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An Italian law firm claimed that its domain name, Sutti.com, was taken over by a former partner. SLS Società a Responsabilità Limitata, Italy jointly with Studio Legale Sutti Società Semplice, Italy, filed a UDRP to reclaim that domain name. Usually, s...
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March 30, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, Sutti, Sutti.com
Filing a UDRP against the domain name, InLoco.com, ended up being a bad decision for the Brazilian Complainant. Registered in 1999 by the Respondent, InLoco.com predates the date of first use by the Complainant, Loco Tecnologia da Informação S.A., Braz...
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March 30, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, InLoco, InLoco.com, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
A Greek couple that ended up divorcing has taken their battle over a domain and brand, to the UDRP process. The Complainant and the Respondent were formerly married to each other since the 1980s, and were jointly involved in the operation of the Sea Sa...
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March 23, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, Greece, Mykonos, Sea Satin, seasatinbygryparis.com
A man from Ukraine registered the domain Facebook.com.ua, the local ccTLD, in 2007. When Facebook filed a UDRP, the Respondent attempted to invoke the doctrine of laches, claiming that it took the Complainant too long to file the UDRP. While the domain...
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March 20, 2020 DomainGang
doctrine of laches, Domain Law, facebook.com.ua
TacoCasa.com, a domain registered in 1998, was hit with a UDRP filed by Roy Upshaw d.b.a. Taco Casa and R&S Upshaw Franchising, LLC. Taco casa means house of taco(s) in Spanish. The Complainant believed they had a home run with this, after pulling ...
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March 20, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, Taco Casa, TacoCasa.com
Madame Alexander is a doll manufacturer that claims the doll’s tradition began 100 years ago; its trademarks, cite first use in the 1930’s. The company operates from the matching domain, MadameAlexander.com registered in 1999, but a year pr...
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March 18, 2020 DomainGang
AlexanderDolls.com, Domain Law, MadamAlexander.com, Madame Alexander dolls, transfer granted
The typosquatter of a Pornhub domain paid a small fortune to acquire it. The registrant of Ponrhub.com alleges he spent 7,241 EUR in late 2018 to get the domain in the aftermarket – about $7,946 USD. In the ensuing UDRP filed by Licensing IP Inte...
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March 17, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, Ponrhub.com, PornHub, Pornhub domains
A lawsuit stemming from a 2017 UDRP decision against the domains LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has reached a verdict. Among the declarations: it’s a case of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking – a reversal of the original UDRP. Here are the s...
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March 11, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, LottoStore.com, Lottoworks.com, RDNH
Skins.net, a domain registered in 1998, was recently the focus of a UDRP filing. The Complainant, Symphony Holdings Limited, United Kingdom, claimed rights to a SKINS.NET trademark filed in 2015. According to the complaint, the Respondent acquired the ...
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March 10, 2020 DomainGang
deny transfer, Domain Law, Skins.net, transfer denied
It’s shocking: a trademark for XTREAM granted in 2019, delivered victory in a UDRP filed against the domain name Xtream.com. The domain was registered in 1998. The Respondent was called a “cybersquatter” and that they acquired the dom...
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March 6, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, xtream, xtream.com