Mohu.com #UDRP: Buyer of #domain paid for the sins of the previous owner
The registrant of Mohu.com acquired the domain in the aftermarket in 2021. Registered in 2000, the domain changed hands via a sale, all while the US company Motennas LLC registered the mark MOHU in 2013. Apparently, the previous owner of Mohu.com offered it for sale to the Complainant in this UDRP, seeking $25,000 dollars. They […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Coinbase.io: UDRP decision flips positive result for the matching .info #domain
Coinbase Global, Inc., filed a UDRP against the operator of Coinbase.io, to get the domain. The Respondent won a prior UDRP filed against the domain Coinbase.info. The basis for winning that case was that the “info” TLD presents a relevant use of the domain as an informational web site about coins. The domain Coinbase.io was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bitmex.group UDRP: Respondent is a “business man”
If you consider yourself a “business man” then stay away from other businesses’ trademarks. The hilarious response filed by the Respondent in the UDRP against Bitmex.group emphasizes the ballsy attitude of cybersquatters. BitMEX is a crypto exchange platform and a registered trademark of HDR Global Trading Limited. They operate from the domain name Bitmex.com. While […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Etrades.com: Someone just burned $5k on a trademark domain
When you pick a domain containing a well-known mark, you’ll face the consequences, sooner or later. In the case of Etrades.com the domain was auctioned off on NameJet in early 2018, following a quick hold by New Ventures Services, the domain repository arm of Network Solutions. That auction closed at $5,099 dollars. Source: NameBio. Fast-forward […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Notch.ch: Respondent in UDRP wanted to pass domain on after his death
What do you do with your domain upon death? You give it to your kids; that’s a plausible option. In the case of Notch.ch, the domain’s registration date isn’t certain but its registrant wanted to give it to his son upon death, after holding onto it for “almost 30 years.” That was part of the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lendscape.com: A 23 year old #domain lost via the #UDRP process
The domain Lendscape.com was registered in 1999 and changed hands a few times. One might consider “lendscape” to be a typo of landscape, or an invented word about lending for the acquisition of properties. That’s exactly what HPD Software Limited, United Kingdom thought of, apparently, securing the mark LENDSCAPE in the UK and European Union […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Safe-Banking.com: GoDaddy auction sale ends up in UDRP
The domain Safe-Banking.com was registered in 1999 and in 2021 it was auctioned off on GoDaddy as an expired asset. The auction’s winner paid $625 dollars, according to NameBio. That money is now gone, as the domain ended up in the UDRP process in a case filed by Accuity, Inc., former holders of the domain. According […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Verkaba.com UDRP: Respondent fat-fingers response in ALL CAPS
The UDRP filed against the domain Verkaba.com is worth reading, as the respondent *could* claim fat-fingering the domain’s registration. After all, their unofficial response quickly jumped into an ALL CAPS tirade about “fraudulent” assignment of the domain by Microsoft. The domain is pointed on Microsoft Office DNS. The Complainant Verkada, Inc., operates from Verkada.com. Here’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.UltaChat.com: Respondent doesn’t want the domain but still won UDRP!
The registrant of the domain UltaChat.com didn’t intend to renew it, after choosing a different brand for his upcoming business. That’s what he claimed, anyway, in a UDRP filed by Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. Not wanting the domain or indicating zero interest in defending it typically results in a loss for the Respondent […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lemonads beats Russian ops of Lemonad.com
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or limonad, in Russian, and in the case of the domain Lemonad.com the alternate spelling sent two parties spinning into UDRP space. Switzerland based Lemonads SA, operates from the domain Lemonads.com to which it holds a matching mark in various markets. They filed a UDRP to get the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DominoPLC.com domain did not fall in UDRP filing
Domino Printing Sciences PLC, UK, stacked up its lawyers to usurp the domain DominoPLC.com. The “PLC” part is a reference to Public Limited Company in the UK, just like LLC in the US. The Complainant operates from the domain domino-printing.com. The Respondent is based in Ethiopia; its main business is the “provision of marketing solutions […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Veho.com UDRP used Latin language to stop Complainant’s legal attack
The UDRP filed against the aged domain, Veho.com, utilized the Latin meaning of the word “veho” as part of the response. As the Respondent’s counsel, IP attorney John Berryhill mentioned that exact meaning: “Veho” is a conjugated form of the Latin term “vehere”, to transport, corresponding to “I carry”. The Respondent claims that its relationship […]
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