Octa.eu UDRP: Domain predates Complainant’s trademark by 14 years

The domain name Octa.eu was registered in 2008, all while a company registered the OCTA mark considerably later, in 2022. Branding Links Management Ltd., China, and Octa Markets Cyprus, Ltd., Cyprus, respectively owner and licensee of the mark, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. The Complaint was filed in French with a summary of […]

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MetaFacebook.com: Aged domain was lost via the UDRP process—here’s why

Registered in 2011, the domain name MetaFacebook.com predates the brand transition of Facebook to Meta by a good 10 years. The domain existed prior to that, however, as historical WHOIS records show that it was first registered in 2006, two years after the founding of Facebook. Facebook filed a UDRP to get the domain, which […]

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Lambo.com saga update: Lamborghini’s lawyers have responded

The ongoing saga of the domain name Lambo.com continues with a legal maneuver. In August of last year, the domain’s owner, Mr. Richard Blair, filed a lawsuit to reverse a UDRP case that was decided in the Italian supercar maker’s favor. So what is the update? Since the filing took place, a series of legal […]

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Unicaf.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision—Here’s why

The domain Unicaf.com was hit with a UDRP and not as a Unicef typo, mind you. The domain is parked with PPC links and its Canadian registrant responded to the UDRP at the WIPO, noting that it was registered in 2011. Although Unicaf.com existed as early as in 2007, potentially as a Unicef typo, this […]

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Fox.org: Aged domain name lost via the UDRP process

The domain name Fox.org was registered in 1996 and in recent years it didn’t resolve, or resolved to a basic page with links. Generic use aside, “Fox” is also a registered trademark by numerous entities and one of them filed a UDRP to get the domain, citing phishing attempts. Whether the domain was truly used […]

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LOLO.com UDRP: Respondent laughs last; RDNH finding for Complainant

The Respondent in the UDPR filed against the domain LOLO.com had the last laugh. Registered in 1995, the domain appears to be listed for sale for more than $2,000,000 dollars. The Complainant is Lolo LLC, that asserted rights in the trademarks LOLO and LOLO GIFTS. The Respondent acquired the domain in 2019 as an investor […]

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OlefyTech.com: Failed UDRP is a reminder about outsourcing domain registrations

When you form a company, you—the company’s principal—better register the domain names and brands associated with it. A Finnish company outsourced the domains OlefyTech.com, Olefy.tech, and other social media registrations to an outside party that was commissioned to come onboard the company’s spinoff brand; once the relationship turned sour, they demanded the domains back, filing […]

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LMG.net.au UDRP denied; it’s the Respondent’s initials, dummy!

Some Australian companies late to the domain game are using the UDRP process as the “Plan B” approach. In the case of the domain name LMG.net.au, the UDRP was filed by Liquor Marketing Group Ltd, claiming rights to the LMG mark in Australia. It seems that they could have known the acronym matched Leo Mark […]

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Homebuilder.com.au: UDRP ends with Complainant’s loss & Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

If you are a home builder in Australia, the ultimate domain name would be Homebuilder.com.au. The domain name was launched in mid December Down Under, all while it was hit with a UDRP just three days later. The Complainant, Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd, send out its lawyers to get the domain from another home builder. […]

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Do you like the domain ColombianCoffee.com?

We all love coffee and Colombian coffee is one of the best in the world. Apparently, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia) believed that by having a trademark in Colombia for CAFÉ DE COLOMBIA they could also usurp the domain name ColombianCoffee.com from its registrant. Filing a UDRP […]

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Why CitiusTech Healthcare Technology failed to get Citius-Tech.com via the UDRP process

CitiusTech Healthcare Technology is an Indian company using the CITIUSTECH brand and trademark. After failing to get the domain CitiesTech.com via the UDRP process, they failed in a UDRP filed against the operators of the domain Citius-Tech.com, which is owned and operated by an Indonesian company. Using a dash that separates the two words, one […]

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GuaranteedRemoval.com: UDRP gets #RDNH finding; Complainant made misleading claims

Erase Technologies LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the aged, generic domain GuaranteedRemoval.com. The Complainant operates a business from the pluralized variant and alleged that it owns a registered trademark for GUARANTEED REMOVALS. Not so fast, said the Respondent: Respondent replies that Complainant has no standing to bring this Complaint because Complainant does not have […]

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