WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, is still working on managing IP services, such as domain name disputes. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the organization has transitioned its services mostly online, with only a “small pool”...
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March 27, 2020 DomainGang
covid-19, working from home
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
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
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
Cube Limited of Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, has been enforcing its “188” trademark quite aggressively, by filing massive UDRP cases against domain holders. As we reported in the past, “188 domains” – domain names...
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February 24, 2020 DomainGang
188 domains, Cube Limited, Domain Law, JBB domains
The domain Nubank.com was registered in 1997; in 2020, it was hit with a UDRP. The Complainant is Nu Pagamentos S.A, Brazil, that asserted rights to the NUBANK and NU BANK marks. The panelist pointed out the timeline of these registrations: “The ...
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February 21, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, nubank, Nubank.com, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Life beats fiction, as two Turkish sisters got into a UDRP at the WIPO over the domain Hadise.com. The domain was acquired from Nokta Domains in 2012, for $30,000 dollars. The initial asking price was $39,000 and at the time, the Respondent was the Com...
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February 19, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, Hadise, hadise.com, Nokta Domains
Business 101 : When a company acquires intellectual property rights from its former partners, they’d better not forget to include the related domains in the exchange! In the case of Corioliss Europe S.L., Spain, they paid the sum of $750,000 doll...
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February 15, 2020 DomainGang
corioliss, corioliss.com, Domain Law
Philip Morris Products S.A. has filed numerous UDRP complaints for domains that contain its marks. The smokeless tobacco company set new records in 2019, and continues to do so in 2020. In just 5 weeks, Philip Morris Products S.A. has filed 26 new UDRP...
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February 6, 2020 DomainGang
heets, iqos, philip morris
A Spanish fashion company, Scalpers Fashion, S.L., attempted to get the domain Scalpers.com via the UDRP process, after its offers were refused. The domain Scalpers.com was registered in 1997, a full decade before the Complainant’s incorporation....
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February 5, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Law, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, Scalpers.com