TigerAesthetics.com: Complainant loses 2nd UDRP to domain investor

Posted by DomainGang on July 19, 2025, at 11:10 am

For the second time, Tiger Aesthetics Medical LLC tried to usurp the domain tigeraesthetics.com, filing a UDRP against Canadian domain investor Pan Xin Yon of Dignity Domains. The first case was dismissed earlier this year for lack of proof of trademark rights and bad faith registration. In this refiling, Tiger Aesthetics claimed new evidence and […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Dignity Domains, UDRP, deny transfer, tigeraesthetics.com

Voices.com loses Voices.ai dispute—Panel sides with domain investor

Posted by DomainGang on July 18, 2025, at 9:44 am

Voices.com Inc., operator of an online voice talent marketplace, filed a UDRP to usurp Voices.ai from Ukrainian domain investor Igor Gabrielan. Represented by attorney John Berryhill, Gabrielan argued that Voices.ai involves a generic term and was acquired legitimately through auction, with no intent to target Voices.com. The panel agreed. While Voices.com owns a US trademark […]

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Advance2000.com UDRP was 28 years too late; RDNH decision

Posted by DomainGang on July 17, 2025, at 12:28 pm

Advance 2000, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint seeking the domain Advanced2000.com, claiming it conflicted with its registered ADVANCE 2000 trademark used since the mid-1990s for IT services. The company argued that Respondent Reza Sanjideh of Virginia, who operates under the name “Advanced 2000,” was infringing on its rights and misleading users through a competing website. […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Advanced2000.com, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Sequent.com UDRP won by domain investor, James Booth!

Posted by DomainGang on July 17, 2025, at 10:09 am

Swiss wealth planning firm Sequent (Schweiz) AG filed a UDRP complaint against domain investor, James Booth, seeking to claim the premium domain name Sequent.com. The company claimed common law trademark rights in SEQUENT, citing a 2019 rebrand after separating from Rothschild & Co. and argued that the domain was listed at a high price solely […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with James Booth, Sequent, Sequent.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny thransfer

JaquelKnight.com: Acquired after expiration, domain ends up in UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on July 16, 2025, at 10:28 am

The domain JaquelKnight.com was originally owned and used by choreographer JaQuel Knight but expired following a management lapse. It was later acquired at auction by a Turkish person, leading to a UDRP filing. Knight and his company J.K. Creatives argued that the Respondent had no rights to the domain and had initially redirected it to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, JaQuel Knight, JaquelKnight.com, UDRP, WIPO

Stream.ad UDRP follows domain lapse and $9,500 Sedo listing

Posted by DomainGang on July 15, 2025, at 1:58 pm

The domain Stream.ad was registered in October 2024 by 1Star Ventures LLC, shortly after the Complainant, Polish firm Stylem sp. z o.o., failed to renew it during a rebrand. Stylem holds an Andorran trademark for STREAM, registered in 2018 for internet services. The Complainant argued the domain was acquired in bad faith, pointing to a […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with .ad domains, Andorra, Stream.ad, UDRP, WIPO

Ksuite.com UDRP: Domainer proves 20 year ownership matters

Posted by DomainGang on July 15, 2025, at 12:00 pm

Domain investor Chad Folkening prevailed as the Respondent in the UDRP filed against the domain Ksuite.com. Registered in 2004, Ksuite.com was challenged by Swiss cloud provider Infomaniak Network SA, owner of a 2024 Swiss trademark for KSUITE, a productivity platform launched around 2020. The Complainant cited changes to the domain’s landing page and WHOIS records, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Chad Folkening, KSuite.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Cannes.ai taken from German registrant after city files UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on July 15, 2025, at 9:00 am

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 […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Cannes, Cannes.ai, Domains, UDRP, WIPO, trademarks

DawsonGroup.com UDRP: Dawson vs. Dawson—Who won?

Posted by DomainGang on July 14, 2025, at 2:10 pm

The domain DawsonGroup.com, registered in 2009 by US-based consultant Rhett Dawson, was challenged by UK leasing giant Dawsongroup Limited. Despite owning UK trademarks and operating since the 1980s, the Complainant failed to show that the Respondent lacked rights or acted in bad faith. Dawsongroup argued the name matched its long-used brand and domain inactivity pointed […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Dawson Group, DawsonGroup.com, Domains, UDRP, WIPO

RoyalCraft.com: Asking $180,000 dollars for domain? Let’s file a UDRP!

Posted by DomainGang on July 14, 2025, at 12:27 pm

The domain RoyalCraft.com, registered in 2004, was challenged by UK-based Royalcraft Limited, which holds a 2012 trademark for ROYALCRAFT and operates the site royalcraft.co.uk. The company sells furniture and leather goods and claimed that the domain’s use with PPC links to “outdoor furniture” showed targeting and bad faith. The Respondent, RoyalCraft Inc of Korea, pushed […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, RoyalCraft.com, Royalcraft, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

NaraSmith.com UDRP: From $75,000 to zero after decision

Posted by DomainGang on July 11, 2025, at 11:07 am

The domain NaraSmith.com, registered in 2024 by a Vanessa Clarke, was used for a skincare site titled “Nara Smith Organicas Skincare” featuring a disclaimer distancing it from model and influencer Nara Aziza Smith. The site displayed branding similar to Smith’s content, including homemade skincare imagery in wooden bowls. Smith argued she held unregistered trademark rights […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Nara Aziza Smith, NaraSmith.com, UDRP, WIPO

BeechJet.com: Domain to stay with training provider after Complainant’s loss

Posted by DomainGang on July 10, 2025, at 11:30 am

Textron Aviation went after the domain BeechJet.com, claiming it clashed with their BEECHCRAFT brand. They argued the domain misled users, competed with their services, and was used in bad faith. Respondent’s counsel, Brett Lewis, pushed back hard. The Respondent’s company has been using the domain for over a decade to offer flight training specifically for […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with BeechJet.com, Beechcraft, Brett Lewis, Textron Aviation, UDRP, deny transfer