Office of Medical & Scientific Justice, Inc. represented by Matthew H. Swyers of The Trademark Company, LLC, Virginia, USA. was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in attempted theft of the domain names hivinnocencegrouptruth.com and hivinnocenceprojecttruth.com by a one member National Arbitration Forum UDRP decision. The one member panel in finding RDNH said: "The … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Gets Hit With UDRP On ParaJumpers.com
Vertical Axis just got his with a UDRP on the domain name ParaJumpers.com The UDRp was filed by PJS International SA whose official site seems to be parajumpers.it The complainant does own a trademark which appears to have been filed in 2006 for Eyeglasses, sunglasses, frames and cases for eyeglasses and sunglasses. It seems Vertical Axis has owned the domain under privacy since at least … [Read more...]
UDRP Roundup: Google Gets Blogger.pe Sony Files For Sony.me
A few UDRP decisions and filing of note. Google was awarded the domain name Blogger.pe by a one member panel in a lengthy decision Taser International has brought a UDRP on taser.com.au and tasers.com.au Sony has brought a UDRP on the domain name Sony.me which has been registered since August 5th 2008. Not sure where Sony has been for the last soon to be 5 years while this domain has … [Read more...]
Domain Holder Beats Back UDRP On LostDogsHome.com Representing Himself
The Lost Dogs Home Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, just lost a UDRP on the domain name lostdogshome.com to a domain holder that represented himself in the proceeding. "The Complainant is one of Australia’s largest animal welfare organisations and has operated since 1910 under the trade mark THE LOST DOGS HOME. It operates six animal shelters in Australia, caring for over 31,000 dogs and cats each … [Read more...]
ADNDRC Bars UDRP on Stolen Domain 6543.com
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (the ADNDRC) denied a UDRP on the domain name 6543.com A domain which it appears was allegedly stolen from the complainant. The Respondent didn't file a response. We have noted before that UDRP's are not set up for the return of a stolen domain. Here the complainant didn't even allege a trademark right to the domain, not even a common law … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel In Bangz.com: You Do Really Need To Present Evidence
Bangz, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the domain name bangz.com in a one person UDRP decision. First problem Bangz doesn't own a trademark on the term. Second problem Bangz didn't provide the panel any evidence of a common law trademark. Third problem Bangz didn't present any evidence to the Panel any evidence. They seemed to just file the complaint Matter of fact the complainant … [Read more...]
CitizenHawk Loses UDRP For Advance Auto Parts On 3 Typo Domains
CitizenHawk just lost a UDRP on 3 domain names which are all a typo's of one of its clients Advance Auto Parts. The panel clearly indicated that CitizenHawk screwed the case up submitting WHOIS papers which indicated a creation date for the domain name in 1969. Yes 1969, the year of the Miracle Mets and the year man first walked on the Moon. Since CitizenHawk claimed the domains were … [Read more...]