Frank Schilling's Name Administration represented by John Berryhill just won another UDRP this time on the domain name dataserv.com. The Complaint was brought by DataServ, L.L.C. of St. Louis which had a trademark on the term since 1994 The disputed domain name was registered on October 24, 2003. You may ask how could the panel rejected the Trademark Holders claim? It wasn't a … [Read more...]
Goog Grief: UDRP Filed On Grief.Net and Grief-Recovery.com
A UDRP has just been filed against the generic terms Grief.net and Grief-Recovery.com. The two domains are owned by the Grief Recovery Institute of California Grief.com goes to a site offering a Grief Recovery Program while Grief-Recovery.com seem to go a page reported as have malware or other issues found to be not sale by the browsers. In any event but terms are highly generic and of … [Read more...]
After 10 Years Of Registration, Oxford University Press Wins The Domain Name OxfordDictionary.com In A UDRP
Back in July we told you that a UDRP was filed on the domain name oxforddictionary.com, which is going to a parked page. Today a one person panel awarded the domain name to the Oxford University Press of Oxford, United Kingdom. The only surprise, is that it took the Oxford University Press 10 years to file the UDRP. "The Complainant owns many trademark registrations around the world for … [Read more...]
WallStreet.com: The UDRP Decision Is In & The Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The three member UDRP WIPO panel decision on the domain name WallStreet.com is out and not only was the complaint by Wall-Street.com, LLC rejected but the panel found the complainant engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). As to the issue of RDNH the panel said: "It is a close question whether the Complaint was brought in bad faith for purposes of the Rules, paragraph 15(e). The … [Read more...]
Despite Long Dissenting Opinion, Youi.com Saved In UDRP Against Claim Of TM Holder, Youi Of Australia
A three member UDRP panel ruled by 2-1 in favor of the domain holder of Youi.com against Youi Pty Ltd. of Queensland, Australia, which was represented by Melbourne IT. The domain name was parked and was acquired by the domain holder after the Australia company registered its trademark but a majority of the panel did not find bad faith in the registration as the domain holder was located in … [Read more...]
Netbank Inc Tries To Get Bancanet.com Based Off Its Trademark, But Guess What It Doesn’t Have One
A UDRP panel just ruled against Netbank Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona, on the domain name Bancanet.com which is owned by Banco Nacional de Mexico of Mexico. Netbank claimed it has a federally registered trademark on the term but they didn't. We often chat about UDRP reform. Here the panel found that the complainant brought the UDRP, that the domain holder has to spent money to defend, based … [Read more...]
Living Social Loses UDRP On LivingSocal.com: You Got To Read This One
LivingSocial, Inc. just lost a UDRP on the domain name LivingSocal.com. The panel found in a pretty strange decision, which will have Trademark groups screaming for UDRP reform, that the domain name stands for a "common term" and means, as the domain holder suggested "living in SoCal." The domain also resolved differently whether it was typed in the URL with the www. before it or … [Read more...]