WIPO panelist: rggwgrwg wrgwrgw is presumably fake
A UDRP that was filed against a group of domains targeting Swiss Bank Cler AG customers with phishing campaigns, ended with an outcome that favored the Complainant. These domains belonged to four individuals, one of which is named “Ivan Popov” – an ultra common name in Russia, indicating that it’s just an alias. Others, however, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Kio.com UDRP ends with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
The UDRP filed against the domain name Kio.com ended with the Complainant’s loss, as the panel denied the domain’s transfer. On top of that, the three member WIPO panel delivered a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, directly blaming the Complainant’s counsel: […] in the view of the Panel, the Complainant knew or ought to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TheFutureHotels.com: UDRP victory for Greek hotelier
UK-based Future Inns UK Ltd attempted to get the domain TheFutureHotels.com from its Greek registrant, operator of a hotelier resource with offices in Athens and Santorini, Greece. The Complainant has been operating a chain of hotels in the UK since 2005, with three hotels in the chain, Future Inn Cardiff, Future Inn Plymouth, and Future […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GXSBank.com: How is this UDRP not Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?
When a domain was registered years before a company claimed rights to a brand, any UDRP filing by that second party should be an automatic finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. In the case of GXSBank.com, the domain was registered in 2015. The UDRP filed by a Singapore bank due to the marks GXS and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MrBallen.com: YouTube phenom grabs #domain via the UDRP process
Mr. Ballen is a social media phenom with a sizable YouTube followship. Founded in 2015 by Jonathan Bartlett Allen, the “Mr. Ballen” channel presents videos of entertaining nature to its 7 million subscribers. The popular YouTube channel’s operator registered the MRBALLEN trademark in 2022, citing date of first use in 2015. Meanwhile, someone registered the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LawCloud.com: UDRP ends with a RDNH finding
A Belgian services provider of cloud services has lost a second UDRP in a week, this one with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. After losing the UDRP for LawCloud.eu, Lawcloud B.V., Belgium, lost the UDRP it filed against LawCloud.com, a domain registered in 2006. In that UDRP, the Complainant did not disclose that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Equefax.com: Typo-squatter lost #domain after 20+ years
A typo-squatter has lost the domain name Equefax.com after using it for more than two decades to monetize fat-fingering of the Equifax brand. The domain name was registered in 2002, at a time when UDRP filings were still few. The UDRP process was established in 1999. Equefax.com forwarded to PPC landers featuring financial services, credit […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.James lost the #UDRP for ThermoMixer.com—Here’s why
The Thermomix is a multi-purpose kitchen appliance made by the Vorwerk Corporate Group, dating back to 1971. The THERMOMIX brand is thus established; a mixer is also a common name for the appliance that mixes. That reference put the domain name ThermoMixer.com in the sights of the mark owner that filed a UDRP to get […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Inaccessible art foundation filed UDRP to get 4 domains hosting parody
The domain SolowFoundation.org hosts a parody web site for the foundation of the late mogul and art collector, Sheldon Solow. It was set up by a Washington-based art collector, Ethan Arnheim, who spells out the notorious off-limits status of the gallery’s collections in a comical way: Monday: Inaccessible Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: No public hours Thursday: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ILoveArt.com: WIPO panel loving art paints Reverse #Domain Name Hijacking masterpiece
The UDRP filed against the domain name iloveart.com did not fare well for the Complainant. Le Géant des Beaux-Arts, SARL, France, is a French company doing business as a distributor of material for artistic purposes. The Complainant has a figurative trademark for “I LOVE ART GERSTAECKER G” since 2012. Although the Complainant alleged that they owned […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.KeiConcepts.com: Should this UDRP decision deliver a RDNH finding?
Attempting to usurp a domain name that belongs to a company that used the brand in commerce should be an automatic Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision. In the case of KeiConcepts.com, the domain was registered in 2016 to sell beauty products, as an online presence of an existing business that was active offline and online […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stainless company tried to get inless.com via the UDRP process—what happened
An Indian company by the name Jindal Stainless Limited attempted to get the domain inless.com via the UDRP process. Registered in 2006 and listed for sale for $9,999 dollars, inless.com appears to be a substring of the company’s brand. The Complainant alleged that wildcarding the domain such as “jindalsta.inless.com” equals to typo-squatting. This is some […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.
