John Berryhill wins UDRP on behalf of Respondent in Pitstop.com case

Posted by DomainGang on March 20, 2024, at 11:15 am

Distribuidora Automotiva S.A., Brazil filed a UDRP to usurp the aged, premium domain Pitstop.com. They probably believed it’d be an easy case; they hold the trademark PIT STOP AUTO CENTER since 2002 and the matching domain, Pitstop.com.br since 1997. Meanwhile, the Respondent provided evidence that he registered the domain in 1994 on behalf of his […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Distribuidora Automotiva, Domains, John Berryhill, Pitstop, Pitstop.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Yandex.tv: Russian search engine filed and won UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on March 18, 2024, at 1:16 pm

Despite global sanctions against Russia for its brutal invasion of Ukraine, a British domain investor attempted to sell the domain Yandex.tv to the Russian search engine Yandex. Obviously it backfired; the company filed a UDRP and won it at the WIPO. The Respondent didn’t file a formal response, but stated that “if my domain name […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Yandex.tv, yandex

Mermet.com: French battle over family name takes the UDRP course

Posted by DomainGang on March 15, 2024, at 12:13 pm

Two French entities, a company and a private person, crossed swords over the domain Mermet.com. Mermet S.A.S., France, took offense at the Respondent’s use of the domain and its pricing at 150,000 euro; it holds the MERMET trademark since 2007. The domain, however, was registered in 1998 by Respondent Didier Mermet, who is using the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Mermet.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, mermet

EatToLive.com: Self-represented Respondent beat trademark holder!

Posted by DomainGang on March 14, 2024, at 11:40 am

The domain name EatToLive.com was registered in 1998; its registrant failed to renew it last year and it was auctioned off as an expired domain at GoDaddy, selling for $1,437 dollars. DrFuhrman Online, Inc. was not the registrant who failed to renew the domain but picked that opportunity to file a UDRP and attempt to […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Eat To Live, EatToLive.com, UDRP, WIPO

Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!

Posted by DomainGang on March 13, 2024, at 11:09 am

Sonata Software Limited, India, tried to usurp the domain Sonata.ai from its registrant; the Respondent won the UDRP on the basis of the domain’s generic nature as a dictionary word: “Moreover, and as indicated above, acquiring domain names consisting of dictionary terms for resale is not per se illegitimate. If a domainer makes a trade […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Sonata.ai, UDRP, WIPO

Neuralyze.com UDRP failed as domain is senior to Complainant’s brand

Posted by DomainGang on March 11, 2024, at 12:37 pm

The domain name Neuralyze.com was sent to the WIPO by senswork GmbH, Germany; the domain’s registration in 2016 predates the Complainant’s mark registration application in 2021. The disputed domain name was registered by a managing member of the Respondent’s company which was incorporated in 2018. As such, the Respondent could not itself have been using the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Neuralyze, Neuralyze.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer

Toros.com UDRP slaps Turkish Complainant with a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on March 10, 2024, at 7:29 pm

The UDRP filed against the domain name Toros.com by a Turkish agricultural company ended with a major victory for the Respondent. Toros means “bulls” in Spanish. Registered in 1997, Toros.com is associated with the Spanish Respondent’s family business since then. The Complainant claimed that the Spain-based Respondent has no rights to the domain, when in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with RDNH, Toros, Toros.com, UDRP, WIPO, reverse domain name hijacking

Aston Martin wins UDRP for matching .ai domain

Posted by DomainGang on March 5, 2024, at 11:39 am

World-known automaker, Aston Martin, won the UDRP it filed against the domain name AstonMartin.ai. The Respondent actually used the services of an attorney from India to argue about the Complainant’s mark rights in Anguilla, operators of the .AI ccTLD. The domain has been offered for sale on the Dan.com platform. In the end, the WIPO […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Aston Martin, AstonMartin.ai, Domains, WIPO, grant transfer

GPI.com UDRP was denied with no finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on February 15, 2024, at 10:10 am

The aged domain GPI.com was used for decades as an acronym representing General Parts, Inc. A lapse in displaying an obvious landing page, however, led the Great Plains Ventures, Inc. to file a UDRP complaint. The Respondent proved that they used the domain along with a registered trademark for many years, utilizing the subdomain openwebs.gpi.com for […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Forum, GPI, GPI.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, panelist

Ziip.com: UDRP fails due to domain’s seniority over mark

Posted by DomainGang on February 12, 2024, at 12:00 pm

The registrant of Ziip.com held the domain continuously since its registration in 2000. Almost a quarter of a century later, Ziip Inc filed a UDRP to get the domain on the basis of a trademark that was registered in 2015. The WIPO panelist noted that the domain was not registered and used in bad faith, […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Ziip, Ziip.com, deny transfer

InjuredAtPublix.com: UDRP ends with loss for injury attorney

Posted by DomainGang on February 10, 2024, at 12:10 pm

An attorney specializing in defending injured clients registered the domain InjuredAtPublix.com. This didn’t sit well with Publix Super Markets, Inc., commonly known as Publix, an employee-owned supermarket chain headquartered in Lakeland, Florida. The company has been using the Publix.com domain since 1995. The domain is pointed to the personal profile page of the attorney and […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, InjuredAtPublix.com, InjuredAtWalmart.com, UDRP, WIPO

PrimaCarne.net: Spanish company fails to grab UDRP Respondent’s prime meat

Posted by DomainGang on February 8, 2024, at 11:09 am

A Spanish company, Primacarne, SL filed a UDRP to get the domain PrimaCarne.net from its registrant, located in New Zealand and operating a business in the Philippines. The Complainant uses the .com for its pork-producing business in Spain. Prima carne means “prime meat” in Spanish and its generic nature, along with the Respondent’s legitimacy as […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, PrimaCarne.net, UDRP, WIPO, prima carne

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