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

Century.com: Domain name was challenged via the UDRP process

Posted by DomainGang on January 3, 2024, at 9:10 am

The domain name Century.com was involved in a UDRP that challenged its ownership. Registered in 1993, the domain name now carries the title of, perhaps, the oldest gap between a domain’s registration and its UDRP filing: 30+ years. However, the Respondent in this case is a company located in Illinois and a supplier of aluminum […]

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

Sick-Russia.com: This UDRP is not about what you think it is

Posted by DomainGang on January 2, 2024, at 2:48 pm

Russia has been under financial isolation since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The keywords “sick Russia” might reflect the world’s sentiment about the large human loss in Ukraine. The domain name Sick-Russia.com was involved in a UDRP recently and it’s not about what one might think it is. German company, Sick AG, filed […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Russia, SICK brand, Sick-Russia.com, UDRP, WIPO, war in Ukraine

Renderotica.org UDRP decision unveils special status of Ukraine

Posted by DomainGang on December 28, 2023, at 6:50 pm

The UDRP involving the domain name Renderotica.org ended with the Complainant, CGBYTES INC., Canada, enforcing their registered mark. The Complainant uses the domain Renderotica.com [NSFW] since 1999 consistently, delivering 3D models of naked or otherwise pornographic nature so that developers can design 3D animated movies of adult nature. Meanwhile, the Respondent held onto the .org […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Renderotica.org, UDRP, WIPO, special treatment, ukraine

NBAFantasy.com: No sale on Afternic as domain gets roasted in UDRP

Posted by DomainGang on December 27, 2023, at 12:00 pm

The Chinese registrant of NBAFantasy.com had the famous NBA franchise brand in mind; the domain was listed for $35,000 dollars on Afternic. Following the UDRP case, the Respondent—who did not reply to cease and desist notices sent by the Complainant or to the UDRP—is scheduled to lose the domain name. NBAFantasy.com was grabbed for $309 […]

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

Tencent.ai UDRP: Cybersquatting case includes bizarre ramblings from Respondent

Posted by DomainGang on December 18, 2023, at 12:14 pm

The UDRP involving the domain Tencent.ai included some bizarre ramblings by the Respondent. Instead of focusing on the present case, the Respondent defended his registration of numerous two-digit .ai domains, perhaps to prove that his portfolio doesn’t infringe, overall, on trademarks. In this case, however, the TENCENT mark is not only famous but the Respondent […]

Filed under Domain Law · Tagged with Domains, Tencent.ai, WIPO, trademarks

Cione.com UDRP: A 1999 domain registration at stake

Posted by DomainGang on December 15, 2023, at 11:29 am

A UDRP was filed against Cione.com, a domain that was registered in 1999. The Complainant, a cooperative of independent opticians using the CIONE mark since 1973, with trademarks for CIONE, argued that the domain’s passive holding demonstrates bad faith. The WIPO Panel acknowledged confusion but found insufficient evidence to prove bad faith in registration, rejecting […]

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

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