A UDRP has just been filed on the three letter domain name EZQ.com EZQ.com is owned by someone in China. The whois only pulls up a name of the registrant: "baorui" The domain is currently being forwarded to another domain nnol.com Using domain tools I see that the current domain registrant is just listed with a vague address in China and that the domain moved over to the current … [Read more...]
Two Different UDRP’s, Two Different Results; With Same Complainant & Same Domain Holder: Bloomberg
Well another interesting day in UDRP world were there are two separate UDRP action both brought by Bloomberg Finance L.P. owner of Bloomberg.com, against another company named Bloomberg which is located in India. The 1st UDRP was on the domain bloombergworldwide.com. In that case the one man panel found that both parties had trademark claims to the term "Bloomberg" and therefore the case … [Read more...]
Berryhill Get’s A Finding Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Defending A UDRP On Elk.com
ELK Accesories Pty Ltd. of Preston, Australia brought a UDRP against Elk.com of California, on the domain name Elk.com Elk.com was represented by John Berryhill, Esq. Not only did the three member panel find in favor of the domain holder, the domain holder got a rare finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) against the complainant. Even better, not only did the panel find RDNH, its … [Read more...]
Francois Carrillo Wins UDRP On ZUT.com
Francois Carrillo just defended a UDRP brought by Interbasic Holding S.A on the domain name ZUT.com Francois was represented by Zak Muscovitch of The Muscovitch Law Firm, Canada. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the three member panel: "The Complainant is the owner of the following trademarks: (i) ZUT, International Trade Mark No. 701302 (registered … [Read more...]
Bad Complaint Allows CraftmaticBeds.org To Stay With Domain Owner Who Didn’t Even Respond
A one member panel just denied the UDRP complaint of Elevation Bed, LLC, on the domain name Craftmaticbeds.org If you watch any television at all over the last many years you have undoubtedly seen ads for Craftmatic beds. The complainant has a trademark for Craftmatic since 1985 and they make beds so this should have been a no-brainier decision in favor of the complainant. Especially when … [Read more...]
LegalSupply.com Lost To eLegalSupply.com: “The Transfer Of A Domain Is Equivalent To A New Registration”
A few weeks ago told you about a UDRP had been filed on the domain name legalsupply.com. At the time there was no indication who filed the UDRP seeking control of the domain, but the decision has just been issued and the complainant is eLegalsupply.com, LLC. And guess what? eLegalSupply.com just took the generic domain name LegalSupply.com away from the domain holder based off a … [Read more...]
GossipGirl.com A Domain Purchased At A Drop Auction In Febuary For $6K, Is Lost In A UDRP
The domain GossipGirl.com dropped in February of this year and went to a drop auction where it eventually sold for and even $6,000. Today a UDRP panel awarded the domain to the complainant Alloy Entertainment LLC the producer of the hit TV show GossipGirl.com It would have been interesting to see what would have happened had the buyer put up a TMZ or Perez Hilton type of Gossip site but … [Read more...]