Nearly 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
Swiss watchmaker alleges century.com is stolen, but loses cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawThe current owner likely has clean hands. Swiss watchmaker Century Time Gems Ltd has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name century.com. In a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) filing, the company said it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Warehouse optimization company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed a dispute against domain registered before it had any rights in the mark. A company that helps optimize warehouses has been found to have engaged of reverse domain name hijacking. Element Logic AS filed a dispute (pdf) with World ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
· Policy & LawThe company either didn't undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWorld Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Law firm now zero for SEVEN in UDRP complaints
· Policy & LawAnother month, another reverse domain name hijacking loss for this law firm as it failed to win a UDRP complaint for the seventh time in as many tries. Two weeks ago, I wrote about Gearhart Law losing its sixth UDRP complaint as a representative in ... Continue Reading2 Comments