Kylie Jenner, and Kendall Jenner just got control of their matching .Com domain names from a UDRP panel, kyliejenner.com and kendalljenner.com respectively Although the UDRP's were filed separately for each domain and the owner of both domain names are different the UDRP panel of Tony Willoughby consolidated the cases at the Complainants request which is pretty unusual and there is a good … [Read more...]
Pop Artist, Songwriter, Producer & DJ Calvin Harris Files UDRP on CalvinHarris.com
British born music artist Calvin Harris has filed a UDRP on the domain name CalvinHarris.com Calvin Harris is a songwriter, record producer, remixer and DJ and his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry within two months of release. Its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", … [Read more...]
The PGA Loses UDRP On The Domain PGAgolfpassport.com
A one member UDRP panel rejected the complaint of the The Professional Golfers' Association of America of Florida on the domain name pgagolfpassport.com which was registered sometime in 1995 or 1997 Complainant is the largest golf association in the United States, and for decades has used in commerce the mark PGA and of course own domain PGA.com At the time the Complaint was filed, the … [Read more...]
Lawyer Gerald M. Levine Writes The Definitive Book on UDRP’s
At well over 500 pages, Gerald M. Levine who is an attorney, and sits on panels of neutral arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association for commercial and IP disputes, has written the definitive book on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, (UDRP). The book is entitled "Domain Name Arbitration: A Practical Guide to Asserting and Defending Claims of Cybersquatting Under the … [Read more...]
Me.TV Registered In 2005 Saved In UDRP Against TM Filed in 2011 But No RDNH
Weigel Broadcasting Co. of Chicago, Illinois just lost its bid to grab the domain name Me.Tv from Hot Media, Inc. of Kirkland, Washington The three member panel of Michael A. Albert, Michelle Brownlee and William R. Towns refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) even though the domain name was registered in 2005 and the trademark was not registered until 2011. Here are the … [Read more...]
Soccer Star Lionel Messi Files UDRP Seeking Control of 2 Domains Including Messi.com
The Soccer Star Lionel Messi, who may regard to be the best Soccer player in the world, has Filed UDRP Seeking Control of two Domain names Messi.com and Lionelmessi.com The UDRP was filed by the soccer star whose full name is Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini. Messi.com has been owned under privacy since January but privacy was lifted to once the UDRP was filed and the domain name is owned by … [Read more...]
Sweet Art Company LLC Guilty of Reverse Domain Hijacking on Domain Registered in 1998
Sweet Art Company LLC represented by Christopher M. DeBacker of Law Office of Mark Brown, LLC, Kansas was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on the domain sweetartinc.com which was registered in 1998. Sweet Art got a trademark in 2009. The one member panel of David E. Sorkin found: "In this case, it should have been obvious to Complainant that it could not prove that the … [Read more...]