Brainly.ai: Quebecois registrant lost .AI domain despite response to UDRP
The domain name Brainly.ai seems rather generic; owned by Beslogic Inc., Canada, since 2018 the domain was slated for development. Brainly Sp.zo.o, Poland, operates from the matching .com domain and is the owner of five registered trademarks dating as far back as in 2014. In the ensuing UDRP the Respondent noted that it uses AI […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BBHotel.com: A domain registered in 1998 was challenged via the UDRP process
The ultra-aged domain name, BBHotel.com, was challenged via the UDRP process, after B&B Hotels, France, attempted to get the domain at the WIPO. The domain was registered in 1998 and it’s operated by a hotel group in the United Arab Emirates. The sole panelist noted that the Respondent’s statements and use of the domain were […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Credable.com: UDRP decision a victory for Respondent & another one for John Berryhill
The registrant of the domain Credable.com acquired it at an auction for $5,044 dollars. The domain is now listed for sale for $1,000,000 dollars on Afternic. Equentia SCF Technologies Private Limited, India, claimed rights to the CREDABLE mark which allegedly enjoys fame not just in India, but also in Singapore, Indonesia, and the United Arab […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GovWell.com: UDRP against domain involved the GOVWELL trademark
TL Software Inc., operating from the domain GovWellTech.com, filed a UDRP to get the domain GovWell.com. They noted that their GOVWELL mark is good enough against the Respondent’s mark GOV WELL (added space) despite pending registration with the USPTO still. Not so fast, said the Forum Panelist: However, as stated above and according to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Malo.com: Italian Complainant fails “bad” UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
MALO S.p.A. is an Italian company that believed it’d be cool to challenge the ownership of the domain Malo.com; its registrant’s last name being Malo. With malo meaning “bad” in Spanish, it’s no wonder the case delivered a refusal of the domain’s transfer. The WIPO panelist was clear: The Panel believes that the Complainant should […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Before Christ: UDRP against the domain Christus.org—Jesus won
Christus is Latin for Christ. The Respondent in the UDRP against the domain Christus.org did not respond, but Jesus was looking down from above. As the domain was registered in 1997, the registration preceded any trademark rights claimed to the CHRISTUS mark which the Complainant, Christus Health, registered in 2000. Final decision: Deny transfer of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.InGoldenVoice: Domain trio hit with UDRP thanks to NameSilo DNS switch
A trio of “InGoldenVoice” domains were hit with a UDRP, after the domains’ registrar allegedly switched the DNS and served PPC ads. Goldenvoice LLC took offense at the registrations of the domains ingoldenvoice.com, ingoldenvoice.info, and ingoldenvoice.net and filed a UDRP. The primary reason: They served PPC ads and “relevant searches” links, including terms that are […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rinstar.com: Aged domain was hit with UDRP—Respondent won and here’s why
The domain name Rinstar.com was registered in 2005, a full 19 years ago. Freedom Group Inc. filed a UDRP on the basis of its USPTO registration of the RINSTAR mark, which took place in 2008, with a date of first use in 2007. Unfortunately for the Complainant, the Respondent has held the domain continuously since […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Media-com.com: A 26 year old domain was lost via the UDRP process
The domain Media-com.com was registered in 1998, making it 26 years old. It was registered by a producer of karaoke devices and was used as such until the mid-2010s. But then, Media-com.com apparently lapsed and it was picked up by a domain investor, potentially via a NameJet auction; they parked the domain with PPC ads, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Ecosavers.com UDRP: Dutch company failed to match trademark with #domain
A Dutch company operating with the ECOSAVERS mark since 2008, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ecosavers.com from its registrant. The domain was registered in 2003. The Respondent is a Cayman-based company that acquired the expired domain in a GoDaddy auction in 2019, spending just $323 dollars. In their response, they claimed that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Watson.ai UDRP: Respondent claims he had this domain in 1997
A strange case of apparent time travel took place in the UDRP filing against the domain Watson.ai. International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) is the Complainant, using the WATSON mark since 2010 when it introduced a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. The Respondent alleged that they registered Watson.ai in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LoveCam.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
TMD Swiss AG filed a UDRP against the domain Lovecam.com. The Complainant asserted ownership of the XLOVECAM trademark, while the Respondent stated that they acquired the domain on September 22, 1998, taking full ownership on November 23, 2013. The website associated with the domain features “adult content.” During the proceedings, the Complainant highlighted the domain’s […]
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