Velcro is a famous trademark involving a series of products for fastening or tying things together. The Belgian group of companies registered Velcro.com in 1994. The matching US trademark was registered in 1958, and the company is very protective of it...
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August 23, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, Velcro, VelcroTape.com
Orange is a telecom giant with operations in more than 200 countries, and owns thousands of ORANGE or ORANGE‑formative trademarks registered in jurisdictions around the world. That being said, they surely can’t have exclusive rights to the “...
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August 23, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, MiniOrange.com, orange.com
Nedbank – with a “d” – is one of the five largest banks in South Africa and has been in existence since 1831. They operate from the domain Nedbank.co.za, and filed a UDRP against the registrant of Netbank.Online – spelled ...
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August 22, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, NedBank, Netbank.online
The domain infocert.com was registered in 1998, making it 21 years old. Infocert S.p.a., Italy, attempted to wrestle the domain away from its registrant. The Respondent says it has owned and used the Disputed Domain Name since its registration date of ...
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August 21, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, infocert, infocert.com, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
A blatant cybersquatter registered Facedbooks.com, and created a lander imitating an old version of Facebook.com. The domain was listed for sale on Afternic with an asking price of $4,999 dollars, but once Facebook filed a UDRP at the WIPO, the Respond...
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August 16, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, Facebook domains, Facedbooks.com
The registrant of the domain FcukYou.com desired to use an anagram of the obvious phrase, “fuck you.” The problem is that a British company registered the FCUK mark in the UK two decades ago, in connection to clothing. The case went to the ...
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August 15, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, FCUK, FcukYou.com
If you’re a female version of Ali Baba, the ingenious character of the tale “Ali Baba and the forty thieves,” your name would be Alibabe. Though creative, the name has some issues due to its proximity to Alibaba, the Chinese giant gro...
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August 8, 2019 DomainGang
Alibaba domains, Alibabe, Alibabe.com
Aizel, a Russian luxury brand, attempted to get the domain Aizel.com via the UDRP process. The domain was registered in 2000, making it 19 years old today. The Complainant attempted to contact its registrant numerous times without receiving a response,...
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August 8, 2019 DomainGang
Aizel, Aizel.com, deny transfer, Domain Law
The domain name Mamar.com – suck, in Spanish – was challenged via the UDRP process at the WIPO. The Respondent is Mrs Jello LLC, and the Complainant is Mamar Group LTD, Canada. Registered in 1997, the domain is resolving to zero click adver...
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August 7, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, Mamar, Mamar.com, mrs jello llc, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has appealed ICANN’s decision to add stronger trademark protection rules to .org. The civil liberties organization has filed a Request for Reconsideration with ICANN, saying that the new .org contract should not...
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August 7, 2019 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, eff, reconsideration, rfr, URS