Law form tried to get three letter .com domain name through UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that the law firm that filed a UDRP for CCK.com was "careless", but stopped short of finding it a case of reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fertilizer company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany intentionally provided incomplete material evidence, panel determines. Ferm-O-Feed B.V., a fertilizer company based in the Netherlands, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Fertiplus.com. The ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Compare Ninja Ltd. makes egregious reverse domain name hijacking attempt
· Policy & LawCompany files baseless cybersquatting claim after failing to buy domain name. Compare Ninja Ltd., which operates the site ticket-compare.com, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name TicketCompare.com. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Jolly.com UDRP: “Is someone trying to steal it from me?”
· Policy & LawWoman is understandably confused that someone tried to get the domain Jolly.com through a UDRP. A Turkish company has failed to take the domain name Jolly.com away from its owner, who was understandably confused by being on the receiving end of a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Miray Software AG nailed for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawGerman software company Miray Software AG has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Miray.com. The company uses the German country code domain name Miray.de. The owner of the domain name, who is located in the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
UDRP after GDPR: challenges without Whois
· Policy & LawLack of public Whois makes filing a UDRP a two-step process. GDPR is impacting the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy process. Without public Whois, companies that believe someone is cybersquatting on their domain might have to "go blind" into a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Another day that ends in Y, another reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawVerdant Services of Seattle guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Well, it's another day that ends in 'y', so I have another reverse domain name hijacking case to report. This time it's Verdant Services, Inc. of Seattle trying to reverse domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
In-Store music company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawUmix, LLC filed cybersquatting complaint that was an abuse of the UDRP. A store that provides in-store music to businesses has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Umix.com. Florida company UMix, LLC filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Insurance company Allianz tries reverse domain name hijacking a domain name
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelists have harsh words for insurance giant. Insurance giant Allianz has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in its attempt to get the domain name AGCS.com. The company formed a business ... Continue Reading3 Comments
WIPO responds to ICA’s UDRP Platform
· Policy & LawWIPO is upset and largely missed the point. World Intellectual Property Organization, one of the many groups that manages UDRP cybersquatting cases, has expressed its displeasure with Internet Commerce Association's* (ICA) opening platform for UDRP ... Continue Reading8 Comments