I don't understand why the Complainant wasted its money. Sometimes I read a UDRP and scratch my head. What was the Complainant thinking? That's my response to Healthyr, LLC v. Jonathan Curd, filed with World Intellectual Property ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Dentless.com and Standout.pro UDRPs denied
· Policy & LawPanelist denies both cases but doesn't find reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied two UDRPs filed against common word domain names but did not find reverse domain name hijacking in either ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Criticism site dispute results in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panelist says this isn't a case of cybersquatting. This story has been updated to reflect legal actions taken after the UDRP decision. Shahryar Oveissi has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over three domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
WebSec Holdings, B.V. tries Plan B reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint after trying to buy the domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that WebSec Holdings, B.V., a cybersecurity company in the Netherlands, attempted to reverse domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
No surprise: WIPO kicks boot company to the curb in Thursday.com dispute
· Policy & LawThursday Boot Company tried to reverse domain name hijack thursday.com Sometimes you'd be willing to bet that a UDRP will result in a reverse domain name hijacking finding based on the domain alone, before even seeing the facts. Thursday.com is one ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Presonate.com dispute ends in reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawMan registered domain well before Complainant existed. A Hungarian company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking presonate.com. Presonate Zrt filed the dispute against a person in India who registered the domain in ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Supplements company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & Law"...there was essentially no evidence in support of the necessary facts," the panel wrote. Attorney John Berryhill has his second reverse domain name hijacking win of the week. Earlier this week, he got an RDNH for his client in the GoToHale.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TicketSms s.r.l. attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawThis case was dead on arrival. TicketSms s.r.l., an online ticketing company, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain names ticketsms.com and ticketsms.net. The complaint followed a common fact ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dewberry Engineers Inc tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany omitted key details in cybersquatting filing. Dewberry Engineers Inc has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf) after omitting key details in a UDRP. The company filed a cybersquatting complaint against JKDewberry.com. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing
· Policy & LawPanel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn't run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for future ... Continue Reading3 Comments