A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found Candy Cloud IP LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) in a particularly egregious case. And bizarrely, a bunch of people named Mike Morgan were notified about the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Video game company Build a Rocket Boy tried reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawGaming companies duke it out in cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Build a Rocket Boy Games Ltd guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The video game company was founded by Leslie ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colombian real estate company tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawSo much for making a friendly overture. Picture this: You start a business. You do a trademark search and then form a corporation. The matching .com domain name is already registered and you can't afford the asking price. So you launch on a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ProjectPay Pty Ltd tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawThere was an obvious flaw in this cybersquatting case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that ProjectPay Pty Ltd, tried to reverse domain name hijack projectpay.com. The company uses the domains ProjectPay.com.au ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Coca-Cola bottler tries to reverse hijack kof.com
· Policy & LawMexican bottler tries to get domain matching its stock ticker without paying for it. Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B, a Coca-Cola bottling company in Mexico, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company uses the stock ticker ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Turkish firm tries to reverse hijack dagi.com
· Policy & LawPanel determines it was a "Plan B" filing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) Dagi Giyim San to have tried reverse domain name hijacking dagi.com The Turkish clothing retailer uses the domain dagi.com.tr and, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Samba TV tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawTV analytics company went after a domain registered well before it existed. Earlier today, I wrote about the hummingbird.com UDRP and stated that I was surprised the panelist didn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. National Arbitration ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WIPO panel finds Spanish entrepreneur magazine tried reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel admonishes publisher for cybersquatting complaint. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Revista Emprendedores S.L. engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The company publishes a Spanish-language magazine ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Covetous Canadian Company tries to hijack an upgrade from .Ca to .Com
· Policy & LawPanelist makes an easy decision that the Complainant filed its case in abuse of the UDRP. A Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre panel has ruled (pdf) that Boost Collective Inc. tried to reverse domain name hijack ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Gibson Guitars nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany tried to get tobias.com through a cybersquatting claim. Gibson Brands, the maker of iconic guitars, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The case, and the Complainant's actions after filing the case, are real ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
