Aussie company failed to grab inquik.com via the UDRP process
An Australian company, InQuik IP Holdings Pty Ltd, tried to get the domain inquik.com by offering $1,000 dollars via a domain broker. Don’t you love these anonymous brokered offers? 🙂 When that offer was declined, they proceeded with “Plan B” – the filing of a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2006, all while the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Managergram.com UDRP: Does Instagram chase “gram” domain names?
Instagram is highly protective of its brand and those that register domain names that contain it find out, sooner or later. That being said, the UDRP case with Managergram.com along with the matching .net shows that there are more things involved that can determine the outcome. Although the domain does not contain the “Instagram” part […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.JustVacation.com: Holder of pluralized mark lost the UDRP it filed against this domain
Everyone wants just a vacation. Just Vacations Inc. filed a UDRP against the domain JustVacation.com. The latter was registered in 2002, while the Complainant registered their JUST VACATIONS mark in 2013. They disclaim the “vacations” part, however, although they claim 2002 as the date of first use. To make things even more complicated, the Complainant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stanley Pace wins UDRP for Viben.com
Domain investor Stanley Pace received a UDRP that Honey’s Place, Inc. filed against the domain name Viben.com. Registered in 1999, the domain’s registration date predates the trademark VIBEN (sex toys) that the Complainant registered in 2020. That alone indicates that it would be impossible for the Respondent to register Viben.com targeting the Complainant, as there […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kvasir.com: Norse god domain sends investor to the WIPO
In Norse mythology, Kvasir was an incredibly wise poet, born from the saliva of two groups of gods, the Æsir and the Vanir. He traveled extensively, sharing his knowledge and teachings with others. Source: Wikipedia. The matching .com domain name, Kvasir.com, was bid on at DropCatch and was eventually won by domain investor David Lahoti, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheJW.org: UDRP denied for parody domain aimed at Jehovah’s Witnesses
The domain TheJW.org points to an active web site that is a parody of JW.org, the web site of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (aka Jehovah’s Witnesses.) The parody element of the web site is evident; there is no attempt to impersonate the real JW.org content. In a UDRP filed by the operators […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.South32.com: Domain UDRP a loss for the Australian Complainant
South32 Ltd is an Australian mining and metals company using the domain South32.net; it filed a UDRP to usurp the domain South32.com. Since its registration in 2012, the domain South32.com has been in the possession of the same individual, Kari Bian, who operates a film production company based in California. At some point, the Respondent […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Dentless.com UDRP won by the Dent Guys
A dental services company holding a trademark for DENTLESS filed a UDRP to usurp the matching domain name, Dentless.com. The Respondent is a car damage services company that acquired the domain in 2017 “in good faith.” They forward the domain to DentGuys.com. The sole panelist at the WIPO concurred with the Respondent: The term “dentless” is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BlendSports.com: Danish clothing company’s Blend brand failed to deliver UDRP victory
A Danish company that manufactures clothes and athletic gear under the BLEND brand filed a UDRP to get the domain BlendSports.com from its Pakistani registrant. While the logos of the two companies’ web sites share some elements, the Respondent denied using the Complainant’s BLEND mark on any of its products or online. The Respondent stated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Grantify.com & other TLDs involved in UDRP after domain was sold on #Epik
A British company called Grantify Ltd filed a UDRP to get the domain name Grantify.com, along with the .org, .net, and .app domains. The Complainant believed that they were filing the UDRP against the person who in 2020 agreed to sell them the domain for $10,000 dollars. At the time, the domain was with Epik’s […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hedo-resort.com: UDRP focuses on trademark, not the outdated web site
A web site designed in 2004 wasn’t the core issue, according to the UDRP filed against the domain Hedo-Resort.com. The Complainant is Marshmallow II (St. Lucia) Limited that operate the luxury all-inclusive adult only holiday resort in Jamaica, called HEDONISM or HEDO for short. The Respondent is a booking agent using their own web site […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sleeptopia.com: Registered in 2006, domain lost in UDRP due to GoDaddy PPC ads
PPC ads displayed on the domain name Sleeptopia.com by GoDaddy contributed to the loss of the domain via the UDRP process. Registered in 2006, the domain was parked at GoDaddy; the Registrar controls the content of these ads. In this UDRP case, Sleeptopia, Inc., alleged that the Respondent is a “cybersquatter” causing the domain “to […]
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