OnlineDomain.com Domain Name News & Opinions
Is an ITU (intent to use) trademark application enough to win a UDRP complaint? According to this freak decision, yes. Panelist Dr. Clive N.A. Trotman has a very good track record of fair decisions (with …
Read More »Dyson loses 2 UDRP complaints in a row at WIPO
Dyson lost 2 identical UDRP complaints within a month. Both complaints were for similar domain names, but with different Respondents, and both were decided by the same Panelist. The complaints were for bladelessfansmall.com and bladelessfanonline.com. …
Read More »KFC wins UDRP complaint for irankfc.com at WIPO but there is more to that…
KFC Corporation filed a UDRP complaint for the domain name irankfc.com at the World Intelectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center. The Respondent was Ruhollah Gheisarinia of Najafabad, Esfahan, Iran. KFC Corporation operates the KFC (Kentucky …
Read More »jenniferaniston.com Namejet auction cancelled
The domain jenniferaniston.com was registered with Network Solutions and it expired. So it was available for auction at Namejet. The domain entered an auction at Namejet on the 13th of August 2012 and it had …
Read More »What domain not to register #1
I was going through the Namejet backorders today and sorted domains by bidders. I saw that someone has backordered the domain gotmilks.info that is dropping in 2 days. So this gave me the idea of this …
Read More »Legal organization denied a UDRP complaint at NAF
Pro Bono Net, Inc., a national nonprofit organization based in New York City and San Francisco, filed a complaint at the National Arbitration Forum for the domain name lawhelpny.org on May 26, 2012. Pro Bono …
Read More »Complaint for domain newmd.com denied at NAF
The Complaint for the domain name newmd.com by Complainant Nuesoft Technologies, Inc. was denied at NAF in one of the shortest ever decisions in UDRP history. Respondent was Larry Smith / ProfessionalThinkers from Arizona, USA. The Complaint was …
Read More »Atlanta Better Business Bureau President Fred Elsberry Loses UDRP Complaint at WIPO
The Complaint for the domain name FredElsberry.com was filed by Fred Elsberry with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on June 25, 2012. Respondent was Mechanic’s Responds News Publication of Marietta, Georgia, United States. Fred …
Read More »Big Ass company is denied a UDRP complaint at NAF
Complainant with a Big Ass trademark failed to prove “Identical and/or Confusingly Similar” although Respondent defaulted. This seems to be a trend with clueless Complainants and their legal counsels. The domain name at issue was …
Read More »Complaint for onelove.com denied at NAF
A couple of weeks back a complaint for onelove.net was denied at NAF as well. It was brought by the same company, Raising Cane’s USA, LLC. The Panel then found that Respondent’s use of the domain …
Read More »Greenpeace wins UDRP complaint by oil company at WIPO
The Complainant was Neste Oil Oyj of Finland. The Complainant is a Finnish oil refining and marketing company producing transportation fuels and petroleum products. Neste Oil Oyj is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The Complainant …
Read More »Sedo is proactively selling DomCollect domain names
I got an email the other day from a Sedo account manager. She was offering me a list of 2 or 3 character domains. This seemed like normal brokering until I got to this part: If …
Read More »Complaint for digitalceramic.com denied at WIPO
The Complaint for the disputed domain name digitalceramic.com was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 13, 2012. The Complainant was Digital Ceramic Systems Limited of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England and The Respondent …
Read More »Complaint for detur.com owned by Vertical Axis denied at WIPO
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on April 30, 2012. There were 2 complainants in this complaint. Complainant1 is Detur International B.V. (“Complainant1”) of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Complainant2 …
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