SimGun.com UDRP: Austrian bankrupt company tried to get its domain back; Who won?

Posted by DomainGang on April 3, 2024, at 11:00 am

An Austrian company that went bankrupt filed a UDRP to secure its domain, SimGun.com, after the minority stakeholder took control of it. The case was decided at the WIPO with the Complainant, FACT Systems GmbH, claiming that the domain was transferred away from its control unlawfully. Not so fast, said the Respondent, who asserts that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, SimGun.com, Simgun, UDRP, WIPO

Euronet.com UDRP: Aged domain’s Dutch registrant won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on April 3, 2024, at 10:40 am

Thirty years after its registration in 1994, the domain name Euronet.com was hit with a UDRP. Prior to the UDRP, Dutch company Euronet Internet, operating these days as Online.nl, was approached by the Complainant, US-based Euronet Worldwide, Inc., to acquire the domain for $30,000 dollars. Upon being told by the registrant that they would seek […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Euronet, Euronet.com, Plan B, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

EmersonTower.com UDRP: Respondent got greedy, apparently

Posted by DomainGang on March 27, 2024, at 9:16 am

The UDRP for the domain EmersonTower.com involved two Missouri companies; the Complainant being Emerson Electric Co, operating from Emerson.com, and the Respondent being a web consulting company. Despite the Respondent’s attempts to justify the domain’s registration which is forwarding to their web site, it’s interesting to note the following: The Respondent registered the domain mere […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Emerson Tower, Emerson.com, EmersonTower.com, UDRP, grant transfer

Transco.com UDRP: Attorney John Berryhill goes against a train—Who won?

Posted by DomainGang on March 26, 2024, at 11:35 am

Attorney John Berryhill scored another victory, this time against a train company, Transco Railway Products Inc., that filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Transco.com. The decision by a three member panel at the WIPO was unanimous: “The Panel has considered and found unconvincing the Complainant’s argument that the Respondent’s use of a privacy service […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with John Berryhill, Transco.com, UDRP, WIPO

BritishAirways.ai UDRP: Cybersquatting at its finest

Posted by DomainGang on March 25, 2024, at 12:40 pm

The Turkish registrant of BritishAirways.ai wanted $999 dollars for the domain but no brand owner should accept to pay any ransom; British Airways is a global brand and an airline with 100+ years of history. Filing a UDRP was the obvious solution and the Respondent failed to respond. A company such as British Airways has […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with British Airways, BritishAirways.ai, UDRP, grant transfer

BarnesAndNoble.ai: Cheeky Respondent “in shock” over UDRP filing

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2024, at 5:24 pm

The Indian registrant of BarnesAndNoble.ai acted “in shock” after Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc., filed a UDRP to protect their world famous brand. Despite the obvious, blatant act of cybersquatting, the Respondent felt obligated to respond, albeit outside of the official channels. Said the Respondent: “Can you let me know what is the issue with […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with .AI domains, Barnes & Noble, BarnesAndNoble.ai, UDRP

TheGardenSavvy.com: Small business owner won this UDRP—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on March 21, 2024, at 9:29 am

A small business owner operating from the domain TheGardenSavvy.com was hit with a UDRP from Hobby Fun LLC, operators of GardenSavvy.com. Despite not having a trademark for GARDEN SAVVY, the Complainant rolled the dice in this case and they lost, as the Respondent’s registration and use of the domain was not made in bad faith; […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Forum, Garden savvy, TheGardenSavvy.com, UDRP, deny transfer

John Berryhill wins UDRP on behalf of Respondent in Pitstop.com case

Posted by DomainGang on March 20, 2024, at 11:15 am

Distribuidora Automotiva S.A., Brazil filed a UDRP to usurp the aged, premium domain Pitstop.com. They probably believed it’d be an easy case; they hold the trademark PIT STOP AUTO CENTER since 2002 and the matching domain, Pitstop.com.br since 1997. Meanwhile, the Respondent provided evidence that he registered the domain in 1994 on behalf of his […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Distribuidora Automotiva, Domains, John Berryhill, Pitstop, Pitstop.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Yandex.tv: Russian search engine filed and won UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on March 18, 2024, at 1:16 pm

Despite global sanctions against Russia for its brutal invasion of Ukraine, a British domain investor attempted to sell the domain Yandex.tv to the Russian search engine Yandex. Obviously it backfired; the company filed a UDRP and won it at the WIPO. The Respondent didn’t file a formal response, but stated that “if my domain name […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Yandex.tv, yandex

Mermet.com: French battle over family name takes the UDRP course

Posted by DomainGang on March 15, 2024, at 12:13 pm

Two French entities, a company and a private person, crossed swords over the domain Mermet.com. Mermet S.A.S., France, took offense at the Respondent’s use of the domain and its pricing at 150,000 euro; it holds the MERMET trademark since 2007. The domain, however, was registered in 1998 by Respondent Didier Mermet, who is using the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Mermet.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, mermet

EatToLive.com: Self-represented Respondent beat trademark holder!

Posted by DomainGang on March 14, 2024, at 11:40 am

The domain name EatToLive.com was registered in 1998; its registrant failed to renew it last year and it was auctioned off as an expired domain at GoDaddy, selling for $1,437 dollars. DrFuhrman Online, Inc. was not the registrant who failed to renew the domain but picked that opportunity to file a UDRP and attempt to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Eat To Live, EatToLive.com, UDRP, WIPO

Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!

Posted by DomainGang on March 13, 2024, at 11:09 am

Sonata Software Limited, India, tried to usurp the domain Sonata.ai from its registrant; the Respondent won the UDRP on the basis of the domain’s generic nature as a dictionary word: “Moreover, and as indicated above, acquiring domain names consisting of dictionary terms for resale is not per se illegitimate. If a domainer makes a trade […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Sonata.ai, UDRP, WIPO

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