International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) just lost a UDRP in an attempted grab of the domain name OpenPower.org against White Label Energy GmbH The UDRP decision was originally published in German. Although IBM had a trademark on the term OPEN POWER which predated the domain name registration by some five years, the one member panel noted that IBM abandoned its Open Power product in … [Read more...]

The Complainant Sumol+Compal Marcas, S.A. of Carnaxide, Portugal, just won a UDRP against BuyDomains.com on the domain name Frize.com This is actually the 2nd UDRP Buydomains.com lost this week, earlier this week they voluntarily handed over the domain name gamewinner.org but since it was a published UDRP decision is counts as a loss. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the three … [Read more...]

There were several interesting UDRP  results today as Oprah Winfrey's Harpo, Inc./Oprah's Farm, LLC won a UDRP to the right to the domain names oprahsfarm.com and oprahsfarm.net The Euro Watergate Hotel Residences, LLC Watergate Holdings, LLC UDRP for the domain names  and watergatehotel.com and thewatergatehotel.com was terminated with the transfer of the domains to the lawfirm presumably … [Read more...]

Microsoft got control of 7  Xbox One domain names after filing a UDRP with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) a couple of weeks ago: xboxone.co xboxone.me xboxoneforum.net xboxonewiki.com xboxonehelp.com xboxonecheat.com xboxoneblog.com The UDRP complaint has now been withdrawn. Microsoft filed another UDRP today on the domain name  xboxsports.us, a domain that most of us would … [Read more...]

The domain name DegreeSearch.com was just saved in a UDRP brought by the holder of the .org version of the domain which also said they had a registered trademark on the term DegreeSearch.org Said is the operative word as the complainant did not provide proof of a registered trademark and the panel found the .org holder was not entitled to a common law mark The domain holder was represented … [Read more...]

A UDRP has just been filed on another descriptive generic domain name GoodTherapy.com It's the type of domain name that reminds me of the NiceCar.com UDRP a descriptive two word domain that is used together in a very generic sense in normal language. The domain name is parked and is currently returning results for rehab centers and doctors. The domain name has been under privacy since at … [Read more...]

We finally have a decision on the UDRP for the domain YU.com, as the majority of a three member UDRP panel rejected the claim of the Two Way NV/SA of Waregem, Belgium. We already know the UDRP Panel took what maybe the longest time to ever decide a URDP,  nearly six months since it was filed. Actually its one of the few things the panel may have agreed on as the decision starts off with this … [Read more...]