These cybersquatting cases were dead on arrival, but the panelist didn't find RDNH. Window covering company Mermet S.A.S., part of the Hunter Douglas company, has lost two cybersquatting claims. The company filed disputes against mermet.com and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO panelist files reverse domain name hijacking case on behalf of client
· Policy & LawA panelist should surely know better. A World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panelist filed a reverse domain name hijacking case on behalf of a client, fellow panelists have ruled. Ezgi Baklacı Gülkokar of the law firm Moroğlu Arseven ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tries to reverse hijack viviendas.com
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the dictionary term before the company existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that home lending company Viviendas Universales S.A.S. tried to reverse domain name hijack ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Indian payments platform Innoviti tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawInnoviti's argument about non-use was false. A large payments company tried to reverse domain name hijack innoviti.com.co, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled. Innoviti Technologies Private Limited, which uses the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Italian clothing company Malo tries reverse domain hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy a domain name it wanted. Italian clothing company Malo S.p.A. tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain malo.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reverse domain name hijacking cases hit record high in 2023
· Policy & LawNearly one in five of denied complaints was reverse domain name hijacking. The number of cybersquatting cases filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 2023 hit a record. So did the number of cases filed in bad faith, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Five Guys burger chain hits domain name roadblock in Sweden
· Policy & LawSomeone owns the domain name it wants for expanding into Sweden. Rapidly expanding burger chain Five Guys has hit a snag in Sweden: the domain name fiveguys.se. As the company continues its international expansion, it has its eyes on the domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Binance wins binance.ae domain name, which loser bought for $300k
· Policy & LawGuy who bought domain name for $300k in 2021 loses cybersquatting dispute. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has won a cybersquatting claim for the domain name binance.ae, and the domain owner is about to be out $300,000. Kirill Zalipaev acquired ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Adult cam site dispute results in reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawSite owner successfully argued that "love cam" is a common descriptive term. TMD Swiss AG, which operates an adult video cam site at xlovecam .com, has been found guilty of trying to reverse domain name hijack lovecam .com (pdf). ICF Technology ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO panel lets bakery off the hook
· Policy & LawPanel says Complainant, represented by a 100+-year-old IP law firm, has "simply not understood the Policy." Some UDRP filings have no chance of succeeding. Consider the case (pdf) that Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. filed against the ... Continue Reading2 Comments