15 Year Old Generic Kaleidoscope.com Hit With A UDRP

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The domain name Kaleidoscope.com,  about a generic as a term as  you can get,  was just hit with a UDRP.

The domain is owned by Xedoc Holding SA.,  who has owned the domain since at least 2001 and maybe as far back as 1999

Of course the term has its own Wikipedia entry.

The company who filed the complaint is not yet listed.

With just a quick search of just the United States Trademark office I found 20 live trademarks just on the generic term plus many more which includes additional words

There are just too many TM just in the US to even start guessing who may have filed the UDRP.

The domain is parked at above.com, the screenshot is attached

We are openly hoping for a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) Ruling on this one

About Michael Berkens

Michael Berkens, Esq. is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also the co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. which sold around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in December 2015 and now owns around 8K domain names . Michael was also one of the 5 Judges selected for the the Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com contest.

Comments

  1. Joseph Peterson says

    Here’s to the future bankruptcy of whatever company filed the UDRP!

  4. Zak Muscovitch says

    Or it could be the complainant in this other more recent UDRP who also lost and is filing again, or it could be one of the many other trademark owners that are out there that you saw in the USPTO, or even other TM owners elsewhere in the world…I am sure that Paul Keating will take good care of them whoever they are. 🙂

  8. John Berryhill says

    The other one is here:

    http://www.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/203207.htm

    Complainant is Kaleidoscope Imaging, Inc., Chicago, IL (“Complainant”) represented by David J. Marr, of Trexler, Bushnell, Giagiorgi, Blackstone, & Marr, Ltd., 105 W. Adams, Suite 3600, Chicago, IL 60603. Respondent is V Entertainment a/k/a Slavik Viner, San Francisco, CA (“Respondent”) represented by Paul Raynor Keating

    http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/d2007-0927.html

    The Complainant is Grattan Plc, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by Melbourne IT Corporate Brand Services AB, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

    The Respondent is Xedoc Holding SA, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, represented by Renova, Ltd., Spain.

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    Different complainant’s the first two times.

    As far as I know, though, this is a record. I’ve seen plenty of names challenged twice, but I’m not sure if there is a three time veteran. I know Paul went a couple of rounds on one or two names, but can’t remember if it was just one of those epic “supplemental dogfights”.

  9. John Berryhill says

    Zak – third time. There was an NAF one as well (waiting for links to clear moderation)