Tech company tries to hijack domain name registered in 1999. A Brazilian technology company has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its effort to get the domain name InLoco.com. The Complainant, In Loco Tecnologia da Informação ... Continue Reading2 Comments
“Unicorn” Nubank is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawBrazilian financial company filed dead-on-arrival cybersquatting complaint. Nubank, a Brazilian finance startup that has raised billions in funding, tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name Nubank.com. A World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Capital gets reverse domain name hijacking win
· Policy & LawUniversity in Spain filed dispute after it inquired about buying the domain name. Domain Capital has successfully defended its domain name UAX.com in a UDRP, and the Complainant was found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Universidad ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Naturals.com loss is a “win” for Indian law firm
· Policy & LawIts client lost but the panelist didn't find reverse domain name hijacking. A UDRP for Naturals.com that was filed in October has been found in favor of the domain name registrant. The case was filed by an India-based chain of hair salons and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Spanish company tried reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawAttorney tried to intimidate domain name owner to settle dispute. Decoweb Brands, S.A. of Spain has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name MaisonDecor.com. It certainly seems like Decoweb's counsel tried ... Continue Reading5 Comments
CBD company pays $160,000 for GreenRoads.com after losing UDRP
· Domain SalesFlorida company buys domain that it tried to get through UDRP. Green Roads of Florida, LLC has purchased the domain name GreenRoads.com for $160,000 after failing to win it in a cybersquatting dispute. The CBD company filed a UDRP with World ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Walmart’s Vudu is a reverse domain name hijacker
· Policy & LawVudo.com was registered well before the streaming video company existed. Vudu, a streaming video subsidiary of retail giant Walmart, has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Vudo.com. The company filed ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Trivago argument falls way short in cybersquatting complaint
· Policy & LawWould you confuse Traveltrow with Trivago? Travel company Trivago (NASDAQ: TRVG) has lost a cybersquatting case in which the panelist said it was "not really a close call." Trivago filed the complaint against the owner of Traveltrow.com, arguing ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Cybersquatting cases at WIPO trending up in 2019
· Policy & LawNumbers up slightly so far this year, but still represent a very small subset of domains. The caseload of cybersquatting disputes at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is trending upward so far in 2019. 2,723 cases were filed during ... Continue Reading4 Comments
This WIPO panelist forgot something
· Policy & LawVodacom 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