Vodacom filed dead-on-arrival case and domain owner said it was an abuse of the policy, but... A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has correctly found in favor of the registrant of VideoPlay.com, but he forgot something: to ... Continue Reading7 Comments
AbdulBasit Makrani gets reverse domain name hijacking win
· Policy & LawPanel finds in domain investor's favor over AguaDulce.com domain. Pakistani Domain name investor AbdulBasit Makrani has successfully defended his domain AguaDulce.com in a UDRP and the panel found reverse domain name hijacking. Sociedad Puerto ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Mamar tries to reverse hijack domain from Mrs Jello
· Policy & LawCanadian company that owns Mamar.ca tries to get matching .com through UDRP. Mamar Group LTD, a Canadian company that sells products on Amazon and at Mamar.ca, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name ... Continue Reading4 Comments
The Chronicle of Higher Education defends LinguaFranca.com domain
· Policy & LawMan files cybersquatting complaint in an effort to revive Lingua Franca brand. The Chronicle of Higher Education, a publication covering academia, has successfully defended the domain name LinguaFranca.com in cybersquatting dispute. Lingua ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Russian car cam company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany wanted .com domain to match its .ru website. A Russian electronics seller known for its car cameras has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking by a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist. Limited Liability ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Tambour Ltd filed complaint that was “bound to fail”
· Policy & LawPaint company files abusive cybersquatting complaint. An Israeli paint company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Tambour.com. Tambour is a dictionary word in French that means 'drum'. Tambour ... Continue Reading2 Comments
More cybersquatting cases but fewer domains at WIPO in 2018
· Policy & LawFilings up but number of domains down at largest UDRP organization. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued its annual release about how many cybersquatting cases it heard under UDRP and similar policies. WIPO's headline says ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wow, this WIPO panelist should have considered RDNH
· Policy & LawThis sure seems like an abuse of policy to me. I just read the decision in a UDRP for SecretLab.com and TheSecretLab.com and I'm flumoxed as to why WIPO panelist Clive L. Elliott didn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. The Respondent might not ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Speaker hit for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA keynote speaker and business coach filed a UDRP after failing to buy a domain name. It appears he got bad advice. Darryl Davis Seminars, Inc has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name PowerAgent.con. A ... Continue Reading7 Comments
CEAT tire company fabricated evidence, panel determines
· Policy & LawPanel says that tire company submitted "clearly fabricated" evidence. Indian tire company CEAT (short for Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino) has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name CEATE.com. The company ... Continue Reading4 Comments