Ocasia.org: When asked to produce evidence, Complainant stalled
Filing a UDRP as the Complainant requires producing the necessary evidence; in the case of the UDRP involving the domain Ocasia.org this didn’t happen. The Complainant, Olympic Council of Asia, Kuwait, claimed that in 2001, it engaged the Respondent to register and maintain a website located at the disputed domain name. The filed complaint did […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Glassagram.org: Instagram won this UDRP and here’s why
Instagram LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name GlassaGram.org that appears to be providing behind the scenes access to Instagram profiles’ photos. Although the domain name does not contain the word INSTAGRAM, a registered trademark, the WIPO panelist ordered the domain to be transferred to the Complainant. Here’s why: Instagram also owns rights to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rentalend.com UDRP: Respondent won after spelling out the domain name!
Talend S.A.S is a French company that owns a portfolio of trademark registrations for TALEND including European Trademark No. 014226989 registered on September 25, 2015. They filed a UDRP against the domain RenTALEND.com, registered in 2024. At first glance, the domain appears to incorporate the TALEND brand in in its entirety. At least, that’s what […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thy.co domain shalt not be transferred in UDRP decision at the WIPO
Thy means “your” and Thy.co could mean “your .co” domain. The archaic reference did not sit well with Turk Hava Yollar, a Turkish company that operates Turkish Airlines since 1933 and THY.com since 1997. Turk Hava Yollar filed a UDRP to get the domain Thy.co but THY is not their primary trademark and it’s not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Raymond won a UDRP against Ray—Here’s why
A billionaire hedge fund manager, author, public speaker and philanthropist who was ranked in 2020 as the world’s 79th wealthiest person was targeted in a domain squatting case. Raymond Dalio has been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by aiCIO Magazine and Wired Magazine and named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HobbyLibby.com: Popular US store lost UDRP with RDNH finding—Here’s why
When is a typo-domain of a famous brand not infringing on the mark? When the typo itself is also a word, at least according to the panelist who decided on the HobbyLibby.com UDRP. In a shocking twist for Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and their HOBBY LOBBY mark, the UDRP was denied because the “Libby” part […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GalvinPower.org: UDRP unveils the lucrative side of expired domains with SEO juice
Former Motorola CEO, Robert W. Galvin, established the Galvin Electricity Initiative and the Galvin Center for Energy Innovation at the Illinois Institute of Technology, following his retirement from Motorola. The Galvin Electricity Initiative is responsible for the creation of the Perfect Power system providing sustainable delivery of electrical power. The institute registered and used the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IotaComm.com: Despite $65,000 asking price, Respondent won this UDRP
IotaComm, Inc. formed in 2018 and began using the term IOTACOMM at the time; meanwhile, iotacomm.com had been registered 3 months prior. The company filed a UDRP to get the domain, after receiving brokered offers from Nameholic brokerage, seeking $65,000 dollars in return; the price was negotiated down to $25,000 and then $7,500. When these […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GetNeuron.com UDRP: Decision reveals bad SEO prospects for common keywords
The UDRP filed against the domain GetNeuron.com ended with the Complainant, Optimal Satcom, Inc., having their request denied on the following basis: The Panel notes that the NEURON mark is also a dictionary word in English, referring to a specialized cell in the nervous system of humans and other animals that transmits electromechanical messages (see, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hobby Lobby beats typo-squatter after 22 years
Typo-squatting is the “art” of taking advantage of people’s fat-fingering when they type in a domain name. In the case of wwwHobbyLobby.com, the “www” prefix is taking advantage of a common typo: missing out on that dot. Registered in 2002, the domain has been parked with PPC providers for over two decades. When parked on […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WakeFit.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domains WakeFit.com and Wake.fit were the focus of a UDRP that was filed by an Indian company, Wakefit Innovations Private Limited. The Complainant operates from the .co domain and in the past was contacted by the Respondent’s brokers (MediaOptions/VPN) that offer to sell the domain for $150,000 dollars. These offers were countered in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Equafix.com UDRP ends domain’s PPC revenue stream after two decades
It took the better part of 20 years for the typo-domain, Equafix.com, to be surrendered to the squatted brand’s owners. The domain name has been parked with zero click landers, presumably generating a steady PPC revenue stream. Equifax Inc., filed a UDRP to get the domain from the Respondent, whose information is hidden behind WHOIS […]
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