This company should learn about autorenew. A cybersquatting case over HudsonFurniture.com shows the dangers of poor domain name management, and perhaps some inconsistencies in how UDRP is applied. Hudson's Furniture Showroom, Inc. of Florida ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Government contractor tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawTech company that contracts with the federal government filed a "Plan B" UDRP, according to panelist. An IT firm that works for the U.S. government tried reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH), a National Arbitration Forum panelist has ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
SD Wheel Corp. found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA company that sells wheels, tires and other auto parts filed a cybersquatting case in abuse of the policy. An auto parts company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute. SD Wheel Corp. filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An interesting UDRP case involving an expired domain
· Expired DomainsThis panelist understands expired domain names. National Arbitration Forum published an interesting case decision today involving a domain picked up at DropCatch.com. Dr. Alan Y. Chow, d/b/a Optobionics, owned the domain optobionics.com but let ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company upgrades from .co to .com with UDRP
· Policy & LawRedactable.co owner wins dispute for Redactable.com. A SaaS company that helps people redact documents won a UDRP that will allow it to upgrade its domain name from .co to .com. Redactable Inc., which uses the domain name redactable.co, won the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Middle East mall operator loses refiled UDRP
· Policy & LawCompany tries a second crack at domain in UDRP. Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC has lost a cybersquatting claim against MallOfOman.com for a second time. The company, based in Egypt, operates malls around the Middle East using the "Mall of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Another bad UDRP filing
· Policy & LawIt was a week of misinformed and malevolent cybersquatting disputes. There were a lot of reverse domain name hijacking cases last week. There was also one where the panelist didn't find reverse domain name hijacking but it appears the Complainant ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Crypto company Lukka loses cybersquatting dispute (again)
· Policy & LawCompany goes after domain registered before it existed. Lukka, Inc. has lost its second attempt to get the domain name Lukka.com through a UDRP. The company, which provides crypto asset software and data, uses the domain name Lukka.tech. It has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Registering NFT domains? Skip the trademarks
· Policy & LawCompanies are filing cybersquatting disputes against people who register domains including their brands and NFT. As the NFT (non-fungible token) craze continues, it's not surprising that domain name investors are registering NFT-related domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Facebook wins GameRoom.com dispute
· Policy & LawCompany that used the domain MyGameroom.com tried to get Gameroom.com through a cybersquatting dispute. Facebook has successfully defended a cybersquatting dispute against its domain name Gameroom.com. The social media company acquired the ... Continue Reading2 Comments