Tequila maker Agave Ventures loses UDRP for Lunazul.com
Agave Ventures LLC, producer of Lunazul Tequila, brought a UDRP complaint against the owner of Lunazul.com, a domain registered in 2004. The company pointed to its US and international trademarks for LUNAZUL, first used in commerce in late 2006 and registered in 2007, as well as its domain lunazultequila.com, acquired in 2005. The panel noted […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Scutum.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision against French security group
A scutum is Latin for a large, curved, oblong shield made of wood and leather, used by heavily armed infantry in ancient Rome. SCUTUM, a French security and fire safety group, filed a UDRP complaint against the registrant of Scutum.com, an Austrian individual who claimed to be the original registrant since 1998. The Complainant argued […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Vanguard loses UDRP for VanguardiBank.com to Dubai consultancy
Vanguard Group filed a UDRP against the registrant of Vanguardibank.com, arguing the name copied its VANGUARD mark and diverted users to financial services. The Complainant pointed to the Respondent’s use of a ship logo and the addition of “i” and “bank” as misleading variations on its brand. The Respondent countered that it is a licensed […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Aussie law firm hit domain investor with UDRP over IPGuardian.com—Who won?
The Sydney law firm IP Guardian, owner of the 2014 Australian mark IP GUARDIAN filed a UDRP against the domain IPGuardian.com held by Mira Holdings, a domain investor’s company. Mira Holdings bought the .com at a NameJet auction in March 2021 for $450 and has only parked it with a for-sale lander showing a BIN […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Premier Nail Source loses UDRP against PremierNailSupply.com
Premier Nail International filed a UDRP against the domain PremierNailSupply.com, arguing the domain copied its common-law mark PREMIER NAIL SOURCE and confused customers. The panel accepted standing: “premier nail” is recognizable and the “supply” tail doesn’t avoid similarity. On rights/legitimate interests, the panel saw a real California business operating as Premier Nail Supply with licenses, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Digital Renegades lost UDRP for TheDigitalRenegades.com
Digital Renegades, a US marketing firm that registered the DIGITAL RENEGADES mark in April 2025, tried to wrest control of TheDigitalRenegades.com from registrant Evan Morgenstein. The snag: Morgenstein had registered the domain back in March 2020, a full five years before the company obtained its trademark rights. Although the panel found the domain confusingly similar […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Books-A-Million v. Books-A-Trillion: UDRP decision shows trademark is still recognizable
When you run the second largest book chain in the US under the brand BOOKS-A-MILLION, you don’t want customers wandering into a site called Books-A-Trillion. That’s exactly what landed Books-A-Million, Inc. in a recent UDRP dispute over the domains books-a-trillion.com and booksatrillion.com. The WIPO panelist had little trouble finding that in this case, “Trillion” is […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MagicMen.com UDRP: Complainant gets slapped with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Magic Men Holdings (AU) filed a UDRP against MagicMen.com. The Respondent has held the domain since 2002 —more than a decade before Magic Men’s MAGIC MEN Australian mark (filed 2013; registered 2014) and the company’s 2014 incorporation. He showed dated proof of a long-standing magic hobby (Society of American Magicians membership in the 1990s, show flyers, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tata Motors wins Tatamotors.org UDRP: Personal “fan” site and high sale ask sink Respondent
Tata Motors has filed a UDRP against the domain Tatamotors.org from an Indian registrant who claimed he registered the name in 2019 “out of curiosity” and used it as a personal, non-commercial site to promote himself as a DevOps engineer. The panel found the domain identical to Tata’s well-known TATA MOTORS mark and rejected any […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tangly.org UDRP: Dictionary word domains better be used accordingly—Defense failed
LinkedIn filed a UDRP against the domain Tangly.org showing it was used to host a clone of its “Tango” puzzle game. Registered just one week after LinkedIn obtained its UK TANGO trademark, the site described itself as “Tango Game (Tangly),” directly referencing LinkedIn’s product. Security vendors flagged the site as malicious, and the domain carried […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FyreFestival.com UDRP: Loss for Complainant, despite no response from Respondent
The UDRP dispute over FyreFestival.com was filed by LimeWR Fyre OÜ, which argued that it had rights in the FYRE FESTIVAL mark through recent acquisitions. Represented by ESQwire, the company claimed the domain was being used by Respondent Liam Spencer to mislead consumers with travel-related content and sought transfer under the UDRP. The panel noted […]
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