The Complainants in this UDRP should have explained the circumstances to the panelist. I'm perplexed after reading a UDRP decision (pdf) for bewellbydrfranklipman .com. The Complainant, Dr. Frank Lipman of Be Well Health & Wellness, filed ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Badlife: company tries to reverse hijack GoodLife.com
· Policy & LawClothing company doesn't do proper research before filing cybersquatting dispute. A clothing company that sells under the brand Goodlife has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. GL Concepts, LLC d/b/a Goodlife filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why outfront.co wasn’t an RDNH case
· Policy & LawRothnie made the right call in this dispute. Outfront Media, a large outdoor advertising company in the United States, has lost (pdf) a UDRP it filed against the owner of outfront.co. The case was decided fairly, and the panelist deserves props for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
· Policy & LawThis seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA law firm filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tried to reverse domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
A (mostly) thorough cybersquatting decision
· Policy & LawThis panel made a thorough rebuttal to the Complainant's arguments but didn't consider reverse domain name hijacking. Travel Designer India Private Limited, a company in India, has lost a UDRP it filed against a Canadian over the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why didn’t this UDRP panel consider reverse domain name hijacking?
· Policy & LawThe Respondent classified this as a Plan B case, but the panel didn't consider it. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied a UDRP filing against veho.com. I'm puzzled as to why it didn't consider reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Phi Kappa Sigma frat fight leads to domain name dispute
· Policy & LawThe fraternity voted to end ties with a philanthropic organization, which then registered a new domain to continue operations. A fight between the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity and a fundraising group that provides scholarships to its members resulted ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Real estate optimization firm guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawIt could have bought the domain for only $6,095. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Bookker Corporate S.L.U and The Graffter SL tried reverse domain name hijacking bookker.com. The companies provide tools to optimize ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
· Policy & LawIt waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment