Yesterday we let you know that A UDRP panel awarded the domain name GED.net to the company that administers the exam and owns the trademark on the term Today we have the actual opinion of the UDRP panel and with it additional facts. The first big surprise for me is that the domain holder failed to demand a three member panel and allowed to take the luck of the draw with a one member … [Read more...]
GED.net Lost In UDRP
The domain name GED.net has been lost in a UDRP in a case filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) We first wrote about this case when it was filed in November, noting at the time the domain name wasn't a parked page but an informational site about the exam. The complainant is the American Council on Education GED Testing Service LLC whose official site is Acenet.edu … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed On Two Letter .Org: RT.Org
A two letter .Org domain name has just been hit with a UDRP. The domain name is RT.Org The domain is owned by Alexa Properties, LLC and goes to a Sedo parked page. The complaint was filed by The Restored Church of God whose site is at RCG.org The complainant, The Restored Church of God has a trademark on the term, The Restored Church of God which was filed in 2008. The complainant … [Read more...]
FreshLook.com Sold On Snap 2 Weeks Ago for $3,500 Hit With UDRP For 2nd Time
The domain name FreshLook.com just got this with a UDRP filed with the National Arbitration Forum for a second time. The domain FreshLook.com dropped and was in a auction at Snapnames.com which closed on January 30, 2013 with a high bid of $3,407. Interestingly this exact domain name was the subject of a UDRP decided in December 2011, by the same complainant Novartis AG. against the domain … [Read more...]
Huffington Post Files 2 UDRP For 21 Domain Names
The Huffington Post has filed 2 separate UDRP's seeking 21 typo domains both filed with the National Arbitration Forum In the first case Huffington Post (HP) is seeking 19 domain names (case no … [Read more...]
Gucci Wins The Rights to 129 Domain Names In One UDRP
Talk about getting a bang for your buck Gucci just won the rights to 129 domain names in one UDRP The domain names were registered with three different registrars but owned by many different registrants listed as: Andrea Hubner of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Beijing Harmony Software Co.Ltd., jiang wang of Beijing, China; brian miller, Pornsawang Chotima of Hefei, Anhui, China; Domain Whois … [Read more...]
City Of Providence Awarded ProvidencePolice.com A Domain It Let Drop & Sold On Namejet.com
The City of Providence in Providence, RI, USA; and the Providence Police Department (“Complainant”), just was awarded the domain name providencepolice.com a domain that it used to own, and was won in a NameJet.com Auction back in July 15, 2012. The panel rejected the argument of the domain holder that PROVIDENCE POLICE is not a registered trademark." Here are the facts and findings of the … [Read more...]