Was the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, and I have questions. Banque ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Lifeware SA tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain name was registered before the Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Lifeware SA to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lifeware SA filed a case against lifeware.com, which was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company tries reverse domain name hijacking from former licensee
· Policy & LawA World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Music Together, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The case followed a surprisingly common fact pattern: a company registers a domain name in good faith as a licensee of the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Trix.com dispute is ruled reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawComplainants didn't exist until 25 years after the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that two Brazilian real estate investment firms tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Payments company Euronet Worldwide, Inc. tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelist points out many flaws in the Complainant's case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Euronet Worldwide, Inc. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The payments company filed a UDRP against Euronet.com, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Mermet S.A.S. loses cybersquatting claims but avoids reverse domain name hijacking charge
· Policy & LawThese 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