Texas Media Properties can’t get TexasMediaProperties.com via the UDRP process
Texas Media Properties LLC failed to acquire the domain TexasMediaProperties.com via the UDRP process, as the term is purely descriptive of “Texas media properties.” The WIPO panelist noted: Complainant has not carried its burden to prove bad faith registration. Complainant makes no explicit allegation or argument that Respondent registered the Disputed Domain Name in bad […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kink.ai safe after UDRP decision denies transfer
The domain name Kink.ai consists of a dictionary word. Cybernet Entertainment LLC filed a UDRP to usurp it, based on a trademark for KINK it registered in 2016. The domain was registered in 2017 and it’s offered for sale via Grit Brokerage for $19,000 dollars. The Complainant’s request for the domain’s transfer was denied, for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BoardsAndBeyond.com UDRP: A 2009 domain vs. a 2018 trademark—Who won?
The mark BOARDS AND BEYOND was registered in 2018, citing 2014 as the year during which the mark was first used in interstate commerce. Meanwhile, the domain name BoardsAndBeyond.com was registered in 2009 and it displayed either PPC ads or a for sale landing page ever since. It’s interesting to note that in the ensuing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Axa.blog UDRP: French company lost attempt to twist the .Blog Registry’s arm
You are about to be educated: Can a registry or registrar be liable under the UDRP? Apparently, when acting solely in its capacity as a registry or registrar, and not also as a registrant, a registry or registrar is not subject to jurisdiction under the UDRP as a respondent. A registry or registrar would be […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MundoNatural.com: UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
Mundo Natural, Inc., filed a UDRP to usurp the domain MundoNatural.com, registered in 2002. The domain was acquired by the Respondent due to its generic meaning of “natural world” in 2015, apparently for $740 dollars. The Complainant’s MUNDONATURAL mark was registered in 2022. In its trademark application, the Complainant claimed the mark was first used […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoToHale.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The registrant of the domain GoToHale.com was making a pun about his last name, Hale; he registered the domain in 2000. Roger Hale is a cybersecurity professional; a Florida law firm, Hale Law, P.A, filed a UDRP to get the domain based on a mark for GO TO HALE that was registered in 2020. That […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.VRBO.homes UDRP: Can’t turn a famous mark into an acronym of convenience
When you register a domain that consists of a brand such as VRBO, you can’t turn that keyword into an acronym of convenience. As the Respondent in the UDRP against VRBO.homes found out, the mark is famous and the WIPO panelist ordered it to be transferred to the Complainant, despite claims of postponed development due […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain investor won UDRP filed against Ebet.com.au
An Australian domain investor that registered the domain Ebet.com.au in 2021, was hit with a UDRP filed at the WIPO by Intecq Limited, Australia. The Complainant asserted that their right to the EBET mark in 2016 and another fancy mark with EBET in 2009 establish rights in the disputed domain. However, the panelist pointed out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.After Paper.io, VOODOO grabs AquaPark.io
VOODOO, France, has filed and won yet another unique UDRP at the WIPO. After winning the UDRP it filed against the domain Paper.io, the French gaming company won the UDRP against the domain AquaPark.io. What was common in these two cases? They both involve games created by the Complainant that were named using a “dot […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TicketSMS.com: Complainant found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The registrant of the domain name pair TicketSMS.com and TicketSMS.net registered them in 2009. TicketSms s.r.l. attempted to get the pair by filing a UDRP, despite only having used the TICKET SMS brand since 2015. After failing to negotiate a price with the Respondent, they resorted to a “Plan B” approach; the UDRP filing claims […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sycomore.com: UDRP involved two French entities—What happened
Sycomore Vox France Société is a French company claiming registered marks of the SYCOMORE mark across various domains, dating back to 2019. The domain name Sycomore.com was registered in 2004 and became the focus of a UDRP. The Complainant alleges that the SYCOMORE mark’s first use dates back to the Complainant’s corporate formation in 1986. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WIPO to host advanced workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution
WIPO, the global leader in domain name dispute resolution, is holding its advanced workshop on Domain Name Dispute Resolution on November 7 and 8, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop will cover key developments in decision precedent and procedure related to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), which provides a cost-effective and rapid […]
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