Panelist said company made false statement about its registration of similar name. A Nominet Dispute Resolution Service panelist has determined that 24translate GmbH attempted to reverse hijack the domain name 24translate.co.uk. 24translate is a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Musician Ivan Cornejo tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawPanelist admonishes musician's company and lawyers for filing cybersquatting case. Mexican-American singer and songwriter Ivan Cornejo has risen to fame in the past few years. Unfortunately for him, another person named Ivan Cornejo registered the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
College sports endorsement business tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain was registered before Complainant existed. A company that connects college athletes with endorsement deals tried to reverse hijack a domain name, a UDRP panelist has decided. NOCAP Sports, Inc., which uses the domain name nocapsports.io, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Australian mining and agriculture company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawFirm's name is a common surname in Australia. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has denied (pdf) a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name hancock.com.au. The majority of the panel also found that this was a case of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company tries to reverse hijack MF.com, which was purchased for $800k
· Policy & LawRespondent alleges food company fabricated emails. Musco Food Corporation, which imports Mediterranean foods, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting case. The company filed a UDRP dispute to obtain the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Seattle nonprofit tries to hijack U District domain name
· Policy & LawOrganization filed a cybersquatting claim after first trying to buy domain name. A nonprofit organization supporting people and businesses in Seattle's U District, adjacent to the University of Washington, has been found guilty of reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Shoe company steps into reverse domain name hijacking ruling
· Policy & LawCompany argues man who registered surname as domain has no legitimate rights to it. A shoe and sandal company in Abu Dhabi has been found (pdf) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Speroni General Trading LLC filed a dispute against the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pizza restaurant’s cybersquatting claim gets tossed
· Policy & LawPanel finds pizza chain filed cybersquatting complaint in bad faith. A small pizza chain in Los Angeles has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). El Centro Foods, Inc., which operates four pizza restaurants under the Pizza ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This company just won its SIXTH reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawWith the help of attorney Zak Muscovitch, eWeb Development has won all eight of its UDRP cases, including six RDNH decisions. A UK company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) after admitting that the domain in its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Gaming PC company “invents legal principles”, tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany files cybersquatting claim against domain registered well before it existed. A Russian company that makes gaming PCs has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Khaiper PK, aka Hyper PC, filed the dispute against the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
