Datacap.com UDRP: Complainant failed to win auctioned domain at NameJet
The winner of the Datacap.com auction paid $3,650 dollars in June 2022. It was a domain originally registered in 1994 and operated in recent years by IBM, that allowed it to lapse and drop. Datacap Systems, Inc., placed a backorder to acquire it at the drop via Network Solutions. That attempt failed. The company then […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Epik still owns a piece of DNForum!
Epik took over DNForum in 2021, announcing with plenty of fanfare the grand plans it had for the domain forum. Special Announcement! It is with great excitement that Epik also announces its acquisition and planned integration of DNForum. As the oldest community of domain investors and collectors in our industry, we recognize the tremendous opportunity […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TrekAmerica: Covid-19 pandemic led to loss of Footloose.com
In 2020 and after 48 years of fun-filled group trips across the USA, Canada, Alaska and Central America, TrekAmerica ceased all travel operations. The company’s announcement was quite depressing at the time: We’re incredibly sad to say that due to ongoing uncertainties from COVID, TrekAmerica won’t be continuing to run trips. This has been an […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com: Fair use of a trademark and domain
If you wonder what constitutes fair use of a registered, famous mark such as Facebook, the answer is at FacebookUserPrivacySettlement.com. The domain was registered by the lawyers representing a class action lawsuit that involves Facebook; at least, that was the company’s name in 2018 when the legal papers were filed. Now called Meta, the company […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Web3 Domains: Trademark registration application by web3 domain news publisher
Web3 Domains, operators of a news publication about so-called web3 domains, have filed for the registration of the matching mark with the USPTO. The application involves the mark WEB3 DOMAINS, filed for a large number of items, a small part of which is below: Educational services, namely, providing classes, courses, webinars, seminars, conferences, and workshops […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Warhol.gallery UDRP: Famous artist’s legacy is not in the public domain
Andy Warhol was an iconic artist of the 20th century; Warhol’s legacy remains strong through his art that has sold and continues to sell for high prices. To use the term “Warhol Gallery” in a domain one is asking for trouble. The marks ANDY WARHOL and WARHOL are both registered trademarks. In the case of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chess.com filed an application for the matching mark’s registration
Chess.com LLC, operators of the ultra-premium domain name and chess platform, Chess.com, have filed a trademark registration application at the USPTO. The scope: To register the mark CHESS.COM for the following products and services: Downloadable computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones; downloadable realtime strategy (RTS) video game software. FIRST USE: 20050600. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Century21 lost UDRP against domain using its trademark—Here’s why
Century 21 is a well-known company in the real estate business. Founded in California in 1971, the company’s CENTURY 21 mark is famous and distinct. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain Centur21Norte.com from its registrant but failed, as the Forum (NAF) panelist ordered the domain to remain with the Respondent. Why would […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.What are the odds that OpenAI will get the domain ChatGPT.com?
OpenAI, inventors of the ChatGPT model and platform, have filed a UDRP to get the matching .com domain, ChatGPT.com at the WIPO. The company failed miserably to secure the domain that was available for just a few days after the ChatGPT beta opened to the public. A company called Site Matrix LLC registered the domain […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Name Industry Brief: Trademark registration application by Verisign
Verisign, the perpetual operators of the .com Registry, have released a “Domain Name Industry Brief” since 2004. The industry report is now in its 20th annual volume and can be downloaded quarterly from Verisign.com. Using the name Domain Name Industry Brief for two decades, along with the acronym DNIB, establishes the necessary rights to register […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fiverr.ai: Respondent’s claims didn’t sway experienced UDRP panelist
Some people will invent all types of back stories regarding the meaning of domains, as in the case of Fiverr.ai that ended up in a UDRP. The FIVERR mark has been registered since 2011, citing first use in 2010. Meanwhile, the domain was registered in 2020. In the ensuing UDRP, the Respondent claimed that the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BMW.ge UDRP: Respondent wanted a car worth $100,000 dollars in exchange for domain
Registering a domain matching the initials of a world-famous brand such as BMW can be quite risky. Offering to sell them the domain BMW.ge for thousands of dollars, or for a luxury car, is a sure path to losing it. The UDRP process was initiated by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) against a Georgian individual […]
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