The current owner likely has clean hands. Swiss watchmaker Century Time Gems Ltd has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name century.com. In a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) filing, the company said it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This stolen domain name lawsuit has a twist
· Policy & LawLawsuit doesn't name the person who currently owns the domain name. The estate of a recently passed woman has sued (pdf) to get the domain name ProjectHindsight.com, which it alleges was stolen. Ellen Black managed a website at the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Allegedly stolen domain PV.com returned via UDRP
· Policy & LawCompany uses UDRP to regain control of domains it says were stolen. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered (pdf) the domains PV.com and PacketVideo.com to be returned to PacketVideo Corporation in California. The company ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Zow.com returned to previous owner
· Policy & LawOriginal 1996 registrant gets her domain back. The original owner of zow.com has regained control of the domain name. Marci Seely registered the domain name in 1996. In September, she filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name was stolen last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges zow.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawPerson who registered the domain in 1996 says it's stolen. A California resident has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that the valuable domain name zow.com is stolen. Yesterday, Marci Seely filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Man files lawsuit to recover 30 stolen domain names
· Policy & LawPortfolio includes valuable three-digit domains. A man in China has filed a lawsuit in an effort to recover 30 domain names he says were stolen from his GoDaddy account. Shuiying Wang filed the in rem lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik helps patterns.com owner recover domain in UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain was allegedly stolen in 2020. The general counsel of domain name registrar Epik has helped the previous owner of patterns.com win the domain back through a UDRP. According to the dispute, Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. used the domain for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges valuable domain names were stolen
· Policy & LawAt least two of the three domains have since been sold. A lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that three valuable domain names were stolen last year. Vincent Yap, a Chinese citizen, alleges that he is the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Lawsuit alleges 699.com is a stolen domain
· Policy & LawA lawsuit (pdf) filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday alleges that 699.com is a stolen domain name. Plaintiffs Xinming Zeng and Zaiyan Wang say they are the rightful owners of the domain name and that it was stolen from their GoDaddy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges 330.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges domain was stolen last year. A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that someone stole the domain name 330.com from him. Dong Huang filed an in rem lawsuit against 330.com in U.S. District Court in Virginia ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment