FamilyPolicyFoundation.org: UDRP against criticism domain failed all three points
The domain FamilyPolicyFoundation.org was challenged by Family Policy Foundation via the UDRP process. The Complainant asserted they have rights to the FAMILY POLICY FOUNDATION mark since 2016. The Respondent is using the domain to deliver criticism of the Complainant’s policies, particularly the rights of the gay community: “The Family Policy Foundation is a fake charitable […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alhambra.com UDRP: Spanish entity fails to get aged domain
A Spanish organization has failed to usurp the domain name Alhambra.com from its registrant, a Malta-based domain investor operating under the Indefinite.com brand. Registered in 2000, the domain matches the Complainant’s mark, ALHAMBRA, that was registered in 2011. Furthermore, the Complainant is entrusted with the protection, administration and conservation of the Monumental Complex of the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ResourceX.com UDRP: A 2014 registration beat one from 2015 – Makes sense
The registrant of the domain name ResourceX.com was slapped with a UDRP, filed by Hannes Schmutterer Schmutterer & Partner Information Technology GmbH, Austria. The Complainant registered the .at counterpart in 2015, a year after the Respondent registered the .com. In other words, a ccTLD holder was late to the domain game, and yet they believed […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SimGun.com UDRP: Austrian bankrupt company tried to get its domain back; Who won?
An Austrian company that went bankrupt filed a UDRP to secure its domain, SimGun.com, after the minority stakeholder took control of it. The case was decided at the WIPO with the Complainant, FACT Systems GmbH, claiming that the domain was transferred away from its control unlawfully. Not so fast, said the Respondent, who asserts that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Euronet.com UDRP: Aged domain’s Dutch registrant won with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Thirty years after its registration in 1994, the domain name Euronet.com was hit with a UDRP. Prior to the UDRP, Dutch company Euronet Internet, operating these days as Online.nl, was approached by the Complainant, US-based Euronet Worldwide, Inc., to acquire the domain for $30,000 dollars. Upon being told by the registrant that they would seek […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Transco.com UDRP: Attorney John Berryhill goes against a train—Who won?
Attorney John Berryhill scored another victory, this time against a train company, Transco Railway Products Inc., that filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Transco.com. The decision by a three member panel at the WIPO was unanimous: “The Panel has considered and found unconvincing the Complainant’s argument that the Respondent’s use of a privacy service […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nestra.com UDRP: Complainant and Respondent bought the domain at an auction!
ALTILINK Real Estate Hungary KFT, Hungary, bought the domain name Nestra.com at an auction, spending $1,200 dollars in 2018. They trademarked the NESTRA mark in Hungary in 2019. The company used the domain since its acquisition but in 2023 they forgot to renew it and it dropped. The Respondent bid and won the domain at […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.John Berryhill wins UDRP on behalf of Respondent in Pitstop.com case
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yandex.tv: Russian search engine filed and won UDRP
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Mermet.com: French battle over family name takes the UDRP course
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EatToLive.com: Self-represented Respondent beat trademark holder!
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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!
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 […]
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