Not so wyze: Chinese squatter lost UDRP for Wyzes.com
The epitome of cybersquatting is when you take that infringing domain and monetize it by selling products that are knockoffs of these sold by the trademark holder. In the case of the domain Wyzes.com, the Chinese squatter used the domain to sell knockoff products of Wyze Labs, creators of high-quality, easy-to-use smart home products under […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Demoji.com UDRP ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
When you file a UDRP against a domain registered in 2012, you’d better be in the possession of a more senior mark. In the case of Demoji.com, however, Mr. Patrick Schur of Switzerland filed a UDRP on the basis of a mark he acquired in 2019. There would be no way for the Registrant to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Exante.com: Maltese corporation filed UDRP trying to buy 3 vowels
XNT Ltd. is an international investment services company based in Malta. They registered the EXANTE mark in various jurisdictions, and some of these marks are being challenged or in the process of being canceled, e.g. in the UK. The company filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Exante.com from UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, a company that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HDPathe.com: Real person beats French film colossus
Pathe Marques, is a company incorporated under the laws of France since 1999, and a member of the Pathe Group, a major film production and distribution company. The company owns the PATHE mark and is very protective of its brand; in a recent UDRP case they filed against the domain HDPathe.com, they surprisingly lost. How […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapMobile.com: Domain investor scores Reverse Domain Name Hijacking outcome
A domain investor from Canada scored a decisive victory against Snap! Mobile, an American fundraising services provider that targeted their domain, SnapMobile.com, via the UDRP process. Despite the Complainant’s claim to the SNAP MOBILE mark they provided no evidence of such early use, other than it being the company’s name. Such use, however, does not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RedFig.com: Complainant choked on fruit domain defended by domainer!
Domain investor Bill Patterson served a sweet, juicy fruit to the Complainant of a UDRP involving the domain RedFig.com. Simply put, the domain is put together from two dictionary words and describe a “red fig” more than anything else. Meanwhile, Redfig LLC asserted rights to the domain because of a trademark that they registered in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Beds.com UDRP: Complainant failed to catch WIPO panel asleep
The domain name Beds.com became the subject of a UDRP filed by Sleep Number Corporation. The company asserted that the domain was used by them from 2000 to 2018 but then someone allegedly stole it. After it became obvious that the Respondent didn’t steal the domain but rather won it via a Sedo auction which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Playhouse.com: Unsolicited offer led to UDRP; Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the aged domain Playhouse.com didn’t end well for the Complainant. Playhouse International Pty Ltd, Australia launched its adult content business in 2020 and attempted to usurp the domain name via the UDRP process. The domain’s Canadian registrant noted that the domain was acquired for a “substantial sum” due to its generic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cappuccine.com : NameFind won UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The domain name Cappuccine.com faced a UDRP filed by Cappuccine Specialties, Inc. The dispute led to a decision by the three member WIPO panel ordering the domain to remain with the Respondent, NameFind – managers of the GoDaddy portfolio of domains. They also found the Complainant guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBA.com: UDRP on aged #domain ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision!
The domain name iba.com was hit with a UDRP filed by IBA SA, Belgium. The Belgian company claimed that as early as in 2001 it sought to acquire the domain, only to be told to “make an offer.” Eventually, the Complainant did make an offer: $2,500 dollars via a third party broker. This ridiculous approach […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.RangerAmerican.org: Dot .com owners filed a UDRP to protect their brand
Ranger American of Puerto Rico, Inc. filed a UDRP against the domain RangerAmerican.org to protect their established brand. The Complainant uses the .com domain since 1999. Some issues with the mark’s registration however, led to an outcome favoring the Respondent. They offer services in the state of Texas as an alarm company and in 2014 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stinky UDRP: Perfume-Oils.com registrant won with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding!
The registrant and operator of the domain Perfume-Oils.com was hit with a UDRP filed by Scentsational Shoppe, Inc. The Complainant’s mark PO PERFUME OILS was registered in 2018 for “Retail . . . and online store services featuring fragrances, soaps, incense, air fresheners, lotions.” The mark is stylized and the Complainant asserted that the Respondent’s […]
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