Qwalify, Inc. of Ontario, Canada, lost its bid to grab the domain name qualify.com from Gregory Ricks the domain holder who represented himself. The Complainant based its claim to the domain based on its trademark on the term QWALIFY which is of course a mis-spelling of the proper word, which was the subject of the complaint. The domain name was registered September 27, 1999 by Mr. … [Read more...]

Mobile’s Republic (MR) of Bordeaux France, just lost its attempt to grab the domain name NewsRepublic.com in a UDRP The domain holder was represented by ESQwire.com MR was represented by in-house council. The domain holder offered to sell the domain for $45,000 to MR who then filed this UDRP. The domain was purchased by the domain holder on October 3, 2012 from a third party, and … [Read more...]

Second time around is no better than the first for Ficep SPA, they filed a second UDRP to try to get the domain FICEP.com. This was not company vs domain investor but rather an Italian company founded in 1930 vs a French company founded in 1978. The panelist did not seem too happy that the Italian company filed a second UDRP on the same name with basically all the same facts.  Janet Seager went … [Read more...]

Calvin Klein just lost a UDRP In Attempt To a gain control of the domain name FuckCalvinKlein.com with the domain owner using a pretty unique argument to keep control of the domain name that was parked. The Domain holder responded to the UDRP arguing that he" does not believe any consumer could reasonably believe that the best route to finding Complainant’s goods on the Internet is by entering … [Read more...]

A couple of interesting UDRP filings today Hershey's filed a UDRP on the domain name ChocolateWorld.com The domain name was registered in back in 1997 however it is going to a blank page and according to Screenshots.com the domain may never have resolved to any type of site or page, not even a parked page. Hershey does have a trademark on the term Chocolate World going back to 2005 as … [Read more...]

Web Entertainment, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada, just won a UDRP on the domain name y8.net The Respondent did not reply to the UDRP The complainant has a trademark on the term Y8 that was filed in 2012 and has a gambling website at Y8.com The domain name Y8.net was first registered in 1998 but the current owner acquired it in May 2012. The panel found "although the Domain Name was first … [Read more...]

The domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP. The complainant was filed by Dune Holdings Limited which was formed in 2001 and uses the domain name dunelondon.com According to BusinessWeek.com, "Dune Holdings Ltd. designs and retails fashion footwear and accessories for men and women. It offers boots, shoes, sandals, bags, scarves/gloves/hats, and sunglasses, as well as belts and … [Read more...]