Mikels.com: Aged domain UDRP results in loss for Complainant
The registrant of Mikels.com held it since 2008, according to a UDRP filed by Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V. aka MIKELS, Mexico. The domain was registered in 1998, all while the Complainant asserted rights to the MIKEL’S mark via a trademark registered in Mexico in 1996. The Respondent, Stanley Pace, opted for an one-member panel […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyrgo.com: WIPO panelist sides with Complainant; 15 year old #domain is lost
The WIPO panelist in a UDRP filed against the aged (2006) domain name Cyrgo.com has delivered a decision favoring the Complainant. Cyrgo S.A.S., Colombia, filed the UDRP to reclaim the domain that WHOIS records show it owned in 2001. The Colombian company registered the domain in 1999 but it apparently lapsed in 2006. Since then, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.George Pataki: Three-term NY governor wins back the domain GeorgePataki.com
Mr. George Pataki has won the UDRP filed at the Forum (NAF) to reclaim the domain GeorgePataki.com. Mr. Pataki was represented by attorney Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com; the domain law firm is a premium sponsor. Introduction: George Pataki, an American politician, served three consecutive terms as the governor of New York. Between 1995 to 2006, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JointMax.com: Trademark holder failed to recover #domain via the UDRP process
Healthy Pets, Inc. d/b/a Pet Health Solutions, are the owners of the registered mark JOINT MAX. The mark was registered in 2003. The domain JointMax.com was owned and operated by the company, until they failed to renew it. The domain was snapped by its Korean registrant in September 2020, after it was not renewed. In […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Microsoft, Oracle, IBM: Three trademark violations in one #domain name!
The registrant of the domain MicrosoftOracleIBM.com infringed on three world-famous trademarks: Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM. What led the registrant to spend money on such an obvious violation of famous corporations? Of all three entities forming this infringing domain, IBM took the initiative and filed a UDRP at the WIPO, where it’s listed as the Complainant. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IndoorBillboard.com: Domain genericness turns #UDRP into a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The registrant of the domain IndoorBillboard.com hit back, when Indoor Billboard/Northwest, Inc. filed a UDRP at the Forum (NAF.) Registered in 1999, the domain consists of two generic words, descriptive of “indoor billboard” advertising. Despite the Complainant’s claims to notoriety of its INDOOR BILLBOARD mark, the three member panel found no such evidence. In summary: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WeatherUSA.com: Another case where the #domain is senior to the trademark
The domain WeatherUSA.com was registered in 1998. WeatherUSA, LLC registered the WEATHERUSA mark in 2019, claiming first use in 2001 and common law mark established via its domain weatherusa.net. In 2021, they filed a UDRP to usurp the .com. The Respondent acquired the domain in 2013 and challenged the claims of first use of the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Byfy.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The domain name Byfy.com was registered in 2004. Etrack LLC registered the BYFY mark in 2021. It filed a UDRP to usurp the domain and failed, as the WIPO panelist delivered a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH.) It was a “Plan B” scenario, said the panelist: The preponderance of evidence indicates that Complainant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PornHub domains: Rare #UDRP loss in PornGamesHub.com decision
The PornHub trademark is world-famous and Licensing IP International S.à.r.l., operators of the mark, rarely loses a UDRP case. This time, the culprit was the domain PornGamesHub.com, a portal or “hub” of “porn games.” Note: The web site is full of explicit content. The Complainant alleged that the domain is too close to the PORNHUB […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EquityTrustCompany.com: Why did a trademark holder lost the filed UDRP?
A trademark alone does not secure domain rights, and in the case of EquityTrustCompany.com, the UDRP Complainant experienced just that. Equity Trust Company, is a South Dakota corporation that administers retirement plans. According to the UDRP, the Complainant has rights in the EQUITY TRUST COMPANY mark based on registration of the mark with the United […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bybt.com: Bybit Fintech Limited engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Bybit Fintech Limited, was established in 2018 as a cryptocurrency exchange. With more than 2 million registered users, it offers a mobile application or app known as ByBit. On June 24, 2021, the company filed in Hong Kong, China, trademark applications for two BYBIT logos and a BYBIT wordmark. Meanwhile, the domain bybt.com was registered […]
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