bizjournals.com, covered what they considered to be very successful companies located in DC that own great domains in a post entitled "The golden domain names of D.C. Tech" I quite an opposite approach to the Forbes article which portrayed those that acquired great domain names in the 1990's as less than great businessman. The article covers MicroStrategy Inc. and its CEO Michael Saylor, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
Troubling: UDRP Panel Hands Over Generic Domain RainForest.es
Rain Forest , SL of Madrid, Spain just won the UDRP lottery and got the generic domain name RainForest.es The decision was handed down in Spanish and we used Google translate into English The panelist Albert Agustinoy Guilayn has some pretty disturbing language in this decision: The Respondent is the holder of many generic domain names , most of which are publicly offered for sale . … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Refuses To Let BuyDomains Give Up Domain & Issues Ruling Against It on Shiseido.net
A one member UDRP panel refused to allow BuyDomains.com to unilateral consent to transfer the Domain Name Shiseido.net to the Complainant, Shiseido Company of Tokyo, Japan, and went ahead and issued its opinion ordering the transfer of the domain. BuyDomains.com tried to agree to the consent to transfer while still maintaining that its did not register the domain name in bad faith. The panel … [Read more...]
Richard P. Glass, Jr. Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Petfinity.com Registered in 1999
Richard P. Glass, Jr., represented by Charles F. Meroni, Jr. of Meroni & Meroni, P.C., Illinois, USA has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Petfinity.com The complainant based his claim on a trademark registered in 2013. The domain name was registered on September 24, 1999. "The panel noted that domain was registered by the domain holder on … [Read more...]
Maker of GRAND THEFT AUTO Loses UDRP On Gta.tv Panel Finds It Stands For “Great Toronto Area”
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. the maker of Grand Theft Auto just lost a UDRP on the domain, gta.tv. The disputed domain name was registered on March 19, 2010. The Respondent also owns some domain names since 2009, particularly the following: DOMAIN NAME gtanews.com and gta411.com The Complainant argues the following that, since 1998, the Complainant has been using the trademarks … [Read more...]
Google Sued For Trademark Infringement Over Its Hangout Service By Hanginout Damages & Retraining Order Requested
Hanginout, Inc. which describes itself as a San Diego based technology company filed suit against Google this morning over its "hangout" service for trademark infringement, federal unfair competition, and common law unfair competition. In addition to damages Hanginout is asking a judge to grant a temporary, preliminary and permanent restraining order against Google to prevent them from using … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Responds To Customer Inquiries On Recent Departures From The Company
Brandon Abbey on Behalf of Escrow.com has issued a statement in response to the recent departures of Andee Hill & 2 Other Employees, which quit last Friday to go a newly formed competitor EscrowHill.com which was announced on Monday morning. Here is Mr. Abbey's statement unedited (emphasis added): "Escrow.com appreciates the inquiries and support it has recently received from its valued … [Read more...]