Cybernautics.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP against the domain name Cybernautics.com ended with the following decision: Refusal of a transfer plus a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against the Complainant, Cybernautic, Inc. Respondent registered the domain name Cybernautics.com on April 4, 2001 all while the Complainant’s CYBERNAUTIC mark was registered much later, in 2022. Said the WIPO panelist: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MinervaSA.com: Brazilian company claimed its mark was infringed on; WIPO panelist disagreed
Minerva, the Roman goddess representing Athena, is also a registered trademark for numerous goods and services. A Brazilian company, MINERVA S.A., filed a UDRP to get the domain name MinervaSA.com. At first, it makes sense that when your company is Minerva SA the exact match .com represents an attempt to infringe on the trademark; however, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyberist.com: Million dollar domain listing hit with UDRP
The domain name Cyberist.com was registered in 2002 and was hit with a UDRP 22 years into its registration. Cyberist.com is listed for sale with a $1,000,000 dollar price tag, which must have agitated the Complainant, Mr. Kevin Fream, who claims that he coined the term “Cyberist” in 2006. He acquired the registration of a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SweetJames.com UDRP: When partners fall out what happens to the domains?
The domain name SweetJames.com was part of a UDRP that involved business partners parting ways. Registered in 2011 by the Respondent among 50 other domains, it became the law firm’s brand; in 2015 the founder and Complainant invited the Respondent as a equal (50%) partner to the firm, without requiring him to bring capital to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Voyeur-house.tv UDRP: SEO metrics helped Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Voyeur-house.tv is a provider of adult content related to voyeurism; it received a UDRP from Viking Exchange & Marketing that secured a trademark for VOYEURHOUSE in 2024 with the USPTO. The Complainant’s claims were rebutted by the Respondent by using not only the domain’s registration date (2015) as the starting point, but also by providing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Polydec.com UDRP ends with German respondent gaining Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The domain name Polydec.com was registered in 1998 and in 2013 it was acquired by Knauf Information Services GmbH, a German company. Based in Switzerland, Polydec SA filed a UDRP claiming rights to the POLYDEC mark as early as in 2018. The WIPO panelist noted that the domain’s ownership change predates the Complainant’s mark by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SpongeBobSquarePants.com: UDRP decision ends domain’s squatting of a Viacom character
SpongeBob SquarePants lived in a pineapple under the sea for 23 years, until Viacom International Inc. filed a UDRP Complaint against the domain SpongeBobSquarePants.com. The domain forwards to a zero click PPC lander ensuring steady revenue for its registrant. As the owner of SPONGEBOB and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS trademark registrations in various jurisdictions, the Complainant is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JudiciaryProcessServer.com UDRP: Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The owners of a registered mark for JUDICIARY PROCESS SERVERS filed a UDRP to usurp the domain JudiciaryProcessServer.com, all while they operate from the plural form. However, this mark is registered only on the Supplemental Register of the USPTO. Under US trademark law, this means that the mark is considered to be descriptive and not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frank won this UDRP without even responding
Imagine getting hit with a UDRP just because your first name, Frank, is matching some other person’s stage name, while the last name is their given surname which they do not use. In the case of the domain FrankEdwin.com, the first and last name match the Respondent’s real name. Meanwhile, the UDRP was filed by […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SAP.ai lost to the UDRP process
The registrant of SAP.ai believed that he had a quality LLL .ai domain in his possession; along with 10,000 other domains, this domain investor was never hit with a UDRP before this one. SAP SE, Germany filed a UDRP at the WIPO, however, asserting rights to the SAP acronym. Founded in 1972, the company’s financial […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP filed against DiamondPoint.com
A Dutch company has filed a UDRP against the domain DiamondPoint.com; its owner, SyncPoint, Inc., is no stranger to such aggressive behavior and is responding in kind. The Complainant, Jakob Ruben van Gelder, operates from the domain DiamondPoint.nl since 1999 all while the disputed domain was registered by the Respondent in 2001. At the time, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hairdo.com: Domain Capital won UDRP filed after portfolio acquisition
Domain Capital was hit with a UDRP filed against the domain name Hairdo.com; that domain was acquired as part of a portfolio due to its generic nature. The Complainant is HairUWear Inc. that claimed rights to the HAIRDO mark for wigs. The domain name was first registered in 1998 and has had many different owners […]
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