Company tried to get .com that matches its .fr domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found (pdf) that K Holding, which owns the real estate firm Junot Investissements, attempted to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Financial firm files a “poster child” reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawPanelist admonishes company for complaint over creditGPT.com domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf) that CCP3 LLC filed a case that's a "poster child for RDNH". The company filed the dispute over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Double whammy: company hit with two RDNH decisions
· Policy & LawMan tried to reverse hijack matching .org and .com domains. A man in Mexico has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking two times. Guillermo Vázquez Álvarez filed UDRPs against gressus.org and gressus.com with World Intellectual ... Continue Reading2 Comments
“CEO Athlete” tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawEntrepreneur files claim against domain registered before his trademarks. An entrepreneur and fund manager in India has been found guilty of trying to reverse hijack the domain name CEOAthlete.com. Anshul Singhal, who operates a leadership ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An app builder tried to reverse hijack com.app
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds RDNH in case involving domain acquired during .app early access phase. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist had determined (pdf) that Norman Ortiz, CEO of app-building platform ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Losing DropCatch bidder tries reverse hijacking domain name
· Policy & LawAfter losing an expired domain auction, man files UDRP against winner. A man who lost a DropCatch auction and subsequently filed a UDRP has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Daniel Diemers runs a business called SNGLR and has ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Construction equipment company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainant mischaracterizes policy's view on domain investing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found (pdf) that Mecalac Construction Equipment UK, a company that sells construction equipment, tried to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panel denies cybersquatting claim against RapidPay.com
· Policy & LawOne panelist said he would have ruled reverse domain name hijacking. A three-member World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) Green Dot Corporation's attempt to get the domain name RapidPay.com through a cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A dentist, an affair, and reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington Beach, California, had an affair, a local man decided to air his grievance in a very public way. Daniel Kim created a gripe ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German electronics company tries to reverse hijack katek.com
· Policy & LawThe company obtained trademark rights after the current owner acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Katek AG, a German electronics manufacturing company, attempted to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
