Watson.ai UDRP: Respondent claims he had this domain in 1997

Posted by DomainGang on January 17, 2024, at 1:47 pm

A strange case of apparent time travel took place in the UDRP filing against the domain Watson.ai. International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) is the Complainant, using the WATSON mark since 2010 when it introduced a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. The Respondent alleged that they registered Watson.ai in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Watson.ai, grant transfer

LoveCam.com UDRP ends with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on January 16, 2024, at 9:20 am

TMD Swiss AG filed a UDRP against the domain Lovecam.com. The Complainant asserted ownership of the XLOVECAM trademark, while the Respondent stated that they acquired the domain on September 22, 1998, taking full ownership on November 23, 2013. The website associated with the domain features “adult content.” During the proceedings, the Complainant highlighted the domain’s […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with LoveCam.com, RDNH, UDRP, reverse domain name hijacking

NJAHI trademark holder lost UDRP for NJahi.com—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on January 12, 2024, at 9:54 am

The NJ Academy of Home Inspectors (NJAHI) filed a UDRP, alleging that the registrant of the domains njahi.com, njahi.net, and njahi.org did so in bad faith. The WIPO panelist found that the Complainant failed to prove bad faith registration, as the domain names were registered in 2006, predating the complainant’s trademark rights. In fact, the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, NJAHI, UDRP, WIPO, njahi.com, njahi.net, njahi.org

JYE.com UDRP: LLL .com successfully defended against Mexican vitamin corp

Posted by DomainGang on January 10, 2024, at 11:30 am

The domain JYE.com was registered in 2000; the Mexican holder of the JYE mark filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. Some key points made by the WIPO panel: The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the description of the Complainant’s business provided on the Alibaba account of the Complainant […] states that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with JYE, JYE.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Bloomberg.ai UDRP: Finance giant beats registrant’s cat over domain name

Posted by DomainGang on January 10, 2024, at 10:31 am

The registrant of Bloomberg.ai lost the UDRP that was filed against the domain by the trademark owners, Bloomberg Finance L.P., a globally-known financial, software, data, and media company. In the UDRP, the Respondent did not respond; in informal responses shared on NamePros, the domain’s owner asserted that “Bloomberg” is his cat’s name, for which he […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Bloomberg.ai, Domains, UDRP, a cat named Bloomberg

Roberto.com UDRP shuts Italian bakery’s claims down but no RDNH finding

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2024, at 10:39 am

Italian company Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. wanted the domain name Roberto.com really bad, so they filed a UDRP to take it from its registrant, Reflex Publishing. It didn’t turn out that well. Among the arguments that the Respondent’s attorney, John Berryhill, delivered included a reference to the Italian variant of the domain, Roberto.it; it’s not […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Roberto.com, UDRP, WIPO

Sese.com: Premium CVCV domain challenged by UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2024, at 10:20 am

The domain Sese.com is a premium CVCV .com domain owned and operated by a Chinese company. A Spanish company filed a UDRP to usurp this 1999 registration but they failed. Both the domain’s registration date and date of acquisition by the Respondent predate the Complainant’s registration of the SESE mark in Spain. The Panelist noted: […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, SESE, Sese.com, UDRP, WIPO

Tractus.com UDRP clears domain investor of any wrongdoing

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2024, at 9:00 am

The UDRP filed against the domain Tractus.com closed with the Respondent, a father & son domain investor pair, being cleared of any wrong-doing. The domain was registered in 2006 by the Respondent. The Complainant, Tractus Asia Limited, claimed rights to the TRACTUS mark going back to 2001. The domain’s Latin word origin gave the Respondent […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Synergy Technologies LLC, Tractus, Tractus.com, UDRP

Century.com: Domain name was challenged via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on January 3, 2024, at 9:10 am

The domain name Century.com was involved in a UDRP that challenged its ownership. Registered in 1993, the domain name now carries the title of, perhaps, the oldest gap between a domain’s registration and its UDRP filing: 30+ years. However, the Respondent in this case is a company located in Illinois and a supplier of aluminum […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Century, Century.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Sick-Russia.com: This UDRP is not about what you think it is

Posted by DomainGang on January 2, 2024, at 2:48 pm

Russia has been under financial isolation since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The keywords “sick Russia” might reflect the world’s sentiment about the large human loss in Ukraine. The domain name Sick-Russia.com was involved in a UDRP recently and it’s not about what one might think it is. German company, Sick AG, filed […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Russia, SICK brand, Sick-Russia.com, UDRP, WIPO, war in Ukraine

Sleeprx.com UDRP: Domain investor won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on December 29, 2023, at 9:35 am

The registrant of the domain Sleeprx.com is a domain investor with “more than 1,000 domains” – according to the UDRP filed against the domain. Attorney Howard Neu represented the Respondent against Apnea Sciences Corporation, noting that the Respondent goes after domains containing the “RX” letter pair. The Complainant alleged that the Respondent took control of […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Sleeprx, Sleeprx.com, UDRP, reverse domain name hijacking

Renderotica.org UDRP decision unveils special status of Ukraine

Posted by DomainGang on December 28, 2023, at 6:50 pm

The UDRP involving the domain name Renderotica.org ended with the Complainant, CGBYTES INC., Canada, enforcing their registered mark. The Complainant uses the domain Renderotica.com [NSFW] since 1999 consistently, delivering 3D models of naked or otherwise pornographic nature so that developers can design 3D animated movies of adult nature. Meanwhile, the Respondent held onto the .org […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Renderotica.org, UDRP, WIPO, special treatment, ukraine

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