Nearly one in five of denied complaints was reverse domain name hijacking. The number of cybersquatting cases filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 2023 hit a record. So did the number of cases filed in bad faith, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TextMechanic owner tires reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelist says the company should have known this case wasn't winnable under UDRP. The owner of a text manipulation tools site has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Vantage Solutions, LLC, which operates TextMechanic, filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unified Carrier Registration Plan tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawGroup that manages UCR registrations loses case against registration filing service. A UDRP panel has found Unified Carrier Registration Plan to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name UCRRegistration.com in an interesting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO panel lets bakery off the hook
· Policy & LawPanel says Complainant, represented by a 100+-year-old IP law firm, has "simply not understood the Policy." Some UDRP filings have no chance of succeeding. Consider the case (pdf) that Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. filed against the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Swiss watchmaker alleges century.com is stolen, but loses cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawThe 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
Panelist denies UDRP claim against four letter .com domain
· Policy & LawPanelist made the right call even though the domain owner didn't respond. In some ways, a UDRP panelist's job is more complicated when a domain owner doesn't respond to the dispute. The panelist has to hear one side of the story and consider what the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Donald Trump loses cybersquatting fight against Mar-A-Lago domain
· Policy & LawA World Intellectual Property Organization panelist sides with man who registered the domain in 1997. Donald Trump and his Mar-A-Lago club have failed to secure the domain name mar-a-lago .com through a cybersquatting complaint. Trump's ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Ouch: law firm goes 0 for 6 filing UDRP disputes
· Policy & LawThis law firm appears to have lost every UDRP case it has filed on behalf of Complainants. Its latest resulted in a reverse domain name hijacking decision. When is it time for a law firm to brush up on UDRP rules? How about when it goes to 0 for 6 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Snap! Mobile attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel didn't buy the Complainant's common law trademark argument. A UDRP panel has ruled that online fundraising platform Snap! Mobile attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain SnapRaise.com, filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment