LONZS.com UDRP falls flat in WIPO filing; Domain investor explains
Lonza Ltd, a Swiss life sciences giant with trademarks dating back to 1913, went after lonzs.com, alleging the single-letter swap from “a” to “s” was deliberate typosquatting. The Hong Kong-based Respondent countered that the April 2018 registration was one of 17 random five-letter domains acquired in bulk, most being invented strings with no link to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Canaan Creative lost UDRP for AvalonFinance.xyz
Canaan Creative, maker of Avalon Bitcoin mining machines, lost a UDRP it filed for AvalonFinance.xyz against US-based Venus Li. While the domain was found confusingly similar to AVALON, the Panel held the Respondent had legitimate interests: Choosing “Avalon” from Arthurian legend for a CeDeFi lending platform and showing independent use with no evidence of targeting […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nework.us UDRP is a rare .US case
Premier Farnell Corp., owner of the NEWARK trademark and long-time operator of newark.com, filed a complaint over nework.us, registered in 2023 by Qianya Wang and used for a startup selling smartboards and webcams. The Complainant argued the domain was a typographical variation of its mark and constituted typosquatting, while the Respondent, represented by attorney Douglas […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trivago.au: UDRP leads to victory for brandable domain operator
Trivago N.V., operator of the global hotel comparison platform, filed a complaint over Trivago.au, registered in 2022 by an Australian individual who used it for a WordPress blog with criticism of Trivago and a site disclaimer, with an image background of a horse. The panel found the domain identical to Trivago’s longstanding TRIVAGO trademark, with […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AlbaOil.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Alba Edible Oils Pty Ltd, an Australian company trading since 1987, filed a UDRP against AlbaOil.com, claiming infringement of its 2015 ALBA trademark. The domain, registered in 1999 and acquired by US-based FindYourDomain.com in 2021, was part of a portfolio of generic “Alba + noun” names. The Complainant argued it was identical to its mark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Redcat.com: UDRP on 1996 domain backfires with RDNH finding
Redcat Pty Ltd, an Australian IT company, went after Redcat.com, claiming rights through trademarks filed only in late 2024. The domain, however, had been registered nearly three decades earlier (in 1996) by Oregon-based technologist Tom Phoenix, who had long used it for email and published contact info tied to the domain as early as 1997. […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reflex Publishing fends off attempt to usurp Topaz.com; WIPO panel rules RDNH
Top Systems Brasil Software Financeiro Ltda. went after the premium domain Topaz.com, claiming trademark rights dating to 2021. But the domain had been registered by Reflex Publishing way back in 1998, a full 23 years before the Complainant even filed for its first trademark! The Brazilian fintech firm, part of the Stefanini Group, argued that […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Altec.ai UDRP: Domain stays with investor as Complaint failed
Altec Industries, Inc. filed a UDRP against Altec.ai, claiming the domain was registered in bad faith and listed for sale at $45,000. The Respondent, represented by attorney Igor Motsnyi, countered that the domain was acquired as a brandable investment—citing meanings like “All Technology”—and had no connection to the Complainant at the time of registration. The […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PAQT.ai: Dot .com holder failed to convince UDRP panelist
Dutch software firm PAQT.com B.V. filed a UDRP to claim the domain PAQT.ai, arguing it matched their PAQT trademark registered in 2021 and that the Respondent had no rights to it. The disputed domain was registered on January 14, 2025, and appeared briefly online with a generic site advertising AI agents for enterprise use. PAQT […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Maxion.com UDRP: John Berryhill won the case on behalf of domain investor
Brazilian auto parts giant Iochpe-Maxion S/A filed a UDRP complaint to acquire Maxion.com, citing trademarks dating back to 1991 and longstanding global use of the MAXION brand. The domain, originally registered in 2000, was acquired by a domain investor in 2017 for $2,605 via a NameJet auction. Represented by domain attorney John Berryhill, the Respondent […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Teraflux.com: HugeDomains domain sale ends up in UDRP—Who won?
Auradine, Inc. filed a UDRP complaint against the domain Teraflux.com, citing a pending US trademark application and claimed common law use of the TERAFLUX mark since May 2023. The domain was originally registered in 2009 and appears to have changed hands in February 2025 after a sale from HugeDomains took place. Auradine argued the Respondent […]
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