Tag Archives: UDRP

Thu 24th September 2009
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Cricket Wireless Gets a Domain Name Upgrade - Pre-paid wireless company gets a better domain name. Cricket Communications has a domain name problem, but it just fixed some of it. The pre-paid wireless company is growing quickly. But finding it on the web isn’t so simple. If you go to Cricket.com, you’ll find the recently sold domain name that pertains to the sport of cricket. (The previous owner of Cricket.com — Live Current Media — used to park it with ads for cell phones. It was the company’s ... read more ...
Fri 18th September 2009
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Are we Kidding .Me? Project.me in Domain Dispute - Another crazy domain name dispute. A company has filed for arbitration on the domain name Project.me at World Intellectual Property Organization. Confused? So was I. Claiming rights to the term “Project” seems like a stretch. I did a little research and here’s what I’ve come up with. All searches for the complainant, project.me GmbH, lead to a software company at Projectme.eu. I emailed the current domain registrant to see what’s going on. As he ... read more ...
 
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Tenant Dispute Over HomeAwayfromHome.com - Well written article. I also think, that HomeAwayFromHome.com is the better name. This does show us, that long domains names can make sense, and be better than a shorter one. If I am allowed, to say this: I guess, if had created a such a name, with the same words, I probably would of looked like this: home-away-from-home.com, which I personally would favor, as homeawayfromhome.com is more difficult to read and understand. A lot of companies, who file a domain arbitration case, are not ... read more ...
Wed 16th September 2009
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Candy Maker Gets Hands on Hershey.mobi - Arbitration canceled — and Hershey gets the domain name. Hershey Chocolate Confectionery Corporation has picked up the domain name Hershey.mobi. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum, but has canceled the arbitration and the domain is now in its control. It’s unclear on if the registrant of the domain handed it over upon receiving the complaint or if Hershey purchased the domain. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, Hershey ... read more ...
 
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Apple Fights for Mexican Domain Name - iPod and iTunes maker fights for Mexican country code domain name. Apple, Inc. has launched a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name iTunes.com.mx. .Mx is Mexico’s country code, and .com.mx is the standard second level domain used in the country (although Mexico is now opening up .mx at the first level). The arbitration panel should render a decision on whether Apple gets the domain name within a couple months. This isn’t ... read more ...
Tue 15th September 2009
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Arbitrator: If You Own .Com, You Should Get a Rest - Got the .com? You have a right to ccTLDs and other TLDs, says arbitrator. Here’s a World Intellectual Property Organization case that should raise some alarms. A panelist has awarded the domains sexywebcam.mobi and sexywebcam.tv to the owner of SexyWebCam.com, which also has a trademark for SexyWebCam.com. Arbitrator James A. Barker noted that the trademark includes .com, and is very different from having a trademark to the term ‘sexywebcam’. Nonetheless, ... read more ...
Mon 14th September 2009
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A Not-So-Sexy Battle Over Hedonism Resorts Domain Name - Hedonism Resorts lose domain dispute. Let’s face it, domain name disputes aren’t sexy (save for DeepThroat.com). But talk of hedonism might make one more interesting. VRL International Ltd. and International Lifestyles, Inc., which operate the famous Hedonism Resorts and act as the exclusive travel agent for the resorts, respectively, have lost a battle for HedonismHotels.com. The owner of the domain name claimed he was previously a philosophy student at the ... read more ...
Sun 13th September 2009
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Oreo Gets Stuffed in Netherlands Domain Dispute - Kraft loses domain dispute for Oreo.nl. Kraft Foods Global Brands has lost a dispute over the domain name Oreo.nl. .Nl is the country code domain name for the Netherlands. A single arbitrator panel ruled that Kraft had not proven that the domain’s registrant did not have rights or legitimate interests in the domain name. The owner of the domain had used it for e-mail earlier this decade. The panel also debated the merits of claims to trademark rights on the term ... read more ...
Wed 9th September 2009
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4 Ways to Reform UDRP NOW - Here are some needed reforms to UDRP. Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure (UDRP) has some problems. Here are four quick ways to improve it. 1. Only allow an additional submission if specifically asked for by panel. UDRP rules prescribe that the complainant in a case can only make an addition submission (usually a response to the respondent’s claims) if specifically asked to do so by the arbitration panel. But most of the time an additional submission is submitted ... read more ...
Fri 4th September 2009
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Sky Broadcasting Loses Domain Dispute over SkyTravel.com - British Sky Broadcasting fails to convince arbitration panel of rights to SkyTravel.com domain name. Broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group has failed to convince a three person World Intellectual Property Organization panel that it should get the domain name SkyTravel.com. The defeat is due in part to one of the arbitration panelist’s personal experiences. Sky operates a travel channel called Sky Travel and owns trademarks related to the name. But the owner ... read more ...
Sun 30th August 2009
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Ta Ta, WIPO. New Candidate for Worst UDRP Decision Ever - Worst UDRP decision ever? Company says Ta Ta to WIPO. An Indian company is taking a domain battle to court after a WIPO domain panelist handed its domain owner to conglomerate TaTa Sons. The domain at issue is OKTaTaByeBye.com, a travel web site based on the colloquial saying “Ta Ta”, as in bye-bye or see you later. OKTaTaByeBye.com is run by a large online travel company that operates MakeMyTrip.com. TaTa Sons stated in its complaint that “the Respondent ... read more ...
Thu 27th August 2009
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Certipost Pays to Settle Domain Dispute - Company pays to end lawsuit brought by VirtualPoint, Inc. Document exchange company Certipost has paid an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit brought by VirtualPoint, Inc. over the domain name Certipost.com. VirtualPoint’s owner David Lahoti registered the domain name back in 2000. A couple years later Certipost started. In 2008 Certipost filed a UDRP to get the domain name through WIPO and won in a strange decision. The WIPO panelist decided that, since Lahoti ... read more ...
Tue 25th August 2009
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USU.com Saved, But Panel Doesn’t Consider Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - Software company fails to snag USU.com domain. But where’s the beef? A three person panel at WIPO has ruled in favor of the current registrant of USU.com in a domain dispute. However, in a brief opinion, it failed to consider the issue of reverse domain name hijacking. The domain name arbitration case was brought by software company USU AG of Germany, which was represented by Hössle Kudlek Partner, Patentanwälte, Germany. The respondent was represented ... read more ...
Mon 24th August 2009
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7,000 Domains Won Through UDRP Have Expired - Expired domain names show disconnect between corporate functions. Corporation Service Company (CSC), a brand protection company, released a study today about the expenses incurred by brand holders to get domain names through UDRP. The study suggests companies have spent $220 million getting domains back through UDRP, and that it would have only cost $1.1 million had they proactively registered the domains. But what I found more interesting is how many domains won ... read more ...
Fri 21st August 2009
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Non-Profit Urban Logic Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - Arbitrator faults non-profit for harassing domain owner. Palo Alto-based non-profit Urban Logic, Inc. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute at World Intellectual Property Organization. The non-profit uses UrbanLogic.org. But, as you might expect, a number of people looking for the non-profit or sending an email actually type in UrbanLogic.com. UrbanLogic.com is owned by Peter Holland, who ran a consulting business at the domain ... read more ...
Thu 20th August 2009
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For National Car Rental, Green Means Stop Using Your Domain Name - Car rental company gets greedy with domain arbitration. Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC, the trademark affiliate of National Car Rental, has been busy filing domain arbitration cases lately. One of those caught my eye today: GreenMeansGo.com, filed with World Intellectual Property Forum. It caught my eye because “Green Means Go” is a common and generic phrase. Alas, that doesn’t keep a trademark holder from trying to grab the domain. The company actually ... read more ...
Wed 19th August 2009
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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, Rain.com Comes Under Attack - Rain.com enters arbitration. If it seems like it has been raining frivolous domain arbitration disputes lately, then this should catch your eye: someone has filed to get the domain name Rain.com. You read that correctly — Rain.com. The case was filed Tuesday at National Arbitration Forum. Unlike WIPO, National Arbitration Forum doesn’t list the name of the complainant until a decision has been rendered. But we know plenty about the domain owner, hosting company ... read more ...
 
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Porsche Sets Eyes on Boxter.com - Car company wants Boxter.com (typo) domain name. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name Boxter.com. Boxster is one of the company’s popular cars. I remember back in the bubble days earlier this decade it seemed like most cars pulling out of tech company garages in Austin were Boxsters. A couple years later you could buy them on the cheap. Boxter.com is currently a parked page showing ... read more ...
Fri 14th August 2009
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Mirabella Beauty Products Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - Panel not impressed with beauty company’s claims. California beauty products company Mirabella Beauty Products, LLC has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking by a three person arbitration panel. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum for the domain name Mirabella.com, but had some major holes in its argument. In its decision, the panel wrote: Here, the Respondent urges a declaration of reverse domain name hijacking on the ground ... read more ...
 
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Car Dealer Loses EverybodyRides.com (Again) - Virginia car deal finds out that nobody is riding. Virginia car dealer Free Bridge Auto Sales Inc. has lost its challenge for the domain name EverybodyRides.com…for a second time. In March of this year the company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum to get the domain name from its owner. The car dealer convinced the panel that the domain was used in bad faith, but not that it was registered in bad faith. In fact, the complainant admitted to the panel ... read more ...
Thu 13th August 2009
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Dispute Resolution: Sandra Bullock, DKB.com, and More - A run down of recent UDRP decisions and case filings. SandraBullock.com: Sandra Bullock has won her case for the domain name SandraBullock.com. DKB.com: Hmm. Deutsche Kreditbank AG has filed a case with World Intellectual Property organization to get the domain name DKB.com. The domain was registered back in 1996 and DKB Data Services, Inc has owned the domain since at least 2001 (the earliest available whois record). Unless something crops up in the case that’s ... read more ...
Wed 12th August 2009
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eSnipe Fails to Snipe Domain Name - SNIPEIT! can’t snipe domain arbitration. Auction sniper software company eSnipe, Inc. of Bellevue, Washington, has failed to snipe the domain name SnipeIt.com through domain arbitration. Either the company doesn’t have strong trademarks dating back to earlier this decade or its lawyer failed to convey them to the arbitration panel. In making no finding of bad faith by registrant Modern Empire Internet, Ltd, the panel wrote: The Complainant points to its claimed ... read more ...
Mon 10th August 2009
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Open Season on OpenDental.com - Sloppy decision should worry domain name owners. The domain name OpenDental.com has been awarded to a software company in a domain arbitration case. The details of the case are startling, and all domain name owners should pay attention. The key fact is that the registrant of OpenDental.com, a licensed dentist in South Korea, registered the domain name in 1999. The complainant, which operates Open Dental Software, didn’t start using the trademark in commerce until ... read more ...
Fri 7th August 2009
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Ancestry.com Files Slew of Domain Disputes - Ancestry.com files four domain disputes. In its SEC filing to go public, Ancestry.com warned that it may have difficulty protecting its brand in domain names. The company just took its first step to protecting its name by filing four separate arbitration requests for domain names with World Intellectual Property Organization. It seems that the company filed four “low hanging fruit” cases to establish a precedent. The no-brainer is wwwancestry.com, which you ... read more ...
Thu 6th August 2009
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Runway Magazine Trips Up Over Domain Name - Fashion magazine loses domain name dispute. Runway Magazine has a domain name issue. The print publication uses the domain name RunwayBeauty.com for its online presence. It also has RunwayMagazine.us. It also registered RunwayMagazine.info/.biz, but neither of those are ideal for a web site. Adding to the complexity, the book and subsequent movie The Devil Wears Prada featured a magazine called Runway magazine. As a result, a lot of traffic is flowing to RunwayMagazine.com. The ... read more ...