BBHotel.com: A domain registered in 1998 was challenged via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on February 6, 2024, at 10:30 am

The ultra-aged domain name, BBHotel.com, was challenged via the UDRP process, after B&B Hotels, France, attempted to get the domain at the WIPO. The domain was registered in 1998 and it’s operated by a hotel group in the United Arab Emirates. The sole panelist noted that the Respondent’s statements and use of the domain were […]

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

Courir.io: Elite runner lashes out about “rich f@ckers” in colorful UDRP response

Posted by DomainGang on February 2, 2024, at 11:30 am

An elite runner from Belgium was served with a UDRP filed by Groupe Courir of France; the domain Courir.io that he registered as a blog was “accidentally” parked for sale on Afternic and Sedo. The Respondent used colorful language in his short response to the WIPO panel, to defend his registration of the domain that […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Courir, Courir.io, Domains, WIPO, deny transfer, halille azami

GovWell.com: UDRP against domain involved the GOVWELL trademark

Posted by DomainGang on February 2, 2024, at 9:49 am

TL Software Inc., operating from the domain GovWellTech.com, filed a UDRP to get the domain GovWell.com. They noted that their GOVWELL mark is good enough against the Respondent’s mark GOV WELL (added space) despite pending registration with the USPTO still. Not so fast, said the Forum Panelist: However, as stated above and according to the […]

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

Malo.com: Italian Complainant fails “bad” UDRP with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking finding

Posted by DomainGang on February 2, 2024, at 8:45 am

MALO S.p.A. is an Italian company that believed it’d be cool to challenge the ownership of the domain Malo.com; its registrant’s last name being Malo. With malo meaning “bad” in Spanish, it’s no wonder the case delivered a refusal of the domain’s transfer. The WIPO panelist was clear: The Panel believes that the Complainant should […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with John Berryhill, Malo, Malo.com, RDNH, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, reverse domain name hijacking

Before Christ: UDRP against the domain Christus.org—Jesus won

Posted by DomainGang on January 29, 2024, at 5:30 pm

Christus is Latin for Christ. The Respondent in the UDRP against the domain Christus.org did not respond, but Jesus was looking down from above. As the domain was registered in 1997, the registration preceded any trademark rights claimed to the CHRISTUS mark which the Complainant, Christus Health, registered in 2000. Final decision: Deny transfer of […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Christus.org, UDRP, WIPO

Rinstar.com: Aged domain was hit with UDRP—Respondent won and here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on January 26, 2024, at 1:57 pm

The domain name Rinstar.com was registered in 2005, a full 19 years ago. Freedom Group Inc. filed a UDRP on the basis of its USPTO registration of the RINSTAR mark, which took place in 2008, with a date of first use in 2007. Unfortunately for the Complainant, the Respondent has held the domain continuously since […]

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

Ecosavers.com UDRP: Dutch company failed to match trademark with #domain

Posted by DomainGang on January 19, 2024, at 5:28 pm

A Dutch company operating with the ECOSAVERS mark since 2008, filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Ecosavers.com from its registrant. The domain was registered in 2003. The Respondent is a Cayman-based company that acquired the expired domain in a GoDaddy auction in 2019, spending just $323 dollars. In their response, they claimed that the […]

Filed under Domain News · Tagged with Domains, Ecosavers, Ecosavers.com, UDRP, WIPO, deny transfer, trademarks

Watson.ai UDRP: Respondent claims he had this domain in 1997

Posted by DomainGang on January 17, 2024, at 1:47 pm

A strange case of apparent time travel took place in the UDRP filing against the domain Watson.ai. International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) is the Complainant, using the WATSON mark since 2010 when it introduced a question answering computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language. The Respondent alleged that they registered Watson.ai in […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, UDRP, WIPO, Watson.ai, grant transfer

NJAHI trademark holder lost UDRP for NJahi.com—Here’s why

Posted by DomainGang on January 12, 2024, at 9:54 am

The NJ Academy of Home Inspectors (NJAHI) filed a UDRP, alleging that the registrant of the domains njahi.com, njahi.net, and njahi.org did so in bad faith. The WIPO panelist found that the Complainant failed to prove bad faith registration, as the domain names were registered in 2006, predating the complainant’s trademark rights. In fact, the […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, NJAHI, UDRP, WIPO, njahi.com, njahi.net, njahi.org

JYE.com UDRP: LLL .com successfully defended against Mexican vitamin corp

Posted by DomainGang on January 10, 2024, at 11:30 am

The domain JYE.com was registered in 2000; the Mexican holder of the JYE mark filed a UDRP to usurp the domain. Some key points made by the WIPO panel: The three member panel at the WIPO noted that the description of the Complainant’s business provided on the Alibaba account of the Complainant […] states that […]

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

Roberto.com UDRP shuts Italian bakery’s claims down but no RDNH finding

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2024, at 10:39 am

Italian company Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. wanted the domain name Roberto.com really bad, so they filed a UDRP to take it from its registrant, Reflex Publishing. It didn’t turn out that well. Among the arguments that the Respondent’s attorney, John Berryhill, delivered included a reference to the Italian variant of the domain, Roberto.it; it’s not […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Roberto.com, UDRP, WIPO

Sese.com: Premium CVCV domain challenged by UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on January 4, 2024, at 10:20 am

The domain Sese.com is a premium CVCV .com domain owned and operated by a Chinese company. A Spanish company filed a UDRP to usurp this 1999 registration but they failed. Both the domain’s registration date and date of acquisition by the Respondent predate the Complainant’s registration of the SESE mark in Spain. The Panelist noted: […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, SESE, Sese.com, UDRP, WIPO

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