Multident.net: Dictionary domain got UDRP’ed-Here’s why the Complainant lost
The Korean registrant of the domain Multident.net secured the domain in 2010; a German company filed a UDRP on the basis of a trademark registered in Germany in 2009. The Respondent did not respond; however, the WIPO panelist noted the dictionary qualities of the domain and ordered Multident.net to remain with the Respondent: “The principal […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Only one can win: Netflix Studios grabs Squid-Game.io from squatting registrant
Squid Game is returning to Netflix for Season 2 on December 26 and the streamer has revealed that its biggest ever show will conclude with its third season. It goes without saying that Netflix is highly protective of its money-making brand; it filed a UDRP to get the domain Squid-Game.io from its Russian registrant. It […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PetVilla.com & PetVillas.com: Kiwi Complainant lost UDRP-Here’s why
The domains PetVilla.com and PetVillas.com were acquired by their current owner in 2016; a New Zealand company, protectKiwi Ltd, changed its name from CatVilla to PetVilla in 2017. In 2021 they filed for the registration of the PETVILLA mark in Kiwi-land and they filed a UDRP to get these two domains from their registrant. Frank […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LagunaClothingCompany.com UDRP: Complainant is not the only one with rights to Laguna
A small company from Laguna, California, has operated online via an eBay store and the domain name LagunaClothingCompany.com since 2009. It was hit by UDRP on the basis of an existing LAGUNA mark, claimed by the Complainant, R. Josephs Licensing Inc. The Complainant is a California-based corporation that holds trademarks related to outdoor casual clothing […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sparklets.com: SyncPoint in battlestations for ongoing UDRP
Dave Lahoti, founder of SyncPoint, Inc., is no stranger to aggressive UDRP filings. The experienced domain investor and UDRPsearch.com founder is interested in the registration and acquisition of meaningful, brandable, two word .com domains. It just so happens that often these domains are wanted by others! In the case of Sparklets.com, a domain registered 21 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DiamondPoint.com: SyncPoint wins UDRP, as expected
SyncPoint, owners of a great portfolio of premium, descriptive domains, won the UDRP that a Dutch individual filed against the domain DiamondPoint.com. As we noted earlier this year, Jakob Ruben van Gelder filed a UDRP to usurp the domain DiamondPoint.com claiming that it violates a series of marks in the Netherlands. They sought to brand […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Afer.com UDRP: Latin word for African beat French trademark claims
The Korean registrant of the domain Afer.com stated that the word means “African” in Latin. A French company, Association Francaise d’Epargne et de Retraite (AFER), claimed rights to the AFER brand and mark, stating that it was established in 1996. It filed a UDRP to usurp the domain from its registrant; the Complainant registered Afer.fr […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.AtlasJet.com UDRP: Turkish Complainant failed to get back aged, active domain name
The domain name AtlasJet.com has been in use by its registrant to offer water jet-cutting services. A Turkish company registered the domain in 2001 and the ATLASJET mark in 2007; it eventually became insolvent in 2020; the domain was auctioned off and was acquired in 2022 by the Respondent in this UDRP who paid $5,650 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Corning vs. Corning: UDRP decision shows importance of Respondent’s participation
A UDRP filing does not require the Respondent’s active participation in the exchange, as it’s not a legal process. However, if the Respondent fails to respond, it might have dire consequences for the domain the UDRP was filed about. In the case of Corning.ai, the domain’s keyword matches a brand’s established mark. Corning Incorporated owns […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Brunet.com UDRP decision a fine example of a generic domain in use
The domain Brunet.com was registered in 1998; the Quebecois company McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique inc. claimed rights to the Brunet mark as early as in 1988. The Respondent stated via their attorney, John Berryhill, that the term is generic and not in use exclusively by the Complainant. The Respondent registered other domains in the same hair […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PowerHome.com UDRP: Complainant tried to get this 2000 domain name
Power Home Remodeling Group LLC formed in 1992 and it registered the mark POWER; the domain PowerHome.com was registered in 2000. They filed a UDRP to get it from its registrant. The domain was acquired by the Respondent after a private exchange only recently. The WIPO panelist noted that the terms are generic words: The […]
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