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...]
What Does Paris Hilton, Marvel, Standard & Poor’s, Affliction Clothing, Virgin & Remy Martin Have In Common? UDRP’s
Some interesting complainants ranging from Paris Hilton, to Marvel Comics, Standard & Poor’s, Affliction Clothing & to Virgin and Remy Martin in the news, as they either filed or won UDRP's on domain names today. Paris Hilton filed a UDRP on the domain name ParisHiltonPornVideos.com, a domain that was registered since 2005 Marvel Characters, Inc filed a UDRP on the … [Read more...]
15 Year Old Wolfpack.com “One of The Best Domains on The Internet” For Sale For $60K Hit With UDRP
A UDRP has just been filed against the domain name Wolfpack.com. Wolfpack.com is a dictionary term which means "a group of wolves that live, feed, and travel as a family group" The domain is going to a for sale page which says: "One of the Best domains on the Internet Wolfpack is for sale for purchase $60,000 O.B.O. The domain is owned by The Ascot Group, Inc of California which … [Read more...]
13 Year Old Calibers.com Saved In UDRP But Panel Fails To Find RDNH Despite No Bad Faith, Legitimate Use & Generic Term
Calibers National Shooters Sports Center, LC lost its claim to grab the domain name calibers.com, however the panel refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) despite the fact that they found the domain holder had legitimate interests in the disputed domain name and did not register and use the disputed domain name in bad faith\ The Panel hold that Complainant has not established a … [Read more...]
Timbermate Products Pty Ltd Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Timbermate Products Pty Ltd of Nunawading, Victoria, Australia, represented by K & L Gates LLP, Australia has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Timbermate.com The one member panel of Tony Willoughby gives an excellent recap of UDRP decisions where RDNH was found and the basis for finding RDNH. Here are the relevant facts and findings by Mr. … [Read more...]