Energy firm Colbún fails to grab Colbun.com via the UDRP process
Chilean energy company Colbún S.A. went after Colbun.com in a UDRP, arguing that the domain matched its COLBUN trademarks and had been passively held and offered for sale. The domain, however, was registered in 2003—ten years before the company’s Chilean marks—and resolves to a sales landing page. Respondent Stanley Pace, represented by IP attorney John […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Illinois mayor fails to secure OnThaMovePodcast.com in UDRP
The domain OnThaMovePodcast.com was registered in February 2024 by Keith Freeman, using details tied to Tiffany Henyard, then mayor of Dolton, Illinois, and administrator of the Village. The domain was originally used to promote Henyard’s “On Tha Move Podcast,” launched in early 2024, but has been inactive since mid-2024. The Complainant argued that she had […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Photocircle.com: UDRP failed; Respondent’s domain registration predates startup’s rights
PhotoCircle, Inc., which offers photo sharing software and holds a 2024 US trademark for PHOTOCIRCLE, filed a UDRP complaint over the aged domain PhotoCircle.com. The domain was originally registered in 2001 and has been largely inactive. PhotoCircle argued that the Respondent acquired the name in 2021, after the company had gained recognition since 2012, and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MontanaDakota.com: Dispute centered on historic utility brand
MDU Resources, a North Dakota-based utility founded in 1924, contested the registration of MontanaDakota.com by a Vietnamese registrant. The company operates under montana-dakota.com for its Montana-Dakota Utilities subsidiary, serving more than a million customers in the region. The panel noted that “Montana Dakota” had acquired unregistered trademark rights through decades of continuous use. The disputed […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Profoot.com UDRP: Domain predates trademark rights—What happened?
Tommie Copper IP, Inc., owner of the PROFOOT brand of insoles and foot care products, filed a UDRP against Profoot.com, arguing the domain was identical to its marks and was being used in bad faith through a parked page with links to competitors. The Complainant claimed its predecessor had used the PROFOOT brand since the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Startablog123.com UDRP follows NameJet pickup—Who won?
The domain Startablog123.com became the focus of a UDRP after it expired and was auctioned on NameJet. The auction winner spent $505 dollars in April and set up a blog that backdates the domain’s content. The previous registrant who did not renew it on time allegedly spent $55,000 in total developing its previous content. According […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SRO.com UDRP: Reverse Domain Name Hijacking; Sales price revealed
The dispute over SRO.com was brought by Sierra Remote Observatories, a US company operating telescope facilities under the mark SRO since 2007, with a registered trademark dating from 2022. The domain, however, was first registered in 1994 and was acquired by the Respondent in 2017 for $65,000 dollars. Complainant argued the Respondent targeted its mark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Super PAC fails to grab TheExecutiveBranchClub.com via the UDRP process
The domain TheExecutiveBranchClub.com was the subject of a dispute filed by Executive Branch LLC*, a US-based political action committee. The Complainant argued that the domain infringed its trademark rights and had been registered in bad faith. The Respondent, an individual registrant, did not file a response. The panel found that while the domain incorporated the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.German supermarket chain loses bid for Norma.app against Greek AI startup
German discount supermarket chain Norma, holder of multiple EU trademarks for “NORMA,” filed a UDRP against the domain Norma.app. The domain, registered in May 2021, is used by a Greek company called Norma to promote AI-powered analytics and cloud warehousing services launched in 2022. Norma argued that the domain was identical to its mark and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LONZS.com UDRP falls flat in WIPO filing; Domain investor explains
Lonza Ltd, a Swiss life sciences giant with trademarks dating back to 1913, went after lonzs.com, alleging the single-letter swap from “a” to “s” was deliberate typosquatting. The Hong Kong-based Respondent countered that the April 2018 registration was one of 17 random five-letter domains acquired in bulk, most being invented strings with no link to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Canaan Creative lost UDRP for AvalonFinance.xyz
Canaan Creative, maker of Avalon Bitcoin mining machines, lost a UDRP it filed for AvalonFinance.xyz against US-based Venus Li. While the domain was found confusingly similar to AVALON, the Panel held the Respondent had legitimate interests: Choosing “Avalon” from Arthurian legend for a CeDeFi lending platform and showing independent use with no evidence of targeting […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trivago.au: UDRP leads to victory for brandable domain operator
Trivago N.V., operator of the global hotel comparison platform, filed a complaint over Trivago.au, registered in 2022 by an Australian individual who used it for a WordPress blog with criticism of Trivago and a site disclaimer, with an image background of a horse. The panel found the domain identical to Trivago’s longstanding TRIVAGO trademark, with […]
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