#ActiveRings .com #UDRP : Mike Mann lost a generic #domain name to its previous registrant
You can’t beat them all, and domain investor Mike Mann just lost the UDRP for the obviously generic domain, ActiveRings.com. Registered in 2013, the domain expired earlier this year; Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holding’s outfit acquired it via an expired domain auction at GoDaddy. The price was not listed. The previous owners, Victor Alvarado D/B/A […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SNN .com : Allegedly stolen #domain fails to be recovered via the #UDRP process
The former owner of the three letter domain, SNN.com, filed a UDRP to recover it, alleging it was stolen. The current owner disputed these claims; based in China, they fought back, stating they acquired it legitimately. The Complainant, Delbert R. Terrill Jr., presented proof of use and a common law mark, stating that SNN is […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#HugeDomains wins #VULF .com #UDRP with #RDNH finding
Huge domain victory for HugeDomains, after beating Vulf Records LLC in a UDRP decision. Registered in 2005, the domain Vulf.com was challenged at the National Arbitration Forum. The Complainant acquired a trademark just this year (2018.) HugeDomains stated that the domain is generic and that it predates the Complainant’s mark by a dozen years, at […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Leupay : Trademark owner guilty of #RDNH in #domain dispute over Leopay.com
The dispute over the domain Leopay.com ended up with a loss for the Complainant, iCard AD of Sofia, Bulgaria. The Chinese registrant of the domain was challenged due to its proximity to the Complainant’s mark, LEUPAY. The Complainant made an unsolicited, anonymous offer to acquire Leopay.com from the Respondent, for 1,000 EUR. The Respondent’s cheeky […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Coolfit .com : #NameJet auctioned #domain lost in #UDRP
Coolfit.com, a domain that was auctioned off in an expired auction at NameJet in early 2017, was lost via the UDRP process. Its registrant and Respondent, Name Administration Inc., acquired Coolfit.com due to its generic qualities, for $860 dollars a year ago. The Complainant, Samuel J. McRoberts, established rights in the COOLFIT mark through registration […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Osteohondrosy : #Russian medical term #domain ends up in #UDRP after expiration
Domaining is alive and well in Russia, where the medical term domain, Osteohondrosy.net was registered at. Apparently, its medical services provider registrant failed to renew it; the new registrant used someone else’s information in the WHOIS. The term OSTEOHONDROSY is a common law mark used by the Complainant in this UDRP, and in particular for […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Virgan UDRP : #Trademark can also be a slang word, says the #WIPO
The domain name Virgan.com was registered in 2005, making it a 13 year old domain asset. Laboratoires Thea of Clermont-Ferrand, France, filed a UDRP at the WIPO in order to take over the domain. The Complainant possesses several international trademarks for VIRGAN in Europe, but the one at the USPTO expired in 2014 as they […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Tekfen .com : Undefended, 16 year old #domain is lost in #UDRP
The UDRP against the aged domain, Tekfen.com, ended with a loss for the Respondent. Registered in 2002 by a Dutch individual, the domain was challenged via the UDRP process at the WIPO. The Complainant, Tekfen Insaat Ve Tesisat Anonim Sirketi of Istanbul, Turkey, asserted that they established their brand in the 1960s. The company is […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Meest .com : Fourteen year old #domain lost at the #WIPO
Meest.com, a domain registered in 2004, was lost via the UDRP process at the WIPO. Its Korean registrant did not respond. The UDRP was filed by Meest Corporation Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada whose registered marks in the US and Canada only date back to 2010. The Complainant uses the .net and .us variants, along […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reverse #domain name hijacking decision in AGCS.com #UDRP at the #WIPO
Allianz SE of Munich, Germany, filed a UDRP against the aged domain, AGCS.com. Registered in 2010, the domain is being offered for sale on Afternic, for $88,888 dollars. According to the UDRP: Complainant, Allianz SE, is the ultimate parent company of the Allianz insurance and financial services group (the “Allianz Group”). The Allianz Group is […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Nudelive : #WIPO panelist quotes #Namebio as the source of sales info in #UDRP with #RDNH finding
A UDRP filed against the domain name Nudelive.net references sales data from “Nambio” in support of the Respodent’s case; the Complainant owns the .com. The panelist most likely meant to quote Namebio, that keeps track of domain sales across multiple venues. In the case of Nudelive.net, the Complainant asserted they have previous rights to the […]
Copyright © 2018 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain dogfight : #UDRP against 3 fighter jet domain names
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is a multi-billion dollar US company, manufacturing a series of projects for the military. As such, it’s very protective of its brands, which include the names of military fighter jets, such as the F-16 FIGHTING FALCON, the F-22 RAPTOR, and the F-35 LIGHTNING. The Respondent in a UDRP involving three domains […]
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