PJS International SA of Luxembourg just lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Parajumpers.com which is owned by Vertical Axis who was represented by Esquire.com The three member panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking although the domain name Parajumpers.com was registered 4 years before the trademark was granted and 3 years before the complainant even registered its own … [Read more...]
Car Maker Land Rover Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The car maker Jaguar/Land Rover Has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name MountainRovers.com. The domain name was owned and used by the domain holder since 1998. The domain name holder did not file a response to the UDRP Not only did the one person National Arbitration Forum panel find that Land Rover guilty of RDNH it found that claim was barred by … [Read more...]
13 Year Old Domain Togu.com Saved IN UDRP Panel Cites Delay In Bringing Case
TOGU Gebruder Obermaier oHG of Prien-Bachham, Germany, just lost a UDRP on the domain name Togu.com. The domain owner Port Media Domains was represented by Esquire.com Its not clear to me why the panel did not find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) as the domain name is 13 years old, and was registered prior to the Complainants trademark registration. The panel did not address the … [Read more...]
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Files UDRP’s Against Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings On 4 Domains
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc makers of the widely popular Grand Theft Auto games, filed a UDRP's today against Mike Mann's Domain Asset Holdings, LLC on four domain names with WIPO. All four domain names are listed for sale at Mike Mann's DomainMarket.com. Here are the domains, registration date and the Buy It Now (BIN) price listed for each of the domain names on … [Read more...]
Troubling: Domain Awarded By UDRP With No Trademark Based On $1K Bank Account, Flyers & 61 Customers
In what I consider a very troubling and horrible decision, A one member UDRP panel has awarded a domain names welldonebbqs.com and welldonebbqcleaning.com to a Complainant who didn't have a registered trademark, on the basis doing a whopping $11,000 in gross revenue, having $1,000 in a bank account and distributing 2,000 flyers. I have comments that follow this really bad … [Read more...]
Publicly Traded Ceat Mahal Of India Files UDRP Against BuyDomains.com On Ceat.org
Ceat Mahal a tire manufacturer located in India, filed a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Ceat.org Buydomains.com appears to have picked up the domain name on a drop in late 2012. The Tire manufacturer appears to be a public company and owned the domain name Ceat.com The domain name Ceat.org is going to a generic parked page and of course has a "for sale" on the top. Ceat … [Read more...]
Hermes International Files UDRP Seeking 182 .Org Domains, Looks Like Huge Waste Of Money
Hermes International is what seems to be a huge waste of money to this author, just filed a UDRP seeking control of 182 .Org domain name all containing the word Hermes. Renewal fees of these domain name alone even at Godaddy.com rates over $1,500 a year. Not sure any of of these domain names are worth the $8 a year to register or renew not to mention the $1,500 filing fee and attorney fees … [Read more...]