Ethereum trademark leads to cryptocurrency domain loss via UDRP
If you’re investing in crypto-domains, think again when registering “Ethereum” keywords: it’s a trademark. Swiss company Stiftung Ethereum (Foundation Ethereum) owns a registered trademark with the USPTO in the US for ETHEREUM, and for the following classes: IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Computer software platforms for developing, building, and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Astrogold .com UDRP : Give this panelist a fat cigar!
Not very often do we give out the “big fat cigar” award to a UDRP panelist. In the case of Astrogold.com, the Complainant was Ajnaware Pty Ltd of Australia, that relied on a 2014 registration mark for ASTRO GOLD in order to go after the domain. Registered in 2009, the domain is being used with […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Eros Tokens : ICO for adult services stunted by domain UDRP decision
The proliferation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) has created an interesting dynamic among start-ups. Eros Token first set up its upcoming ICO two months ago, for a total supply of 10 million ERS (Eros Tokens.) Eros Tokens are meant to enable transactions among workers in the adult services industry, some of which might be questionable […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AirBBN.com : Short term rental traffic typo lost in UDRP
House rental services provider, AirBNB, is protective of its brand, and challenged the domain AirBBN.com – an anagram or typo – via the UDRP process. Airbnb, Inc. filed the UDRP at the National Arbitration Forum, seeking to acquire control of the domain. The AIRBNB mark was filed on Apr. 27, 2010 with the USPTO, and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.lnstagram.eu to be deleted after UDRP at the WIPO
The domain lnstagram.eu was challenged via the UDRP process at the WIPO. The Complainant is Instagram, LLC of Menlo Park, California, and there is no doubt that INSTAGRAM is by now a famous trademark. The domain was ordered to be deleted, because that first letter isn’t an “i” but an “l.” This type of visual […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cashplus.com UDRP : Domain predates European trademark – end of story
If only all UDRP decisions were as clean cut as that about Cashplus.com. The 2009 domain registration was challenged at the National Arbitration Forum, by Advanced Payment Solutions Limited. The British company, claimed that its 2010 trademark for CASHPLUS along with the alleged “non use” of the domain by the Respondent, should grant them ownership […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chambong dot .com UDRP fails as domain was registered a decade before trademark
Chambong.com became the focus of an incredulous UDRP by the .CO operators; the domain was registered in 2005, according to DomainTools. Randy A. Leslein of Seattle, Washington, filed a UDRP at the WIPO, alleging that the Chambong.com owners infringed on their trademark. Only problem is, the CHAMBONG mark was registered in 2015, a full 10 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP in the making : Lionel Messi domain in GoDaddy auction
Messi.net is on a GoDaddy auction; the domain was registered in May for a total of 10 years. That might have been the worst up-front waste of registration fees, as soccer megastar, Lionel Messi, is known to be extremely litigious. A quick search at UDRPSearch reveals that Mr. Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini – the full […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BestBuy wins UDRP against BestBuy.feedback domain
The first UDRP against a dot .feedback domain has been won by BestBuy; the domain is BestBuy.feedback. In this case, the BestBuy contact information was utilized to register the domain, and thus the Respondent is “unknown.” BestBuy argued that dot .feedback domains are meant to be registered by companies seeking feedback on their products and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Opus Group UDRP : Dot com and matching gTLD were salvaged in separate cases
The registrants of OpusGroup.com and its matching gTLD, Opus.Group, can thank the WIPO panelists for salvaging their domains. Opus Group AB of Mölndal, Sweden filed two separate UDRPs, the Respondents only addressed the one brought against the gTLD, Opus.Group. In the latter case, they mentioned: “The Respondent asserts that it has a legitimate interest in […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.David Duchovny : Domain UDRP followed up by a trademark application
Actor David Duchovny of “The X-Files” fame, retrieved his matching .com domain, DavidDuchovny.com, via the UDRP process, last month. The decision might have startled some, particularly since the domain was registered and held for almost 20 years. At the time of the UDRP, the Complainant asserted “common law rights” to the DAVID DUCHOVNY mark: “Complainant […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Saxenda® : Big pharma bucks, lots of registered domains
Saxenda® is a drug aimed at reducing the risks of diabetes; as with most pharmaceutical products, it’s also a registered trademark. Pharmaceutical companies generate billions of dollars in revenue annually, and they spend a lot of money for consumer awareness and brand protection. Saxenda® was introduced to the US market in 2014, after receiving approval […]
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