Tag Archives: UDRP

Thu 23rd May 2013
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Ron Paul Loses Both UDRP’s On Ronpaul.com and Ronpaul.org - In two UDRP decisions that are expected to be published later today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) denied Congressman’s Ron Paul, bid to obtain the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org The Congressman filed two UDRP’s one for both of the domain name RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org against Whois Privacy Services Pty Ltd / JNR Corp and another UDRP on just the domain name RonPaul.org against  DN Capital Inc., Martha Roberts. It will be very interesting to read the decision ... read more ...
 
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Veko.com Lost In UDRP: Domain Was Parked, For Sale & Owner Was Domainer - Veko Lightsystems International B.V. was awarded the domain name Veko.com by a one member UDRP panel The Complainant won the case based off of a Benelux trademark issued February 20, 2002. A Benelux trademark is about the easiest trademarks to get an usually a jurisdiction someone runs to if they have a weak claim for the trademark especially if they need one in a hurry. The panel put a lot of weight in its decision on the fact that the domain went to a page of was offered for sale on domainnamesales.com ... read more ...
 
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Ron Paul loses disputes over RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org domain names - Former politician denied relief in dispute over two Ron Paul domain names. [Update: Paul found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in RonPaul.org case.] Ron Paul has lost two separate domain name disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization. The two cases covered RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org, and were part of a public spat between the domain owners, who say they are Ron Paul supporters, and the politician. The owner of RonPaul.com offered to ... read more ...
Wed 22nd May 2013
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Google Loses UDRP On Play-Gogles.com; Not Confusing To TM On Google Play - In a case that is sure to drive the trademark holders crazy, Google Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name play-gogles.com which was registered in February 2013.  Google claimed it had rights to the domain name play-gogles.com based off its trademarks for Google and Google Play. However the one member panel denied Google’s claim even though the domain holder didn’t even bother responding the the UDRP, finding  “Panel is not persuaded by Complainant’s submissions that the terms are confusingly ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Approves The Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) As A UDRP Provider - The ICANN Board approved the Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR)  as an UDRP provider. The approval of ACDR as the first UDRP provider located in the Middle East “enhances ICANN‘s accountability to the Internet community as a whole, enhancing choice for UDRP complainants”. ICANN acknowledged that comments were submitted suggesting that “ICANN develop contracts with each of its UDRP providers as a means to require uniformity among providers. ” However the Board stated that “Contracts ... read more ...
Thu 16th May 2013
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Mexican hit lenses UDRPs don’t supplement up - Complainant had a weak case but panelist determines it’s not reverse domain name hijacking. WIPO just handed down decisions for two cases involving domains used for selling contact lenses in Mexico. David Guerra Flores filed the cases against Carlos Perez for pupilentes.com.mx and pupilentes.com. Both cases were resolved by panelist Reynaldo Urtiaga Escobar, who determined that Flores did not prove that Perez lacked rights or legitimate interests in the domain names. However, ... read more ...
Wed 15th May 2013
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UDRP Filed On The Domain Name Quirk.com - The domain name Quirk.com just got his with a UDRP. The domain name is registered to TobyClements.com, LLC however according to the company they don’t own the domain name but changed the ownership to market the domain name. The domain is still owned by Exotic Design Group which seems to have owned the domain since at least 2005. There are at least 5 trademark registrations for the generic dictionary word Quirk in the USPTO. The complaint was filed by the owner of Quirkbooks.com, Book Soup Publishing ... read more ...
Tue 14th May 2013
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United Press UDRP For UpiPhoto.com Denied Based On Laches - United Press International, Inc. attempt to grab the domain name upiphoto.com from the United Photographers Internationals of Greece was just denied by a one member UDRP panel to which the domain holder didn’t even respond. It seems the panel on its own found the domain name which has been used by the domain holder to sell photos since 2008 was barred by the doctrine of Laches. “Complainant has not claimed Respondent is a sham organization.” “Respondent has apparently been using the disputed ... read more ...
 
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Guy Registers TM Infringing Domain At The Same Registrar The Domain Infringes On - Demand Media, Inc. (DMD)  just won a UDRP on the domain name TheBulkRegister.com against The Bulk Register of Ontario, Canada and we have our first nominee for our 2013 “Not the Sharpest Tool In the Shed Award.” Demand Media, Inc. owns the domain name registrars  Enom and BulkRegister.com. Its a pretty easy win for Demand as it has a trademark for the term BULKREGISTER  based on its registration of the mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) registered May 27, ... read more ...
 
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Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP Challenge On WebAnywhere.com - Marchex Sales, LLC  (“Respondent”), represented by John Berryhill just beat back a UDRP on the domain name WebAnywhere.com that was brought by Webanywhere Ltd of the UK. At the end of the day this was a slam dunk case decided by a three member panel with the only remaining question is why the panel didn’t find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. WebAnywhere trademark in the UK was registered in September 2010. Marchex has owned the domain name since 2004. Case closed. Marchex offered to sell the ... read more ...
 
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How Can It Take Over 5 Months For A UDRP Decision? - Its over 5 months now since a UDRP was filed on the two letter domain name, YU.com. The complaint which was filed on December 11, 2012 with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We wrote about the UDRP when it was filed back in December noting that it seemed like an attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) situation. The domain name is still going to a Hit Farm page and the whois record still hasn’t been updated since December 12th when it was locked by the registrar in response ... read more ...
Mon 13th May 2013
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Armani loses domain brawl for EA7.com - Respondent argued EA was short for Education Assistance. Fashion brand Giorgio Armani has lost a domain name dispute with a South Korean group over the domain name EA7.com. Armani sells a line of sports clothing under the EA7 name. It appears that the EA7 brand was around prior to the domain registrant acquiring the domain name in 2010. However, the domain owner argued that it registered the domain because it stands for its business name “Education Assistance”, ... read more ...
 
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Angry Birds builder files the initial UDRP - Company goes after site selling Angry Birds merchandise. Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, has filed its first ever domain dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). The company is targeting the owner of AngryBirdSite.com and AngryBirdsmart.com. As of right now, AngryBirdSite.com resolves to a web site with an AngryBirdsMart logo that sells products emblazoned with Angry Birds designs. It ... read more ...
Sun 12th May 2013
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UDRP Files Against Two Letter Domain Name SM.net - A UDRP was just filed yesterday the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the domain name SM.net The domain name is owned by a M.A. Stenzel (info@topname.com) of  Kahului, Hawaii and has been owned by him since at least 2003 but could go as far back as 1999. The domain name is parked and not surprisingly goes to a page full of adult links as S M is well known as being an abbreviation for Sadomasochism, but actually stands according to Wikipedia.org, for a ton of topics outside of the ... read more ...
Sat 11th May 2013
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Panel Hands Over Stolen Domain GVP.com In UDRP To Global Village Publishing - 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 advertised its services through that site. GLOBAL VILLAGE PUBLISHING and GVPI are famous trademarks associated with Complainant’s ... read more ...
 
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Office of Medical & Scientific Justice Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - 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 Panel finds Complainant has engaged in reverse domain name hijacking because it was clear Respondent was legitimately ... read more ...
Wed 8th May 2013
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Vertical Axis Gets Hit With UDRP On ParaJumpers.com - 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 2007 and possibly longer. The domain name ParaJumpers.com is currently going to a very generic landing page, but ... read more ...
 
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UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me - 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 been parked and certainly could have saved itself a lot of time and money by registering the domain under the Sunrise ... read more ...
 
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Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself - 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 year, and manages a significant National Pet Register. The Respondent is an animal rights activist who ... read more ...
Tue 7th May 2013
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ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com - 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 right. What the panel did however seems to be to call out Godaddy.com the registrar of the domain. On the other ... read more ...
Thu 2nd May 2013
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UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence - 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 told the panel: “Complainant does not possess the trademark rights to “Bangz” because there are multiple ... read more ...
 
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Don’t let your son-in-law register your domain name - He might hold onto it if he gets a divorce. Occasionally a UDRP is filed that’s part of a family feud. Earlier this year I wrote about a how a guy filed a UDRP against his brother. Now here’s another one: a man filed a UDRP against his ex-son-in-law. According to the complainant, his family gave him his last name as a .com back in 2002. But apparently his son-in-law had actually done the registration and did it in his own name. Later, the complainant’s daughter ... read more ...
Wed 1st May 2013
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CitizenHawk Loses UDRP For Advance Auto Parts On 3 Typo Domains - CitizenHawk just lost a UDRP on 3 domain names which are all a typo’s of one of its clients Advance Auto Parts. The panel clearly indicated that CitizenHawk screwed the case up submitting WHOIS papers which indicated a  creation date for the domain name in 1969. Yes 1969, the year of the Miracle Mets and the year man first walked on the Moon. Since CitizenHawk claimed the domains were registered in 1969, and 1969 was prior to the date on which Advance Auto Parts trademark which was granted (1994), the ... read more ...
 
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Vertical Axis Represented By Ari Goldberger Beats Back UDRP On Mclarin.com - Vertical Axis Inc. which was represented by Ari Goldberger of Esqwire.com, just beat back a UDRP on the domain name Mclarin.com. The complaint was filed by McLaren Health Care Corporation  which won all 11 previously filed UDRP cases including 10 it won so far in 2013 after getting a registered trademark back in October 2012. The domain name was registered November 26, 2001. “”Respondent points out that it registered the disputed domain name, mclarin.com, on November 26, 2001, and contends that ... read more ...
 
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Slow learners: The Snugg is about to remove the 2nd UDRP - Company files case against Roy Messer’s Snug.com. iPad case maker lost a UDRP for Snugg.com last year. Now it is going after Snugg.com, a case it should lose for the same reason: Snug.com was registered in 1999.Some people just don’t get it. Consider Charon International Trading Limited, makers of The Snugg iPad cases. The company owns TheSnugg.com, and desperately wants a shorter domain. So in February it filed a UDRP against the owner of Snugg.com. The UDRP ... read more ...