Days After Winning A UDRP On uHealth.com, uHealth.org is Lost In UDRP - Just days after a UDRP panel ruled in favor of the Marchex on the domain name uHealth.com, the majority of a three member panel just handed over the domain uHealth.org to the University of Miami. the same complainant in the uHealth.com case. Here the domain holder was Centri Group which was also represented by  John Berryhill. The big differences in this uHealth.org case and the uHealth.com cases seemed to be that the domain name in this case was registered in 2009 while the Domain in the uHealth.com ... read more ...

Orbitz Loses UDRP On Orbbitz.com & The Domain Holder Didn’t Even Respond - A one member panel just denied Orbitz USRP on the domain name orbbitz.com Orbitz was represented by CitizenHawk, Inc and according to the panel they did a poor job of pleading its case in which case the respondent didn’t even both to respond. The domain name was registered since January 31, 2002 and appears to never have resolved. However the complainant only argued that since the domain resolved to an inactive site (or didn’t resolve) that fact alone is bad faith and should carry the day for ... read more ...

P & G Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking & Misrepresentation On Swash.com - Its a pretty remarkable decision. Not only did one of the largest companies in the world, The Procter Gamble Company of Cincinnati, Ohio (PG) get hit with a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) but the panel found the company misrepresented facts to the panel. The domain at issue was Swash.com which is owned by Marchex Sales, Inc (MCHX) which was represented as usual by John Berryhill, Ph.d., Esq. The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) ... read more ...

Marchex & Berryhill Beat Back UDRP On uHealth.com - University of Miami just lost a UDRP on the domain name uHealth.com owned by Marchex Sales, Inc. who was a usual represented by John Berryhill. Complainant has owned the trademark UHEALTH UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALTH SYSTEM in the United States of America since June 2, 2009. A lthough Complainant argues to have used the expression UHEALTH as a trademark since 2007, there is no evidence of such use. After a review of the Exhibit B to the Complaint where, according to Complainant, there would be examples ... read more ...

GotMilf.com Saved in UDRP By Ari Goldberger - The California Milk Processor which has a trademark on the term “got milk”  lost its bid to get the adult domain name GotMilf.com, as the majority of three member panel found that the domain is not confusingly similar to the trademark. If you don’t know what the term Milf means, I will go with the definition the panel found: “A MILF may be defined as a mother – not one’s own, for there does not appear to be any Oedipal connotation – with whom one would fancy a carnal encounter.” The ... read more ...

phaseeight.com Saved in UDRP But No RDNH Because Domain Was Parked - Phase Eight (Fashion Designs) Limited of London, just lost its bid to get the domain name phaseeight.com through a UDRP. Unlike the case we discussed yesterday, this panel was most concerned that nine years had passed from the date of registration to the date of the complaint. The panel refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) based on the fact that the domain was parked and registered under privacy. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the one member panel: The Complainant is ... read more ...

Sears Files URDP For 96 Typo’s Domain Names - Sears filed a UDRP yesterday for 96 domain names which are all variations and typos. Included are typo’s for Sears, Sears credit cards, Sears Outlet, Sears Parts, Sears Optical and variations on its slogan “Shop Your Way” Here are the domain subject to the UDRP:   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...

NiceCar.com For Sale For $100,000 Hit With UDRP - The domain name NiceCar.com was just hit with a UDRP While the domain seems very generic to me, NICE CAR, INC. of Fort Collins, Colorado has a trademark which was filed on May 24, 2005 but not granted until February 6, 2007. Having said that we have often noted that almost every word, saying, expression and two and three letter combination has a trademark on it somewhere The domain name has a registration date of August 2000. The domain holder may not be helping himself with his landing page: Google+Michael ... read more ...

UrbanHome.com Registered in 1999, Lost In UDRP To TM Registered in 2012 - In what maybe the worst decisions of 2013, Urban Home of Oxnard, California was just awarded the domain name UrbanHome.com in a UDRP decision. The complainant just got its trademark in 2012 and didn’t form his company in the state of California until 2001. The company  didn’t registered the domain it operates its business at until  2006 (shopurbanhome.com). The domain UrbanHome.com was registered in 1999. The domain holder lost despite showing that the principal of the complainant has been ... read more ...

The Generic Domain Name Opulence.com Hit With UDRP - The domain name Opulence.com has been hit with a UDRP. With almost 8,000,000 references in Google opulence is a dictionary word that has been registered since at least 2000 according to Domaintools.com The domain name was owned until recently by  Opulence Communications Ltd of the UK with an expiration date of 2018. Suddenly in early 2013 the domain name whois information was gone and the domain name no longer resolves. There are 8  trademarks for the term Opulence filed with the USPTO. Neither ... read more ...

Ron Paul Now Files UDRP For RonPaul.Org -                   A couple of weeks after Ron Paul filed a UDRP with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the domain name RonPaul.com, the congressman has now filed a UDRP on the domain name RonPaul.org The domain RonPaul.org is being forwarded to RonPaul.com which is a “fan site”. The domain RonPaul.org is owned by a Martha Roberts of  DN Capital Inc out of Panama and has a creation date of 1999.  RonPaul.com is owned by another company out of Panama. RonPaul.net ... read more ...

Despite Trademark, Artek.com Saved In UDRP - A one member WIPO panel ruled in the favor of the domain holder in a case published today on the domain name Artek.com The complaint was brought by Artek oy ab of Helsinki, Finland  founded in 1935. The Complainant has continuously used the sign “artek” in business since it was founded. “The Complainant’s business is known worldwide as an innovative contributor to modern design and furniture, building on the heritage of the famous architect and designer Alvar Aalto”. “The Complainant ... read more ...

UDRP Panel Should Have Found Reverse Domain Name Hijacking In Case Of simplyinked.com - LD Products, Inc. lost its attempt to steal the domain name simplyinked.com and lucked out without a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) when the domain holder didn’t respond to the complaint. Although the Complainant says it was founded in 1999, it just filed for a trademark on the term “SIMPLYINK” on March 30, 2010, which was registered December 20, 2011. The domain holder which “failed to submit a Response in this proceeding, registered the simplyinked.com domain name on February ... read more ...

Disney Loses UDRP On 3 Domains Related To The Broadway Musical Aladdin - In a one member panel UDRP decision handed down by the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Marvel Characters, Inc lost a UDRP seeking three domain names related to the coming Broadway Musical Aladdin but won 10 other domains related to Disney Broadway shows. All the domain names were parked. The UDRP was filed for a total of 13 domain names: Aladdinonbroadway.com Aladdinthemusical.com Aladdinmusical.com Disneymeetup.com Disneyonbroadway.net Disneythemusical.com Mickeymouseonbroadway.com Spider-manonbroadway.com Spider-manthemusical.com Spidermanonbroadway.net Tangledonbroadway.com Thedisneydream.com Thedisneyfantasy.com The ... read more ...

Did Someone Today Put At Risk Losing A $100K Domain In A UDRP? - I got the newsletter from Calvin Washington at Perfect Investments about a hour ago and was shocked to see the domain name Ferraris.com as the star of the newsletter with an asking price of $100,000. The domain name goes to a parked page and has links to » Ferrari Photos » Ferrari F430 » Maserati Cars as well as rental car companies. Its a domain name that could be problematic to being with, then to park it and put it on top of in a newsletter sent out to who knows how many people with a six figure ... read more ...

AnyDoc.com Saved In UDRP Despite Predated Trademark and Non-Use - Microsystems Technology, Inc. d/b/a ANYDOC of Tampa, Florida just lost a UDRP on the domain AnyDoc.com which is owned by Matthew Lamb, despite having a trademark on the term since 2004 and despite the fact that since the domain holder acquired it at SnapNames.com in  2006 the panel found the domain name usually did not resolve  and when it did, it went to a parked page with some links to products which compete with the trademark holder. Actually it seems the 6 year passive holding of the domain ... read more ...

Ruling is Out: After Spending $60K To Acquire GED.Net, Domain Lost In UDRP - 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 panel. Extremely surprising after reading in the opinion that the domain holder acquired this domain for $60,000 not ... 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 and who develops and delivers the GED test. According to DomainTools.com the domain was first registered ... 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 The Restored Church of God also filed for two trademarks for the term RCG in 2011. The domain name has been owned by ... 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 owner at the time a Jose Maria Valdez. In the December 2011 decision, the one member panel awarded the domain ... read more ...