In a UDRP decision just handed down, the domain holder beat back a challenge on the domain name Costa.com The Complainant wound up being Cross Optical Group, Inc. (“Complainant”), the domain holder, Electric Online, Inc. (“Respondent”), was represented by Ari Goldberger of ESQwire.com Law Firm, New Jersey. Another good decision for domain holders as Costa is a generic term and means Coast in … [Read more...]
A One Person UDRP Panel Comes To A Spilt Decision On 106 Domains Brought By Match.com
Match.com just won a UDRP on 104 of 106 domain names owned by one party, by a "split decision". A split decision might be easy to understand if it was a three member panel, but in this case it wasn't. A one member panel came to a split decision by giving 104 of the 106 domain name sort under the UDRP to the trademark holder, strangely finding that two of the domains could mean something … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Rejects Claim On Navista.com, Owned By The Same Company That Owns UDRPSearch.com
A One person UDRP panel rejected the claim of Navista S.A. of Perpignan, France on the domain name Navista against the domain holder/Respondent, Virtual Point Inc. dba CrossPath, who was represented by Mike Rodenbaugh. Virtual Point, Inc. says it has been involved in the development of several sites including UDRPSearch.com The domain holder has already filed a federal lawsuit in the … [Read more...]
Domain Holder of The IDN, Cabañas.Com Beats Back A UDRP Challenge By The Owner of Cabanias.com
A three member UDRP panel just ruled in favor of the domain holder of the IDN domain name which means CABAÑAS.COM The Complainant was Marco Rafael Sanfilippo of Buenos Aires, the owner of the domain name cabanias.com and the owner of a trademark for the term CABAÑAS in several countries. The domain holder is Estudio Indigo of Buenos Aires, who was represented by Zac Muscovitch of The … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Beats Back A UDRP On “A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word” Detur.com: By A 2-1 Decision
Vertical Axis Inc represented by Ari Goldberger, beat back a UDRP on the domain name Detur.com, which was described by the panel as being "A Misspelling of a Common Dictionary Word." The domain was parked and available for sale. The Complaint was brought by Detur International B.V. (“Complainant1”) of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Tatil Seyahat Turizm Anonim Şirketi (“Complainant2”) of … [Read more...]
SIX Group AG Files UDRP On Six.com
A UDRP on the Generic domain name Six.com has just been filed. The domain is owned by Xedoc Holding SA, of Luxembourg. The domain name is not parked but forwards to an adult site, sexvideo.com The complainant is SIX Group AG, whose official site is six-group.com. You can read more about the SIX Group here It's another UDRP against a generic domain, in what's becoming a long line of … [Read more...]
Dem’s Win As Jack Abramoff Loses Bid To Get JackAbramoff.com Through UDRP
A three member UDRP panel refused to award the domain name JackAbramoff.com to Jack Abramoff. The domain is owned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) who has been using it for less than flattering purposes but what the panel found to be protected political speech. Its clear the panel didn't buy any of Mr. Abramoff's arguement including that he had trademark rights to … [Read more...]