Global Village Publishing, Inc. just won the rights to the three letter domain name gvp.com, in a one member panel UDRP decision, a domain which is owned for many years until their Godaddy account was hacked and the domain transferred. Here is what the Complainant had to say: Complainant has for many years owned the <gvp.com> domain name, and has continuously conducted business and … [Read more...]

Office of Medical & Scientific Justice, Inc. represented by Matthew H. Swyers of The Trademark Company, LLC, Virginia, USA. was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in attempted theft of the domain names hivinnocencegrouptruth.com and hivinnocenceprojecttruth.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum UDRP decision. The one member panel in finding RDNH said: "The … [Read more...]

Vertical Axis just got his with a UDRP on the domain name ParaJumpers.com The UDRp was filed by PJS International SA whose official site seems to be parajumpers.it The complainant does own a trademark which appears to have been filed in 2006 for Eyeglasses, sunglasses, frames and cases for eyeglasses and sunglasses. It seems Vertical Axis has owned the domain under privacy since at least … [Read more...]

A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Sony.me which has been registered since August 5th 2008. Not sure where Sony has been for the last soon to be 5 years while this domain has … [Read more...]

The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. "The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisations and has operated since 1910 under the trade mark THE LOST DOGS HOME. It operates six animal shelters in Australia, caring for over 31,000 dogs and cats each … [Read more...]

Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the complainant. The Respondent didn't file a response. We have noted before that UDRP's are not set up for the return of a stolen domain. Here the complainant didn't even allege a trademark right to the domain, not even a common law … [Read more...]

Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn't own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn't provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. Third problem Bangz didn't present any evidence to the Panel  any evidence. They seemed to just file the complaint Matter of fact the complainant … [Read more...]