New process unlocks Whois information for $500 or less. With public Whois information becoming a thing of the past, companies might be using UDRP as a backdoor way to access domain name ownership information. UDRP providers have changed their ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Pharmaceutical supply chain company SkyCell AG attempts reverse domain hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panel finds that the company filed a UDRP in bad faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined that SkyCell AG attempted to reverse domain name hijack SkyCell.com. The company, which offers supply chain solutions ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Smart Robotics B.V. tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawRobotics company in the Netherlands files case in bad faith to try to get domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has ruled that Smart Robotics B.V. has attempted to reverse domain name hijack smart-robotics.com. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domaining.com owner wins RDNH in cybersquatting dispute
· Policy & LawFrancois Carrillo successfully defended his valuable nuro.com domain with help of attorney John Berryhill. Francois Carrillo, owner of the popular domain news aggregator Domaining.com, has successfully defended (pdf) his domain name nuro.com in a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
· Policy & LawInsta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instagram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instagram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an ... Continue Reading1 Comment
College Fresh tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawFoodservice company goes after a domain registered before it existed. College Fresh, a company that provides food service to fraternities and sororities, has tried to reverse domain name hijack CollegeFresh.com, a World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A bad reason for not finding reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA domain owner shouldn't have to prove the second element of UDRP to get a finding of reverse domain name hijacking. Semiconductor company ARM has filed a handful of UDRP cases against arm.tld domains this year. It won cases for arm.click and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Middle East mall operator loses refiled UDRP
· Policy & LawCompany tries a second crack at domain in UDRP. Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC has lost a cybersquatting claim against MallOfOman.com for a second time. The company, based in Egypt, operates malls around the Middle East using the "Mall of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IT company tries reverse domain name hijacking ITDC.com
· Policy & LawCounsel for domain owner warned Complainant last year that a UDRP filing would likely result in a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A three-member World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found HBA Holding LLC guilty of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Soft Trust Inc. tries to reverse domain name hijack eCourier.com
· Policy & LawDomain name was registered well before the Complainant was incorporated. The Canadian operator of a secure file transfer service called e-Courier has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name eCourier.com. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
