Company that sells "sex dust" tries to hijack domain name. Los-Angeles, California-based Moon Juice Ventures, which uses the domain name MoonJuiceShop.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The finding comes as a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
WTF: Heidi Powell files cybersquatting lawsuit against Heidi Powell over HeidiPowell.com
· Policy & LawPity the poor woman who had the gall to register her own name as a .com domain name. I've seen a lot of ridiculous cybersquatting complaints filed through UDRP or the courts, but this one might top them all. You might have heard for Heidi Powell if ... Continue Reading14 Comments
French consulting firm tried to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawPanel has "no hesitation" finding reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that Emerton, a consulting firm in France, attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Emerton was represented by Gevers, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company guilty of reverse domain hijacking after refiling case
· Policy & LawDomain owner forced to defend himself twice despite unchanged facts. A company that sells an organic fertilizer has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after filing a UDRP for the second time. GBI Prosperities Pty Ltd. and Dr Grow It ... Continue Reading3 Comments
This might be the best RDNH finding I’ve ever read
· Policy & LawOnly one panelist finds RDNH, but he writes a scathing critique. Impossible BV, a company that makes film for old-school Polaroid cameras, has lost a UDRP it filed against the domain name ImpossibleProject.com. Impossible BV uses the domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Master Call Connections is a domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint in abuse of Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Master Call Connections, LLC has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in one of the most egregious UDRP filings in recent ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The Simple Dollar is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawPersonal Finance site tried to get shorter domain name through cybersquatting complaint. The Simple Dollar is a website that dishes out personal finance advice. Don't expect the site to offer domain name advice anytime soon. Soda LLC, owner of the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Fuel for Thought drink maker is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawCompany tries to upgrade to .com using reverse domain name hijacking. Cognate Nutritionals, Inc, maker of a coconut oil supplement called Fuel for Thought, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Dreamlines GmbH is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawCompany files cybersquatting complaint on domain registered well before it existed. Cruise booking company Dreamlines GmbH, which has raised over $37 million in investments, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking for the domain ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Cyber security company tries to steal domain name through UDRP
· Policy & LawOh, the irony. A cybersecurity firm has been busted for trying to nab a domain name through a baseless cybersquatting claim. Israeli company Cyberbit Ltd, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments