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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Metco.com UDRP targeted domain with a $900,000 dollar price tag
The domain name Metco.com was registered in 1995 and 27 years later a company filed a UDRP in an attempt to usurp it. In their inofficial response, the Respondent stated that they were exposed to unnecessary stress from the Complainant’s allegations, after quoting an asking price of $900,000 dollars for the aged domain; the listing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Matajer.org: Despite two RDNH decisions this UDRP succeeded; here’s why
The UDRP filed against the domain Matajer.net resulted in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Undaunted by the result, Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC of UAE, filed a pair of UDRPs, one against Matajer.com and one against Matajer.org. Both were decided separately but almost at the same time. The .com case delivered another slap […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frameo.com: From $362 to $77,000 to zero thanks to UDRP
The domain name Frameo.com was registered in 2018 after a drop; at the time, the auction closed at $362 dollars as recorded by NameBio. Its Korean registrant likes to use the moniker “lawyer247” while bidding on DropCatch and owns thousands of domains. Is he a lawyer? Doubtful, as he doesn’t seem to respond to UDRP […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Matajer.com: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding after losing .net case
Just a month after losing the UDRP against Matajer.net with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC filed a UDRP against the .com variant, Matajer.com. As the first UDRP case established a negative foundation for the Complainant, why would they target the .com this time? Perhaps due to a victory […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SalomonBrothers.com: Citi Corp hit with #UDRP over brand it acquired in 1998!
Salomon Brothers was an American multinational investment bank headquartered in New York. It was one of the five largest investment banking enterprises in the US and the most profitable firm on Wall Street during the 1980s and 1990s. Its CEO and chairman at that time, John Gutfreund, was nicknamed “the King of Wall Street.” Salomon […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Caravana.com: #Carvana lost #UDRP thanks to Spanish keyword & lack of research
The operator of the domain Caravana.com lists it for sale; the word “Caravana” means trailer or camper in Spanish, according to its landing page. Meanwhile, Carvana LLC, a company that created a brand based on a portmanteau of “car” and “nirvana,” filed a UDRP to get the domain. The WIPO panelist had reservations regarding the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BeautyGarde.com rolls UDRP with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision
Two French companies clashed at the WIPO over the domain BeatyGarde.com. The Complainant, Sothys Auriac, operates under the BEAUTY GARDEN mark. At first, it seems as if the domain is a typo of the Complainant’s domain and mark, only it isn’t. The Respondent owns the mark BEAUTYGARDE, where the word is “garde” and it means […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Exxe.com: Turkish Complainant slapped with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding
A Turkish company is getting coal for Christmas, after filing a UDRP against the domain name Exxe.com. Registered in 1998, Exxe.com predates the Complainant’s domain name by 14 years. The Complainant’s claims that it began business in Turkey in 1997 were not supported by any evidence. The sole panelist at the WIPO declined to find […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.PlayDead.com: Former employee of gaming company lost domain in UDRP
A dispute arose over the domain name PlayDead.com between a Danish gaming company and a former employee. The domain was registered in 2001 but it was acquired in 2013 by a person who was employed by the company at the time. In 2012, the mark PLAYDEAD was registered in Denmark, relevant to the creation of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escapade.com: UDRP complaint should have been a RDNH
The registrant of Escapade.com got the domain in 1999; on top of this, they used the domain commercially and acquired the registration of a trademark for ESCAPADE. Escapade Silverstone Limited, a British company that failed to perform due diligence on the fact that the original registrant and the current one are the same (they are […]
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