Online advertising company loses case and is reprimanded by arbitrator. New York based online advertising company MediaWhiz has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the MediaWiz.biz domain name. MediaWhiz's arbitration ... Continue Reading3 Comments
NameMedia Wins Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Charge
· Policy & LawNameMedia wins charge against marketing firm. NameMedia, parent company of BuyDomains, has successfully won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against online marketing firm SpinSix. SpinSix filed for domain arbitration for the domain Lincs.com. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
USU.com Saved, But Panel Doesn’t Consider Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawSoftware company fails to snag USU.com domain. But where's the beef? A three person panel at WIPO has ruled in favor of the current registrant of USU.com in a domain dispute. However, in a brief opinion, it failed to consider the issue of reverse ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Non-Profit Urban Logic Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawArbitrator faults non-profit for harassing domain owner. Palo Alto-based non-profit Urban Logic, Inc. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a domain dispute at World Intellectual Property Organization. The non-profit uses ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Mirabella Beauty Products Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel not impressed with beauty company's claims. California beauty products company Mirabella Beauty Products, LLC has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking by a three person arbitration panel. The company filed a complaint with ... Continue Reading6 Comments
An Arbitrator’s View of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawHow a UDRP panellist approaches the issues of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking and abuse of process. by The Hon Neil Brown QC [Editor's note: in this exclusive guest article, The Hon. Neil Brown explains how he approaches the question of reverse domain ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Financial Firm Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawArbitrator finds Versa Capital Management guilty of misusing UDRP proceedings. Lately it seems that UDRP arbitration panels are ignoring the question of reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH), which broadly defines when I company misuses or abuses the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
State Fund Insurance Nailed for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
· Policy & LawWorkers compensation company fails at attempt to steal SFM.com domain name. [Please note that there is more than one company that goes by the name "State Fund Insurance". This article refers to the company that provides workers' compensation insurance ... Continue Reading10 Comments
BerryHill Gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Charge Against Italian Company
· Policy & LawLawyer defends Gregory Ricks on Decal.com, wins RDNH charge. Domain name lawyer John Berryhill has successfully defended famed domainer Gregory Rick's Decal.com domain name, as well as getting a charge of reverse domain name hijacking against Italian ... Continue Reading16 Comments