First Hotels AS of Oslo, Norway just lost a UDRP on the domain name FirstHotel.com which is owned by Klaudia Kruzicevic of Split, Croatia, who was represented by ESQwire.com, P. C. The three member panel basically found that the domain holder did not buy the domain FirstHotel.com in bad faith but in support of its Internet based travel business she and her deceased husband started in 1999 … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Loses UDRP On 9 Year Old ParisOpera.com and 7 Year Old OperaParis.com
Opera National de Paris of Paris, France, just gained control of ParisOpera.com and OperaParis against Vertical Axis Inc. which was represented byESQwire.com, P.C. It was a majority decision with panelist Neil Brown filing a dissenting opinion longer than the actual opinion of the panel in which he found that the complaintant failed to meet any of the three required conditions for a UDRP. The … [Read more...]
Core Diagnostics of Gurgaon India, Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Core Diagnostics of Gurgaon, India has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the UDRP it filed on the domain name corediagnostics.com by a one member WIPO panel. Core Diangostics was represented by in-house council. Here are the relevant facts and findings by the one member panel: The Complainant first started business in 2011. It registered its trademarks … [Read more...]
Was Whistles.com Quietly Lost IN A UDRP? Case Is Terminated & Complaintant Now Owns the Domain
A UDRP was filed on the generic domain name Whistles.com a couple of months ago and today the proceeding is showing as being "terminated". The complainant in the UDRP was Whistles Limited of London. who according to the updated whois records just obtained control of the domain. The previous owner was a iGenesis Limited of Hong Kong. The domain name according to screenshots was parked … [Read more...]
The Limited Loses UDRP On LimitedCoupon.com
Limited Stores, LLC which operate the Limited Stores, just lost a UDRP on the domain name limitedcoupon.com despite the fact that the domain holder did not file a response. Here are the relevant findings from the one member panel: The Complainant’s allegations of bad faith are all said to be on the basis of “upon information and belief”. What information and by whom was it … [Read more...]
15 Year Old RadioAmerica.com Lost In UDRP To RadioAmerica.org
American Studies Center d/b/a Radio America just won a UDRP on the domain name RadioAmerica.com which was owned by Jet Stream Enterprises Limited. The panel found the complainant had a common law a trademark on the term going back to 1985 when Radio America started broadcasting. In 1996 the Complainant registered RadioAmerica.org In 1998 the domain holder registered … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP On Generic Parajumpers.com By Owner Of Parajumpers.it
PJS International SA of Luxembourg just lost its bid to grab the generic domain name Parajumpers.com which is owned by Vertical Axis who was represented by Esquire.com The three member panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking although the domain name Parajumpers.com was registered 4 years before the trademark was granted and 3 years before the complainant even registered its own … [Read more...]