Exante.com: Maltese corporation filed UDRP trying to buy 3 vowels
XNT Ltd. is an international investment services company based in Malta. They registered the EXANTE mark in various jurisdictions, and some of these marks are being challenged or in the process of being canceled, e.g. in the UK. The company filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Exante.com from UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, a company that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HDPathe.com: Real person beats French film colossus
Pathe Marques, is a company incorporated under the laws of France since 1999, and a member of the Pathe Group, a major film production and distribution company. The company owns the PATHE mark and is very protective of its brand; in a recent UDRP case they filed against the domain HDPathe.com, they surprisingly lost. How […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapMobile.com: Domain investor scores Reverse Domain Name Hijacking outcome
A domain investor from Canada scored a decisive victory against Snap! Mobile, an American fundraising services provider that targeted their domain, SnapMobile.com, via the UDRP process. Despite the Complainant’s claim to the SNAP MOBILE mark they provided no evidence of such early use, other than it being the company’s name. Such use, however, does not […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Beds.com UDRP: Complainant failed to catch WIPO panel asleep
The domain name Beds.com became the subject of a UDRP filed by Sleep Number Corporation. The company asserted that the domain was used by them from 2000 to 2018 but then someone allegedly stole it. After it became obvious that the Respondent didn’t steal the domain but rather won it via a Sedo auction which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Playhouse.com: Unsolicited offer led to UDRP; Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The UDRP filed against the aged domain Playhouse.com didn’t end well for the Complainant. Playhouse International Pty Ltd, Australia launched its adult content business in 2020 and attempted to usurp the domain name via the UDRP process. The domain’s Canadian registrant noted that the domain was acquired for a “substantial sum” due to its generic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cappuccine.com : NameFind won UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The domain name Cappuccine.com faced a UDRP filed by Cappuccine Specialties, Inc. The dispute led to a decision by the three member WIPO panel ordering the domain to remain with the Respondent, NameFind – managers of the GoDaddy portfolio of domains. They also found the Complainant guilty of engaging in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking: The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.IBA.com: UDRP on aged #domain ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision!
The domain name iba.com was hit with a UDRP filed by IBA SA, Belgium. The Belgian company claimed that as early as in 2001 it sought to acquire the domain, only to be told to “make an offer.” Eventually, the Complainant did make an offer: $2,500 dollars via a third party broker. This ridiculous approach […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stinky UDRP: Perfume-Oils.com registrant won with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding!
The registrant and operator of the domain Perfume-Oils.com was hit with a UDRP filed by Scentsational Shoppe, Inc. The Complainant’s mark PO PERFUME OILS was registered in 2018 for “Retail . . . and online store services featuring fragrances, soaps, incense, air fresheners, lotions.” The mark is stylized and the Complainant asserted that the Respondent’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zama.com: UDRP ends with victory for owner of CVCV domain
A French company did very little research before filing a UDRP for the domain Zama.com. Zama SAS asserted rights to the ZAMA mark but no such mark exists in Hong Kong, Singapore, or Malaysia where the Respondent has established rights. The Respondent noted that their Zama brand usage and corporate formation dates back to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.OlympicsHasFallen.com UDRP: Trademarks, deepfakes, and a fake Netflix documentary
The registrant of the domain name OlympicsHasFallen.com was hit with a UDRP, filed by the International Olympic Committee. The Complainant is notoriously protective of their marks and in this case the underlying details are rather interesting. A film named “Olympus Has Fallen” is a political thriller that was shot a decade ago. In the case […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lanborghini.com: A 19 year old typo-domain gets snatched by automaker
The registrant of the domain Lanborghini.com held it for 19 years; in a recent UDRP filed by the Italian automaker, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., the Complainant succeeded in snatching the aged domain name. Typo-domains such as Lanborghini.com generate traffic from fat-fingering the Lamborghini domain name. As the letters N and M are next to each other, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HumanoidStudios.com & Humanoids.com: Canadian vs. American; who won the UDRP?
An American company specializing in comics & graphic novels filed a UDRP against the domain name HumanoidStudios.com. The Respondent is a Canadian company that creates video games. The Complainant’s long history of the HUMANOIDS mark is further strengthened by the fact that it’s the continuation of LES HUMANOÏDES ASSOCIÉS, a French graphic novel publisher in […]
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