ZeroCoder.com: After HugeDomains sale, new owner hit with UDRP; RDNH ensued
Mr. George Novik acquired the domain ZeroCoder.com in 2022, for the sum of $2,295 dollars paid to HugeDomains in installments. He proceeded with setting up a business web site not too long after but a UDRP was filed against it by Zeroqode, Inc. The Complainant registered the mark ZEROQODE with the USPTO in 2017 that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WorkNumber.com: Equifax grabs seemingly generic domain via the UDRP process
Equifax filed a UDRP to usurp the seemingly generic, aged domain name WorkNumber.com. Registered in 1998, WorkNumber.com displayed PPC ads that linked to services provided by competitors of Equifax. The Complainant operates from the domain TheWorkNumber.com and has registered the mark THE WORK NUMBER, effective in 1997. The sole panelist took all these facts under […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zama.com: UDRP ends with victory for owner of CVCV domain
A French company did very little research before filing a UDRP for the domain Zama.com. Zama SAS asserted rights to the ZAMA mark but no such mark exists in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia where the Respondent has established rights. The Respondent noted that their Zama brand usage and corporate formation dates back to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OlympicsHasFallen.com UDRP: Trademarks, deepfakes, and a fake Netflix documentary
The registrant of the domain name OlympicsHasFallen.com was hit with a UDRP, filed by the International Olympic Committee. The Complainant is notoriously protective of their marks and in this case the underlying details are rather interesting. A film named “Olympus Has Fallen” is a political thriller that was shot a decade ago. In the case […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Revued.com: Sneaky UDRP filed after Complainant used GoDaddy broker
A sneaky attempt to usurp the domain name Revued.com from its owner used a novel approach: A company approached GoDaddy brokers to extract the owner’s details, citing interest in the domain. Once that proxy contact was made, the company filed a UDRP on the basis of the domain’s asking price ($15,000 dollars.) Through the negotiation […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lanborghini.com: A 19 year old typo-domain gets snatched by automaker
The registrant of the domain Lanborghini.com held it for 19 years; in a recent UDRP filed by the Italian automaker, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., the Complainant succeeded in snatching the aged domain name. Typo-domains such as Lanborghini.com generate traffic from fat-fingering the Lamborghini domain name. As the letters N and M are next to each other, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.iWoman.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain name iWoman.com was involved in a UDRP that was filed by Cathleen Trigg-Jones, motivational speaker and founder of iWomanTV. Registered in 1997, the domain iWoman.com predates the IWOMAN trademark that the Complainant registered in 2019. That’s a 22 year gap. The Polish Respondent noted, among other things: The Respondent points out that the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HumanoidStudios.com & Humanoids.com: Canadian vs. American; who won the UDRP?
An American company specializing in comics & graphic novels filed a UDRP against the domain name HumanoidStudios.com. The Respondent is a Canadian company that creates video games. The Complainant’s long history of the HUMANOIDS mark is further strengthened by the fact that it’s the continuation of LES HUMANOÏDES ASSOCIÉS, a French graphic novel publisher in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MrVapes.com: Aussie buyer of domain got smoked in UDRP filed by Kiwi corp
Mrvapes Australia Limited established their brand, MRVAPES, in New Zealand. It has been trading under that name since 2018, eventually branching off to Australia in 2022, where it applied for the mark’s registration. The latter was granted in 2023. Meanwhile, the domain MrVapes.com was registered in 2012 but was acquired in 2022 by an Australian. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BoycottWickes.com: PPC ads not placed by UDRP Respondent; victory ensues
The registrant of the domain name BoycottWickes.com did so in order to protest the activities of a company and wasn’t to blame for PPC ads placed by the registrar, GoDaddy, without their consent. Wickes Building Supplies Limited, United Kingdom, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. In their Complaint, they cited confusion in the minds […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Senderra.com: Despite seniority over trademark, no RDNH decision in UDRP
The domain Senderra.com was registered in 2005, eleven years before Senderra RX Partners registered the mark SENDERRA. The company filed a UDRP, alleging that between 2005 and 2022 the domain remained undeveloped. The sole panelist at the WIPO pointed out these facts: As the disputed domain name was registered 11 years before the Complainant obtained […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AnantaEnclave.com: Singapore company lost UDRP to Indian luxury home provider
MHG IP Holding Pte. Ltd. is a luxury resort company based in Singapore. They went after the domain AnantaEnclave.com, claiming that the “Ananta” part is too close to their Anantara brand. In the UDRP, the Complainant claims that the triangular logo, combined with the almost matching brand (Ananta/Anantara) and the web site content’s focus, are […]
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