Brunet.com UDRP decision a fine example of a generic domain in use
The domain Brunet.com was registered in 1998; the Quebecois company McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique inc. claimed rights to the Brunet mark as early as in 1988. The Respondent stated via their attorney, John Berryhill, that the term is generic and not in use exclusively by the Complainant. The Respondent registered other domains in the same hair […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PowerHome.com UDRP: Complainant tried to get this 2000 domain name
Power Home Remodeling Group LLC formed in 1992 and it registered the mark POWER; the domain PowerHome.com was registered in 2000. They filed a UDRP to get it from its registrant. The domain was acquired by the Respondent after a private exchange only recently. The WIPO panelist noted that the terms are generic words: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EagleData.com UDRP: “Plan B” case leads to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of EagleData.com was hit with a UDRP for this domain, registered in 2002. The Complainant, Eagle Data, Inc., believed that its 2024 registration of the EAGLE DATA mark was enough to claim the .com as theirs, upgrading from the .biz TLD. In their trademark registration application with the USPTO the Complainant referenced 2018 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.imanagework.com UDRP: Left and right of the dot might split the trademark claims
The operators of the domain imanage.com also own imanage.work, alongside the mark IMANAGE. They filed a UDRP against the domain imanagework.com, presumably of Russian interests; the Complainant claimed that they have an intention to confuse the consumer and/or spoof emails for malicious purposes. The Forum panelist disagreed, both on the phishing or spoofing claims and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PrayTheVote2024.com UDRP: Dead trademark a green light to register the domain
The registrant of the domain pair PrayTheVote2024.com and PrayTheVote2024.org did plenty of due diligence before registering the domains. Meanwhile, The Presidential Prayer Team apparently registered the mark PRAY THE VOTE in 2005; that registration, however, lapsed in 2012 due to requirements that mandate a “refresh” with the USPTO every 8 years. The company filed a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Authentlc.com: Second UDRP fails, once again, to extract typo-domain!
Authentic Brands Group LLC filed a second UDRP to get the typo-domain Authentlc.com, which uses the letter “L” instead of “i”. The Complainant asserts that the domain is being used maliciously, to meddle with official business of the multi-billion dollar company. The first filing was made in July 2024 and the decision was to deny […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dick’s vs. Wang: UDRP against SportingGS.com failed and here’s why
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name SportingGS.com; the Respondent is Bo Wang. In this case, the Complainant asserted that the domain is infringing on its DICK’S SPORTING GOODS mark, registered with the USPTO in 2012. Complainant alleges that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybernautics.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP against the domain name Cybernautics.com ended with the following decision: Refusal of a transfer plus a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against the Complainant, Cybernautic, Inc. Respondent registered the domain name Cybernautics.com on April 4, 2001 all while the Complainant’s CYBERNAUTIC mark was registered much later, in 2022. Said the WIPO panelist: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MinervaSA.com: Brazilian company claimed its mark was infringed on; WIPO panelist disagreed
Minerva, the Roman goddess representing Athena, is also a registered trademark for numerous goods and services. A Brazilian company, MINERVA S.A., filed a UDRP to get the domain name MinervaSA.com. At first, it makes sense that when your company is Minerva SA the exact match .com represents an attempt to infringe on the trademark; however, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyberist.com: Million dollar domain listing hit with UDRP
The domain name Cyberist.com was registered in 2002 and was hit with a UDRP 22 years into its registration. Cyberist.com is listed for sale with a $1,000,000 dollar price tag, which must have agitated the Complainant, Mr. Kevin Fream, who claims that he coined the term “Cyberist” in 2006. He acquired the registration of a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SweetJames.com UDRP: When partners fall out what happens to the domains?
The domain name SweetJames.com was part of a UDRP that involved business partners parting ways. Registered in 2011 by the Respondent among 50 other domains, it became the law firm’s brand; in 2015 the founder and Complainant invited the Respondent as a equal (50%) partner to the firm, without requiring him to bring capital to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Voyeur-house.tv UDRP: SEO metrics helped Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Voyeur-house.tv is a provider of adult content related to voyeurism; it received a UDRP from Viking Exchange & Marketing that secured a trademark for VOYEURHOUSE in 2024 with the USPTO. The Complainant’s claims were rebutted by the Respondent by using not only the domain’s registration date (2015) as the starting point, but also by providing […]
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