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The operators of the ultra premium domain name Pie.com have applied for the mark’s registration, PIE.COM, at the USPTO. This intend to use application was filed by an entity called Safeside, Inc., apparent owners of the domain Pie.com, for the fo...
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May 18, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, pie, pie.com, uspto
Bottaro is an Italian firm that produces iron wires used internationally. The firm operates from the domain Bottaro.org with is spelled with two “t”s and one “r” letter. Meanwhile, a Chinese cybercriminal registered the domain B...
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May 17, 2022 DomainGang
Bottaro, Bottarro.org, cybercrime, Domain Law
The registrant of the aged three letter domain, Wex.com, scored a big victory at the Forum (NAF) against a company that attempted to usurp the domain via the UDRP process. Registered in 1994, Wex.com has been in the possession of the Respondent since, ...
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May 17, 2022 DomainGang
deny transfer, Domain Law, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, wex, Wex.com
When you brand yourself with an extremely common word, such as “man,” it’s quite possible that your mark is not that unique. In the case of the domain Man.Energy, a new gTLD, the registrant successfully blocked a German company’...
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May 16, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, Man.Energy
Gundamit! Sounds like a nasty cuss word that’d send you to the dean’s office but it’s a new brand for toy-related services from China. The operators of the domain GunDamit.com have filed for the registration of the matching mark, GUND...
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May 14, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, GunDamit.com
CarsForSale.com went after Cars4Sale.com, a domain name registered in 2000 by filing a UDRP. The decision might send chills across the spine of domain owners that are in the possession of the “4” variant of domains, as a substitute for R...
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May 13, 2022 DomainGang
cars4sale.com, CarsForSale.com, Domain Law
GL Concepts LLC filed a UDRP to usurp the domain name GoodLife.com, citing a GOODLIFE mark it registered in 2015. Meanwhile, the domain name was registered in 1998. Despite a lack of response by the Respondent, the sole panelist at the WIPO noted the t...
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May 12, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, goodlife.com, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The domain name Dentally.com was registered in 2002 and it was sold via GoDaddy to a dentist’s practice on June 10, 2021. Arjang Raoufinia DDS established a temporary website to create a dental services subscription plan for new and existing pati...
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May 12, 2022 DomainGang
Dentally, Dentally.com, Domain Law
The operators of the ultra-premium domain name, Tennis.com, have applied for the registration of the matching mark, TENNIS.COM. California-based corporation, The Tennis Channel, Inc., filed the application for the mark, citing that “it has become...
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May 11, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, Tennis.com, uspto
Vinted.com is an online marketplace for second hand merchandise such as clothing. The company has a large followship and has trademarked its VINTED brand. It filed a UDRP against the domain Vinzed.com and although the two brands seem distinct, the Resp...
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May 10, 2022 DomainGang
Domain Law, passing off, Vinted, Vinted.com, Vinzed.com