Panelist twists and turns to let SOTI Inc. off the hook for RDNH. Here's another case in which I have to say, "I can't believe it's not reverse domain name hijacking!" SOTI Inc., which uses the domain name Soti.net, filed a UDRP against Strategic ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Geo domain Gstaad.com saved in UDRP
· Policy & LawTourism group let the domain name expire ten years ago and is trying to get it back. The geographic domain name Gstaad.com has been successfully defended in one of the most detailed UDRP decisions I've ever read. The good news for the domain owner ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Telepathy gets another Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win
· Policy & LawLegal waiver notice plays a role in decision. Domain investor Nat Cohen's Telepathy has successfully defended another one of its domain names in a UDRP and the complainant has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Corporacion ... Continue Reading5 Comments
UDRPSearch owner wins UDRP, court case still pending
· Policy & LawPanel rules against company that claimed FastTrak.com was cybersquatting against it. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled in favor of Virtual Point in a UDRP over the domain name FastTrak.com. Virtual Point has common ownership ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Reverse domain name hijacking in baffling UDRP case
· Policy & LawAnother WTF UDRP filing. A World Intellectual Property panelist has found Anyclean Premium Limited guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in one of the most baffling and misleading UDRP cases I've ever read. Anyclean runs a cleaning service and ... Continue Reading6 Comments
I can’t believe it’s not RDNH
· Policy & LawIt's difficult to understand how this case isn't reverse domain name hijacking. Perhaps it's time I start a recurring column on Domain Name Wire called "I can't believe it's not RDNH!" There are quite a few UDRPs that sure seem like reverse domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Wow: Spectrum (Charter) is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawYour cable company might be a reverse domain name hijacker. Charter Communications, which does business as Spectrum, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of ... Continue Reading6 Comments
One Championship MMA group guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany behind ONE Championship filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the policy. Group One Holdings Pte Ltd of Singapore, an Asian mixed martial arts group that runs ONE Championship, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
· Podcasts, UncategorizedWhy the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn't work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today's show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user's perspective, comparing it to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
· Policy & LawWIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I've written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC.com is ... Continue Reading17 Comments