DLAPiper.esq: First #UDRP involving a new .ESQ domain name
Google rolled out several new gTLDs recently, including dot .ESQ. The latter is a representation of “Esquire,” a title used by law professionals. We came across the first UDRP (URS) involving a .esq domain name: DLAPiper.esq. The domain was registered on May 10th and a week later the law firm DLA Piper LLP filed a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Voioh.com won the UDRP filed by VIOOH Limited—Here’s why
VIOOH Limited is a leading premium global digital out of home marketplace, combining data and technology, connecting buyers and sellers; formed in 2018, they operate from the domain name Viooh.com. The domain name Voioh.com appears to be a typo of the company’s domain, swapping the 2nd and 3rd letters. VIOOH Limited filed a UDRP to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Painless.com UDRP: Respondent delivers pain with this aged, generic domain name
The domain Painless.com was registered in 1996, at the dawn of the commercial internet. Along came Benco Dental Supply Co., a medical supply company, with a registered mark for PAINLESS from 1997; they sought to get the domain via the UDRP process 27 years later. They operate painless.benco.com to demonstrate use of the PAINLESS mark. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Decathlons.org: UDRP appears to ignore generic use of the term
Decathlon is a French manufacturer specializing in the conception and retailing of sporting and leisure goods. It generates more than 11 billion euro annually, with more than 105,000 employees worldwide. Its DECATHLON brand is a world-famous trademark. Decathlon is also an Olympic sport consisting of 10 events. The word is derived from the Greek “deka” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vallhallan.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Valhallan LLC, the Complainant, filed a complaint against Casey Strattan, the Respondent, regarding the domain name Vallhallan.com. The Complainant alleged that they had established common law trademark rights in the United States for the mark “VALHALLAN” and that the Respondent had no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name. The Complainant further claimed that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Inspirus.xyz UDRP: Brand squatter uses the same sales pitch
When you squat on brands with a serial pattern you are a serial cybersquatter. The UDRP involving the domain name inspirus.xyz exposed a domain investor’s practice of registering .XYZ domains of existing brands and offering them for sale, with the same sales copy. The Chinese Respondent lists these infringing domains for sale strategically below the base […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Websec.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
WebSec Holdings, B.V., the Netherlands, fired up their legal salvo to acquire the domain name Websec.com. Registered in 2002, the domain’s creation date predates the Dutch cybersecurity’s formation date by 18 whole years. Prior to the UDRP, the Complainant offered $1,000 to acquire the domain; the Respondent’s acquisition of the domain in 2016 cost more, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Thursday.com UDRP: Thursday Boot Company got the RDNH boot
Thursday Boot Company filed a UDRP to usurp the premium, aged, generic domain name Thursday.com. The UDRP failed because the Complainant’s marks were registered after the Respondent’s acquisition of the domain (registration: 1996) for $40,000 dollars in 2011. Not only was the transfer denied, the Complainant was found guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Texas Media Properties can’t get TexasMediaProperties.com via the UDRP process
Texas Media Properties LLC failed to acquire the domain TexasMediaProperties.com via the UDRP process, as the term is purely descriptive of “Texas media properties.” The WIPO panelist noted: Complainant has not carried its burden to prove bad faith registration. Complainant makes no explicit allegation or argument that Respondent registered the Disputed Domain Name in bad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kink.ai safe after UDRP decision denies transfer
The domain name Kink.ai consists of a dictionary word. Cybernet Entertainment LLC filed a UDRP to usurp it, based on a trademark for KINK it registered in 2016. The domain was registered in 2017 and it’s offered for sale via Grit Brokerage for $19,000 dollars. The Complainant’s request for the domain’s transfer was denied, for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BoardsAndBeyond.com UDRP: A 2009 domain vs. a 2018 trademark—Who won?
The mark BOARDS AND BEYOND was registered in 2018, citing 2014 as the year during which the mark was first used in interstate commerce. Meanwhile, the domain name BoardsAndBeyond.com was registered in 2009 and it displayed either PPC ads or a for sale landing page ever since. It’s interesting to note that in the ensuing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Axa.blog UDRP: French company lost attempt to twist the .Blog Registry’s arm
You are about to be educated: Can a registry or registrar be liable under the UDRP? Apparently, when acting solely in its capacity as a registry or registrar, and not also as a registrant, a registry or registrar is not subject to jurisdiction under the UDRP as a respondent. A registry or registrar would be […]
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