JustVacation.com: Holder of pluralized mark lost the UDRP it filed against this domain
Everyone wants just a vacation. Just Vacations Inc. filed a UDRP against the domain JustVacation.com. The latter was registered in 2002, while the Complainant registered their JUST VACATIONS mark in 2013. They disclaim the “vacations” part, however, although they claim 2002 as the date of first use. To make things even more complicated, the Complainant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stanley Pace wins UDRP for Viben.com
Domain investor Stanley Pace received a UDRP that Honey’s Place, Inc. filed against the domain name Viben.com. Registered in 1999, the domain’s registration date predates the trademark VIBEN (sex toys) that the Complainant registered in 2020. That alone indicates that it would be impossible for the Respondent to register Viben.com targeting the Complainant, as there […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Italians took AKU.com from the Chinese using the UDRP process
Italian footwear company, Aku Italia S.R.L., won the UDRP it filed against the Chinese registrant of the domain name AKU.com. The Complainant’s brand was launched 40 years ago. Lacking a response from the domain’s registrant, the Forum panel accepted the Complainant’s statement that they operate in China with a registered mark for AKU since 2005, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kvasir.com: Norse god domain sends investor to the WIPO
In Norse mythology, Kvasir was an incredibly wise poet, born from the saliva of two groups of gods, the Æsir and the Vanir. He traveled extensively, sharing his knowledge and teachings with others. Source: Wikipedia. The matching .com domain name, Kvasir.com, was bid on at DropCatch and was eventually won by domain investor David Lahoti, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UDRP against Healthyr.com ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
A GoDaddy broker relayed offers for Healthyr.com from Healthyr LLC that the registrant did not accept; the ensuing “Plan B” was to file a UDRP. Note: This is why anonymous offers via a third party broker should always be ignored: there is no option for the domain’s registrant & seller to set their own rules […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheJW.org: UDRP denied for parody domain aimed at Jehovah’s Witnesses
The domain TheJW.org points to an active web site that is a parody of JW.org, the web site of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (aka Jehovah’s Witnesses.) The parody element of the web site is evident; there is no attempt to impersonate the real JW.org content. In a UDRP filed by the operators […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lambo.com vs. Lamborghini lawsuit back at square one
The lawsuit that the registrant of the domain Lambo.com filed against Italian automakers Lamborghini, is back at square one. Quick recap: Lamborghini filed and won the UDRP for the domain name Lambo.com. The registrant of Lambo.com, Richard Blair, filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse that decision and declare himself the lawful owner of the domain, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.South32.com: Domain UDRP a loss for the Australian Complainant
South32 Ltd is an Australian mining and metals company using the domain South32.net; it filed a UDRP to usurp the domain South32.com. Since its registration in 2012, the domain South32.com has been in the possession of the same individual, Kari Bian, who operates a film production company based in California. At some point, the Respondent […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dentless.com UDRP won by the Dent Guys
A dental services company holding a trademark for DENTLESS filed a UDRP to usurp the matching domain name, Dentless.com. The Respondent is a car damage services company that acquired the domain in 2017 “in good faith.” They forward the domain to DentGuys.com. The sole panelist at the WIPO concurred with the Respondent: The term “dentless” is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BlendSports.com: Danish clothing company’s Blend brand failed to deliver UDRP victory
A Danish company that manufactures clothes and athletic gear under the BLEND brand filed a UDRP to get the domain BlendSports.com from its Pakistani registrant. While the logos of the two companies’ web sites share some elements, the Respondent denied using the Complainant’s BLEND mark on any of its products or online. The Respondent stated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Integrity.com: Sunil Bheda won the UDRP with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Mr. Sunil Bheda was named as Respondent in a UDRP case involving the aged domain name Integrity.com, registered in 1996. The UDRP was filed by Integrity Marketing Group LLC, a company that registered the INTEGRITY mark in 2023, citing 2016 as the date of first use, hence claiming “common law” rights dating back 7 years. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Grantify.com & other TLDs involved in UDRP after domain was sold on #Epik
A British company called Grantify Ltd filed a UDRP to get the domain name Grantify.com, along with the .org, .net, and .app domains. The Complainant believed that they were filing the UDRP against the person who in 2020 agreed to sell them the domain for $10,000 dollars. At the time, the domain was with Epik’s […]
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