Panelist finds the case was brought in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that Aromatech, Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain aromatech.com. The case was dead on arrival because the current owner of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Personal training app maker tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCase failed on all three requirements of UDRP. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy panelist has found Daily Workout Apps, LLC, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which offers personal training apps, filed a dispute ... Continue Reading1 Comment
West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawIt might have been a winnable case, but the airport didn't provide enough evidence. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates West Virginia International Yeager Airport, tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name. A ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Lifeware SA tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain name was registered before the Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Lifeware SA to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lifeware SA filed a case against lifeware.com, which was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company tries reverse domain name hijacking from former licensee
· Policy & LawA World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Music Together, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The case followed a surprisingly common fact pattern: a company registers a domain name in good faith as a licensee of the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Trix.com dispute is ruled reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainants didn't exist until 25 years after the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that two Brazilian real estate investment firms tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Payments company Euronet Worldwide, Inc. tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelist points out many flaws in the Complainant's case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Euronet Worldwide, Inc. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The payments company filed a UDRP against Euronet.com, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panelist finds reverse domain name hijacking in WholesaleSuite .com dispute
· Policy & LawAlthough it probably would have still lost the case, the Complainant could have made arguments to prevent a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A UDRP panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a case where the domain owner didn't ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO panelist files reverse domain name hijacking case on behalf of client
· Policy & LawA panelist should surely know better. A World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panelist filed a reverse domain name hijacking case on behalf of a client, fellow panelists have ruled. Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar of the law firm Moroğlu Arseven ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Fresh Brandz LLC tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany went after domain that was registered before it existed. A company that sells aluminum-free deodorant has tried to reverse hijack FreshKidz.com, a UDRP panel has determined. Fresh Brandz LLC sells a line of deodorant under the name Fresh ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment