App for runners tries to get domain registered well before it had trademark rights. Financial software company Intuit has won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against RunSmart Online, LLC. RunSmart Online, LLC filed a cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy wins reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawCoffee company loses dispute against GoDaddy's NameFind. NameFind, a GoDaddy subsidiary with a portfolio of about 1 million domains, has successfully defended its domain cappuccine.com in a UDRP. The panel found (pdf) that the Complainant, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Royal Caribbean Cruises attempts domain piracy
· Policy & LawPanel rules that the company tried to reverse domain name hijacking. Royal Caribbean Cruises was involved in a case of piracy, but it was the perpetrator, and it didn't take place on the high seas. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Esports company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· UncategorizedPanelist rules that Valhallan filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Valhallan, LLC to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. Valhallan, an esports training company, ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawMan registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Supplements company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & Law"...there was essentially no evidence in support of the necessary facts," the panel wrote. Attorney John Berryhill has his second reverse domain name hijacking win of the week. Earlier this week, he got an RDNH for his client in the GoToHale.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Owner of vgw .co tries to reverse hijack matching .com
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the domain many years before Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that the online gambling company that uses vgw.co for its website tried to reverse domain name hijack ... Continue Reading4 Comments
LawCloud tries to upgrade its domain by reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel admonishes company for failing dispute in bad faith. LawCloud BV, a company that provides services to law firms, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain name law.cloud, filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A good RDNH decision for redfield.com
· Policy & LawThree-person panel points out how domain investing is legitimate. Sporting goods retailer Academy, Ltd. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over redfield.com. Redfield is one of the company's brands. A domain investor ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Property developer gets THIRD reverse domain name hijacking loss
· Policy & LawAnd you won't believe the law firm's connection to UDRP. A property developer in Dubai has committed its third reverse domain name hijacking attempt (pdf), and its counsel should know better. Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC filed a ... Continue Reading3 Comments