MrVapes.com: Aussie buyer of domain got smoked in UDRP filed by Kiwi corp
Mrvapes Australia Limited established their brand, MRVAPES, in New Zealand. It has been trading under that name since 2018, eventually branching off to Australia in 2022, where it applied for the mark’s registration. The latter was granted in 2023. Meanwhile, the domain MrVapes.com was registered in 2012 but was acquired in 2022 by an Australian. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BoycottWickes.com: PPC ads not placed by UDRP Respondent; victory ensues
The registrant of the domain name BoycottWickes.com did so in order to protest the activities of a company and wasn’t to blame for PPC ads placed by the registrar, GoDaddy, without their consent. Wickes Building Supplies Limited, United Kingdom, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. In their Complaint, they cited confusion in the minds […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Senderra.com: Despite seniority over trademark, no RDNH decision in UDRP
The domain Senderra.com was registered in 2005, eleven years before Senderra RX Partners registered the mark SENDERRA. The company filed a UDRP, alleging that between 2005 and 2022 the domain remained undeveloped. The sole panelist at the WIPO pointed out these facts: As the disputed domain name was registered 11 years before the Complainant obtained […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AnantaEnclave.com: Singapore company lost UDRP to Indian luxury home provider
MHG IP Holding Pte. Ltd. is a luxury resort company based in Singapore. They went after the domain AnantaEnclave.com, claiming that the “Ananta” part is too close to their Anantara brand. In the UDRP, the Complainant claims that the triangular logo, combined with the almost matching brand (Ananta/Anantara) and the web site content’s focus, are […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HaiderAckermann.com: Dispute between franchisee and franchisor; who won the UDRP?
A UDRP between a French clothing company and a defunct, formerly licensed franchisee involves the domain name HaiderAckermann.com. The French company terminated their relationship in 2020 and in 2021 the Belgian franchisee was dissolved. Still, in 2022 they renewed the domain, triggering this UDRP. However, as the WIPO panelist pointed out, there was no bad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AnantaraLuxury.com: Domain transfer was denied; neither party was “straightforward” says #WIPO panelist
A luxury resort and spa company based in Singapore filed a UDRP against the domain AnantaraLuxury.com, registered to an Indian property developer company in 2020. Meanwhile, the Complainant filed to register the ANANTARA mark in India in 2019. The Respondent claims that they were not aware of the Complainant when they rolled out their “Anantara” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kvasir.com: Domain investor won UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
The Norse god Kvasir moved his staff, delivering the decision in a UDRP that a Danish company filed against the domain Kvasir.com. As we covered earlier this year, Kvasir Technologies ApS filed the UDRP after losing the DropCatch auction battle to domain investor David Lahoti, for the sum of $7,175 dollars. “The WIPO panelist noted […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Plasticol.com: Domain investor won UDRP
AKAPOL SA is a company formed in Argentina in 1962; it manufactures and sells a range of adhesive and associated products under a number of brand names, including PLASTICOLA. They registered the domain name plasticola.com.ar in 2014, and plasticola.com in May 2023. The company filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name Plasticol.com from its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PacketVideo recovers stolen domains PV.com and PacketVideo.com via the UDRP process
PacketVideo Corporation, is a digital media services company based in San Diego, California. The company has used the names and marks PACKETVIDEO and the short form PV in connection with its services. The company filed a UDRP to reclaim ownership of the domain names PV.com and PacketVideo.com that were stolen. According to Complainant, in March […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Namecheapx.com UDRP: Namesilo threatened with “retaliation”
In 2020, the registrant of the domain name Namecheapx.com received a C&D notice from Namecheap, sent via the domain’s previous registrar, Namesilo. The domain was suspended and in the process, the registrant threatened to retaliate against Namesilo, after building a web site passing off as Namecheap. Later on, the domain was unsuspended and subsequently, it […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheWineFlyer.com UDRP: British Airways gets hard landing at the WIPO
British Airways filed a UDRP against the domain name TheWineFlyer.com, which is in the possession of a domain investor. The domain, along with other brandable domains related to wine “on the go” were offered for sale, including wineflys.com, travelwine.com, vinovial.com, skyvinos.com and travvino.com. The mark THE WINE FLYER was registered by the Complainant in 2021. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CryptoSpace.com lost in UDRP debate between company’s officers
The domain CryptoSpace.com was lost via the UDRP process, after the company’s CEO was given the go-ahead to get the domain back from the former CTO. CryptoSpace.com appears to have been acquired by the CTO while he was actively with the company, for the sum of $15,000 dollars. According to the UDRP, he kept the […]
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