The domain RiskMethods.com was sold for 25,000 euro in 2017; allegedly, the new owner, Lever10 Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada, failed to update the WHOIS information. Its former owner, Level2 LLC, was named as a Respondent in an ensuing UDRP. A German comp...
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April 16, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, no RDNH, RiskMethods, RiskMethods.com
The domain name Adora.com was registered in 1996 by Pearl One Media. Through the years, the domain displayed technology-related content including web hosting services. Around 2014, the domain’s lander became a “for sale” page, showcas...
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April 16, 2019 DomainGang
adora dolls, Adora.com, aged domains, Domain Law
Paint company files abusive cybersquatting complaint. An Israeli paint company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Tambour.com. Tambour is a dictionary word in French that means ‘drum’. Tambour Ltd uses the domain name Tambour.co.il. The paint company reached out to the owner of the domain name […]
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April 11, 2019 Andrew Allemann
Policy & Law, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, world intellectual property organization
Can’t expect a generic phrase such as “Miss India” to be unprotected these days, as the owner of the domain MissIndia.com found out. Registered in 1999, MissIndia.com displays a basic web page about the winner of the 2017 Miss World p...
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April 2, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, Miss India, MissIndia.com
Using the UDRP process in order to recover a stolen domain usually fails, but the owner of AQORN.com did it. Most panelists frown upon active disputes with domains such as infringement claims, lawsuits or domain theft; in the case of AQORN.com, the Res...
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March 26, 2019 DomainGang
AQORN, AQORN.com, Domain Law, Domain theft, stolen domains
The geo-domain name IstanbulAirport.com was hit with a UDRP at the WIPO. This 2002 registration was sharing information about airport hotels in Istanbul, Turkey at the time. Can a generic geo-domain be hit with a UDRP? Apparently so, as Complainant is ...
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March 26, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, Istanbul Airport, IstanbulAirport.com
Domain investor, Stanley Pace, won another UDRP – this time against the domain Reindl.com. The domain was offered for sale with a $79,000 dollar price tag. Registered in 2016, the domain’s keyword, “reindl,” means casserole in G...
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March 24, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, generic domains, Reindl.com, Stanley Pace
The Rosetta Stone is a granite stele found in 1799, inscribed in hieroglyphic script, Demotic and ancient Greek. It proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, opening a window to Egypt’s civilization, history and heritage. Rosetta ...
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March 19, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, esqwire, Rosetta Stone, Rosetta Stone stele, RosettaStone.app, stele
If you register domain names, or buy them in the aftermarket or auctions, make sure they are not infringing on existing trademarks. In the case of EnergyNova.com, the domain was allowed to expire, was captured by SnapNames a year ago, and it was allege...
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March 19, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, domain trademarks, energynova.com, trademark domains
Imagine coming up with “pizzarita” – a creative domain name and brand – in 2001, and being challenged by some company 18 years later. That’s exactly what happened with the domain Pizzarita.com, with Jeffrey Marrone LLC DBA...
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March 10, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Law, pizzarita.com, UDRP denied