. The UDRP process is turning 20 years old this October, and no other corporation has used it more often. There are now 253 separate UDRP filings, with 251 of them filed since October 2016 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Amazon Music HD : New audio service launched without the matching #domain name
Amazon made a big announcement yesterday, unveiling Amazon Music HD to complement its current product range. The high definition audio service comes in two flavors, one at 16bit/44.1 kHz quality called “HD” and a second at 24-bit/ 192 kHz quality called “Ultra HD.” Both streams claim exceptional audio quality and millions of songs to choose […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Investigo .com UDRP : Someone tried to sell the #domain to the trademark holder
Some jackass attempted to sell the domain Investigo.com to the owners of the INVESTIGO mark, potentially posing as a broker for the registrant. The asking price was $45,000 dollars and that’s when Investigo UK filed a UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum. The owner acquired the domain 9 years before the Complainant acquired the mark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Facedbooks .com : #Cybersquatter wanted $50 million dollars for this #domain name
A blatant cybersquatter registered Facedbooks.com, and created a lander imitating an old version of Facebook.com. The domain was listed for sale on Afternic with an asking price of $4,999 dollars, but once Facebook filed a UDRP at the WIPO, the Respondent made threats. According to the UDRP case between Facebook Inc., and Turkey-based Guven Ozdemir, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#PornFlix .com : Rick Schwartz receives C&D on a #domain he owns since 1998
PornFlix.com is an adult theme domain owned by Rick Schwartz since 1998. The Domain King shared news of a Cease and Desist letter – a.k.a., “nastygram” – that was sent by a Las Vegas company that registered the trademark PORN FLIX on June 25, 2019. Rick Schwartz’s quoted price for the domain was $3.5 million […]
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