Panel 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
Win domain in UDRP. Forget to renew domain. File UDRP again. Lose.
· Policy & LawThis company should learn about autorenew. A cybersquatting case over HudsonFurniture.com shows the dangers of poor domain name management, and perhaps some inconsistencies in how UDRP is applied. Hudson's Furniture Showroom, Inc. of Florida ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Government contractor tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawTech company that contracts with the federal government filed a "Plan B" UDRP, according to panelist. An IT firm that works for the U.S. government tried reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH), a National Arbitration Forum panelist has ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
SD Wheel Corp. found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA company that sells wheels, tires and other auto parts filed a cybersquatting case in abuse of the policy. An auto parts company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute. SD Wheel Corp. filed a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An interesting UDRP case involving an expired domain
· Expired DomainsThis panelist understands expired domain names. National Arbitration Forum published an interesting case decision today involving a domain picked up at DropCatch.com. Dr. Alan Y. Chow, d/b/a Optobionics, owned the domain optobionics.com but let ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company upgrades from .co to .com with UDRP
· Policy & LawRedactable.co owner wins dispute for Redactable.com. A SaaS company that helps people redact documents won a UDRP that will allow it to upgrade its domain name from .co to .com. Redactable Inc., which uses the domain name redactable.co, won the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Middle East mall operator loses refiled UDRP
· Policy & LawCompany tries a second crack at domain in UDRP. Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC has lost a cybersquatting claim against MallOfOman.com for a second time. The company, based in Egypt, operates malls around the Middle East using the "Mall of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Another bad UDRP filing
· Policy & LawIt was a week of misinformed and malevolent cybersquatting disputes. There were a lot of reverse domain name hijacking cases last week. There was also one where the panelist didn't find reverse domain name hijacking but it appears the Complainant ... Continue Reading1 Comment
