Fresh Clothes LLC attempted to get FreshClothes.com via the UDRP process—What happened?
When you are a new company your choice of a brand might stumble across a domain that’s been registered already. In the case of Fresh Clothes LLC, the company formed in 2020, registering the mark FRESH CLOTHES. Meanwhile, the matching .com domain, FreshClothes.com, was registered in 2003. Fast-forward 20 years from the domain’s registration date, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MeditechPharmaceutical.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Even if you’re a big pharmaceutical (pharma) company you might end up losing the UDRP. A German pharma company attempted to usurp the domain name MeditechPharmaceutical.com from its Indian registrant. The Respondent argued that the Complainant is a “fake person” that “does not exist” adding that it holds the registered trademark for MEDITECH since 2015. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PrivacyMaster.com #UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking decision
ConsumerDirect registered the mark PRIVACYMASTER in 2022. After offering as much as $55,000 dollars to acquire the domain PrivacyMaster.com, the company went into “Plan B” mode by filing a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2000, however, making it 22 years older than the Complainant’s mark. Final decision: Deny transfer of the domain PrivacyMaster.com to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WeChatGPT.com: Tencent won UDRP as Chinese Respondent’s claims were ridiculous
Tencent Holdings is a huge Chinese company and WeChat is China’s most popular app for instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app. First released in 2011, it became the world’s largest standalone mobile app in 2018 with over 1 billion monthly active users. The WeChat brand and trademark are thus well-known in China; the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aussie company failed to grab inquik.com via the UDRP process
An Australian company, InQuik IP Holdings Pty Ltd, tried to get the domain inquik.com by offering $1,000 dollars via a domain broker. Don’t you love these anonymous brokered offers? 🙂 When that offer was declined, they proceeded with “Plan B” – the filing of a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2006, all while the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Adobe grabs AdobeFirefly.com via the UDRP process
An Indian “Photoshop Instructor” jumped in and registered the domain AdobeFirefly.com on March 17, 2023. Four days later, Adobe introduced Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI models, focused on the generation of images and text effects. It must have been insider information, no doubt; registering a domain containing the famous Adobe mark sounds […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UniversalStudiosFlorida.com: It took 24 years for this UDRP !
UniversalStudiosFlorida.com is a domain name registered in 1999. It took 24 years for Universal City Studios to file a UDRP as the domain contains its world-famous trademark. In fact, the UNIVERSAL mark dates back to 1912. It comes as no surprise that the UDRP decision ordered the domain name UniversalStudiosFlorida.com to be transferred to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.F***3CX.com UDRP a victory for Respondent—Here’s why
3CX is a computer based telephone systems and software provider and registrant of an International Registered Trademark for the figurative mark 3CX, registered on March 12, 2007. They operate from the domain name 3CX.com. The registrant of the domain Fuck3CX.com appears to be using the domain to deliver their personal opinion and criticism about 3CX, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dr. Chanda failed to get the domain DrChanda.com and here’s why
When you file a UDRP against a domain, you’d better present facts and figures. The latter includes dates, for example when was your trademark registered and when was the registration of the domain you’re pursuing. Apparently, in the UDRP filed by Dr. Chanda Macias against the domain DrChanda.com, the date of the trademark’s registration was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Leumas vs. Leumas: RDNH decision for Leumas.com UDRP
The domain name Leumas.com was registered in 2002. Its registrant, Mr. Harvey Samuel Kelly, formed Leumas Advisors at the time, reversing his middle name. In recent years, the domain has become dormant. Leumas Residential LLC is an investment services company that registered the LEUMAS mark in 2018, claiming as date of first use in 2003 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hegts.com: Waste of time and money in this UDRP filing
BHE GT&S filed a UDRP to get the domain name Hegts.com from its registrant. BHE GT&S is a standalone subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and is involved in the interstate transmission and storage of natural gas. Meanwhile, the Respondent has operated a small consulting business in Vancouver, Canada since April 2005. Respondent registered the name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Managergram.com UDRP: Does Instagram chase “gram” domain names?
Instagram is highly protective of its brand and those that register domain names that contain it find out, sooner or later. That being said, the UDRP case with Managergram.com along with the matching .net shows that there are more things involved that can determine the outcome. Although the domain does not contain the “Instagram” part […]
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