Tourism group guilty of trying to hijack domain name from Digimedia. Gold Coast Tourism Corporation Ltd. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP over the domain name GoldCoast.com. The case was filed against Digimedia, which ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Michael Berkens defends RoadWatch.com domain name in UDRP
· Policy & LawComplainant loses all three prongs of case. Michael Berkens, who runs the domain name blog TheDomains.com, has successfully defended one of his company's domain names in a UDRP. Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc filed a UDRP against the RoadWatch.com ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Aptus Tech nailed for trying to hijack domain name from Frank Schilling
· Policy & LawPanel determines that Aptus Tech engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Last month I asked why people didn't do a bit of research before filing a UDRP against Frank Schilling. The specific case that prompted my article was Klipz.com, which had ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Procter & Gamble guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawConsumer products giant provided false sales numbers to WIPO panel. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Procter & Gamble guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking over the domain swash.com. Marchex has owned the domain ... Continue Reading13 Comments
You’ve got to read this one: Marchex wins Reverse Domain Hijacking charge
· Policy & LawUDRP panel finds pet transportation company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Marchex, with the help of domain name attorney John Berryhill, has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking. The case was brought by Airpet Animal Transport, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Marchex defends EuroBaby.com against Irish company
· Policy & LawCompany can keep domain acquired with UltSearch portfolio, panel rules. Marchex has successfully defended the domain name EuroBaby.com in a URDP proceeding brought by an Irish company. Eurocycles & Eurobaby and Eurotrek Group Limited of Dublin, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
“UDRP Veterans” defend domain name
· Policy & LawPanel says "UDRP Veterans" know what they're doing. Garry Chernoff of NetIncome Ventures and domain attorney John Berryhill teamed up to successfully defend the domain name Hennessey.com in a UDRP. There are a couple interesting things about this ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Software company guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Frank Schilling
· Policy & LawWIPO panel rules company filed UDRP "to obtain the disputed domain name at any cost". A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found a software company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP filed against one of Frank Schilling's ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Amazing! If you search for chicken in a search box, you’ll get chicken related results
· Policy & LawLawyer manipulates parked page links in UDRP. Here's a fun fact: if you search for "chicken" in the search box of a parked page, you'll get search results related to chicken. And if you are a complainant basing your allegations of targeted ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DoorKings.com: this is why you hire a domain attorney for UDRP
· Policy & LawA complainant's UDRP filing should be pretty simple, if it knows what it's doing. John Berryhill was ready. His client, United Marketing Group, Inc, had to prove to a WIPO panel that its domain names DoorKings.com and DKSOpeners.com were registered ... Continue Reading6 Comments