Designer's former fashion house tried to reverse hijack the domain name from her. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) a fashion company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after it tried to take a domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hudson’s Detroit developer tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint against domain registered well before it had trademark rights in the term Hudson's Detroit. Bedrock Management Services, LLC has been found to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
French human resources consulting company attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany goes after domain registered well before it adopted the matching brand name. NOOUS, SAS, a French human resources consulting company, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybersquatting claim ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain buyer balks at $1,000 price, spends more on losing UDRP
· Policy & LawA $1,000 purchase would have been cheaper and avoided a reverse domain name hijacking finding. A UK man filed a cybersquatting claim that didn't make sense, especially financially. Callum Charnock, who runs a business selling extreme sports ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Docking station maker Plugable attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawFounder's Reddit post hurt its case, but it would have lost anyway. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Leancode, Inc., maker of the Plugable (misspelling of Pluggable) brand of docking stations, guilty of reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
University of Florida athletic group tries to reverse hijack TheSwamp.com
· Policy & LawGroup relied on usage prior to domain owner's acquisition of the domain. A UDRP panelist has found that The University Athletic Association, Inc., a nonprofit associated with the University of Florida, attempted reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cosmetics company Morphe tries to reverse hijack domain
· Policy & LawPanelist cites false statements for RDNH finding. Forma Brands, LLC, parent company of cosmetics company Morphe, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a UDRP against six domain names and argued that they ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fragrance company tries to reverse hijack domains from Procter & Gamble
· Policy & LawConsumer products giant registered domains before fragrance company existed. A fragrance company attempted to reverse hijack two domain names from consumer product giant Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), a World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panelist slams contradictory UDRP complaint with reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawSelf-represented Complainant couldn't keep his story straight. A Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) panelist has found that Jeremy Labreche / Addison Electronique Entreprise Inc. attempted to reverse hijack the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colombian logistics company tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawCompany went after a common Spanish word registered nearly three decades ago. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Agencia de Aduanas Pasar Ltda., a logistics company in Colombia, guilty of reverse domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
