Sansung has just lost a UDRP on the domain name SamsungHub.com which is being used as a re-directed domain to a site that has Adwords. Samsung does have a product named Samsung Hub but that just rolled out in 2011, the domain name was registered in 2006 Here are the relevant facts and findings from the one member panel: "The Complainant is the owner of a number of trademarks consisting of … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed on D1.com
A UDRP has just been filed on a very rare two character domain name D1.com. The domain name is owned by Dimension One Spas of Vista, CA since 2003 and forward to the companies site at d1spas.com The complaint was filed with the National Arbitration Forum however the name of the complainant is not listed. A quick check of the USPTO revealed 11 live trademarks for the term "D1" some filed … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed On NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com, Registered in 1998
A UDRP has just been filed on the matching domain names of the two major highways in New Jersey. The UDRP was filed on the domain names NJturnpike.com & GardenStateParkway.com both which are registered by a David P Matteo who lives in New Jersey. The domain name were both registered on the same day back on July 31, 1998. Mr. Matteo according to DomainTools.com has owned the domain … [Read more...]
IP Pro Chats UDRP’s With Attorney’s Muscovitch, Lewis, Neu, and Pearlman
ipprotheinternet.com, in its latest issue chats about UDRP shopping, inconsistent decisions which are bound to occur since none of the providers require uniformity and the coming URS. The article quotes a lot of familiar UDRP attorney's including Zak Muscovitch, Brett Lewis, Howard Neu, and Eli Pearlman, The article also quotes Kristine Dorrain, director of internet and IP services at NAF a … [Read more...]
UDRP Filed On HarryHenien.com & YoussryHenien.com Which Have A BIG Warning
I just noticed two pretty unusual UDRP for the domain names HarryHenien.com and Youssryhenien.com I did a quick Google search and found that a there is a Harry Henien out of the UAE that represents himself to be some sort of financial guru: "Internationally educated and experienced in the global financial market, Harry Henien leverages his expertise on behalf of financial services firm in … [Read more...]
OnlineBaccarat.com owned by Virtual Clicks For 12 Years Lost in UDRP
Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France just won a UDRP on the domain name onlinebaccarat.com owned by Virtual Clicks of San Diego, California which may have been owned by the domain holder for as many as 12 years. At the end of the day, the domain holder couldn't prove to the panel satisfaction that they owned the domain name continuously since it moved to privacy a number of years back. The other … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Denies Claim On JoanCollins.com: Not Enough Evidence That It Was The Real Joan Collins
The decision has been published in the JoanCollins.com UDRP case and basically the panel found the Complainant and/or its representative did a lousy job in the proceeding. The panel seemed as it would have ruled had the complainant been the real Joan Collins and had they pleaded their case properly with providing supporting evidence which they panel found they did not. The one member panel … [Read more...]