Did Stands4 buy a hot domain? A dispute over the domain name Calculator.com is getting messy, and I calculate that someone is going to lose a lot of money. Chloe Tsakiris Alston filed a lawsuit in Florida court after discovering that the ... Continue Reading15 Comments
VirtualPoint sues after being hit with UDRP
· Policy & LawMaker of electric motorcycles filed UDRP after domain purchase negotiations failed. VirtualPoint, the same company that owns the UDRPsearch website, has sued a maker of electric motorcycles in a domain name dispute. According to the lawsuit ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Original Calculator.com owner sues, claims domain is stolen
· Policy & LawDomain name investors alerted domain owner to possible theft. The original registrant of Calculator.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name, which it says was stolen from it. [See case update here.] Chloe Tsakiris Alston says ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Rodenbaugh drops lawsuit against UDRPsearch owner
· Policy & LawAttorney dismisses lawsuit against past client. Attorney Michael Rodenbaugh has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit against David Lahoti. Rodenbaugh sued Lahoti after the UDRPsearch.com owner forwarded visitors to his popular UDRP database to a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Lotto Sport Italia asked to pay $245,000 for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawOwner of two gaming-related domains had to file a lawsuit to protect his domains after adverse UDRP ruling. Lawyers for a man who won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against Lotto Sport Italia have asked a judge to force the sports company ... Continue Reading8 Comments
California restaurant chain fights over domain name
· Policy & LawCafe fights marketing firm for domain name. A California restaurant chain has gone to court to try to recover a domain name that it says it rightfully owns. West Coast Sourdough filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) in Federal District Court in Virginia ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Credit offer opt-out service sues typosquatters
· Policy & LawCompany files in rem suit against seven domain names. Opt Out Services, LLC has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against seven domain names that it says are typos of its domain name, OptOutPrescreen.com. The company is a centralized service ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rob Monster sues after losing UDRP for BC30.com
· Policy & LawMonster chose to blast WIPO rather than respond to the three elements of UDRP. Rob Monster, the CEO of domain name registrar Epik, has filed a lawsuit after losing the domain name BC30.com in a UDRP. Ganeden Biotech, Inc. filed a UDRP with World ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Reflex Marketing files lawsuit after losing UDRP
· Policy & LawMusical instrument marketing company wants to get a shorter domain name. A regional musical instrument marketing company has turned to the courts after losing a UDRP for the domain name ReflexMarketing.com Reflex Marketing, LLC operates in the ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Popular YouTuber Stacy Plays files lawsuit to get domain StacyPlays .com
· Policy & LawLawsuit cites Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Stacy Hinojosa's company Stacy Plays Brands, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to get the domain name StacyPlays .com. Hinojosa is known as Stacy Plays. Her YouTube channel has over 2 ... Continue Reading4 Comments