This case was dead on arrival. Hummingbird RegTech, Inc. has failed to get the domain name hummingbird.com through a cybersquatting claim. The case was dead on arrival, and I'm a bit surprised that the panelist didn't consider reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This UDRP shouldn’t have been filed
· Policy & Law...or it certainly should have been withdrawn later. Last week, National Arbitration Forum published a decision for the domain openbots.com in favor of the domain owner. I think this case should have never been filed and, giving the most favorable ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Wow, just wow: This BFD.com domain dispute
· Policy & LawThe Complainant must believe it has a crystal ball. A three-person National Arbitration Forum panel has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name BFD.com but declined to find reverse domain name hijacking. And this case is a doozy. BFD, Inc. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This UDRP decision is worth reading
· Policy & LawIt was David vs. Goliath and David didn't even respond. So why did David win? Every day, I scan the latest UDRP decisions and look for cases worth writing about. I look for things that jump out at me, such as a valuable dictionary domain. Other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Coinbase loses cybersquatting challenge
· Policy & LawChinese registrant argued it was in the physical coin base. But maybe not. Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase lost a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name coinbase.info. The company filed a complaint with National Arbitration Forum ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reverse domain name hijacking in oovo.com dispute
· Policy & LawA somewhat novel expiration argument false flat on its face. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has found Vacation Pig, LLC d.b.a OOVO guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get oovo.com. The Complainant uses the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company’s UDRP to recover expired domain fails
· Policy & LawPet products company filed a UDRP after somehow allowing its "principal domain" to expire over a year ago. Healthy Pets, Inc. d/b/a Pet Health Solutions has lost a UDRP it filed to recover a domain name it let expire. The company sells the Joint ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company tries to reverse hijack IndoorBillboard.com
· Policy & LawPanel says the company made assertions "that appear to be inaccurate." A National Arbitration Forum panel has ruled that Indoor Billboard/Northwest, Inc. tried to reverse domain name hijack IndoorBillboard.com in a UDRP. While the Complainant ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Simple Plan band tries to reverse domain name hijack
· Policy & LawPanel cites 8 false statements it says Simple Plan Inc made in UDRP. The Canadian music group Simple Plan's management company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain SimplePlan.com back ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dates don’t add up in RegalGames.com UDRP
· Policy & LawThe Complainant appears to have provided the wrong acquisition date, but the Respondent's dates don't add up, either. Regal Games, LLC was found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a recent cybersquatting decision at National ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment