Joan Collins, a movie and television actress who starred in Dynasty and the author of over 10 books just filed a UDRP to get the domain name JoanCollins.com Ms. Collins full name is Joan Henrietta Collins Gibson. Joan Collins official site is Joancollins.net. Ms. Collins sister Jackie, who is also an author, owns the domain name JackieCollins.com The complaint for JoanCollins.com, was … [Read more...]
UDRP Roundup: China’s Sohu Gets Control Of Sohu.Tv: Wells Fargo Gets 31 Typos
TheAsian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre just gave the domain name Sohu.tv to Beijing Sohu Internet Information in a UDRP decision. The domain holder didn't respond The domain name is question was registered back in 2005. Sohu was founded in 1996 and the trademarks were registered as early as 1999. Sohu network was selected as 1998 and 1999 Top 10 Chinese Internet … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Loses UDRP on The Typo pheonixcontact.com After Trying To Give It Up
The Ham Brothers, Vertical Axis just lost a UDRP on the typo pheonixcontact.com to Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG of German. As a UDRP the case is a slam dunk for the International trademark holder. However the case serves as a cautionary tale for those domain holders that believe that all they have to do is give up a questionable trademark infringing domain once they get the C & D … [Read more...]
Manwin Hit With UDRP On The Domain Name Xart.com
Manwin International the owner of some of the most visited adult sites on the net, including Youporn.com and PornHub.com, which has filed a couple of UDRP of their own as a complainant, has just been hit with a UDRP on a domain name they own, Xart.com While the complainant of the UDRP is not showing up yet, I found one trademark on the term Xart in the US Trademark database, and it was just … [Read more...]
Two Parked Pages: McLaren.net Lost In A UDRP; McLaren.biz Saved in UDRP
In two separate UDRP decision are out today, one on the domain name McLaren.net the other on the domain name McLaren.biz, the two separate UDRP panels awarded one of the domains and refused to transfer the other to the same complainant, Of course the most famous trademark holder of the term "Mclaren", is the car maker, but they didn't bring the complaints. Instead the complaints were brought … [Read more...]
Best Selling Author Kevin Trudeau Saves 18 Year Old Domain Trudeau.com From UDRP
The domain name of a common last name Trudeau.com was saved in a UDRP today. How common is the name "Trudeau"? Consider that Pierre Trudeau was twice the prime minster of Canada and hat the domain holder is the best selling author Mr. Kevin Trudeau and that the founder of the company filing the complaint was a Mr. Joseph-Arthur Trudeau. The domain name Trudeau.com was registered on … [Read more...]
Why Did It Take 12 Years For This Trademark Holder To File & Win A UDRP?
The Complainants Columbia Insurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America; and H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America, just won a UDRP on the domain name carolinaboots.com. The trademark holder didn't own a trademark on the term "carolina boots" but owned a trademark on the term CAROLINA which covered shoes and boots. The trademark … [Read more...]