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If the Panelist had made a 5 minute research, she would have find that Respondent had “Rights or Legitimate Interests” and would have dismissed the Complaint. She didn’t do anything. A Complaint for the domain …

The Complainant was Adrian Lewis Peterson, an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings and the National Football League, was represented by D. George Brode of Gant & Hicks, PLLC, Texas, USA. Respondent was …

Panelist dismisses the UDRP complaint at WIPO for the domain bilt.net while finding that “Merely listing a domain name for sale, or for possible sale, on the Sedo platform usually is not, of itself, sufficient …

The UDRP Complaint for the domain name risingstar.com was denied at WIPO while the Panel recognized that buying a domain name can be considered an investment and that offering a domain for sale is not …

This was the first UDRP Complaint for a descriptive “cloud” related domain name and of course the Complaint was denied. I am sure a the cloud popularity increases many “cloud” UDRPs will follow. The Complaint …

Oakley Inc. filed a complaint at the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) over  myfakeoakleysunglasses.com and surprisingly the complaint was denied by a sole Panelist. The Complaint was submitted to the National Arbitration Forum electronically on July …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …