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From the “what were you thinking” department comes the UDRP of the domain LeonardodiCaprio.org. Matching the name of popular mega-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, this domain was in the possession of the Hollywood actor until August 2022 but it was...
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February 4, 2023 DomainGang
Domain Law, Leonardo DiCaprio, LeonardoDiCaprio.org, Sandi Monkey
The domain name Fox.org was registered in 1996 and in recent years it didn’t resolve, or resolved to a basic page with links. Generic use aside, “Fox” is also a registered trademark by numerous entities and one of them filed a UDRP to...
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February 3, 2023 DomainGang
Domain Law, Fox Media LLC, Fox.org
When you file a UDRP, the domain’s registrar matters. In the case of LordAdTaylor.com the UDRP was filed by Lord & Taylor IP LLC, America’s first and oldest department store. The Respondent uses DNSPod, Inc. as their registrar, which is...
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February 2, 2023 DomainGang
Chinese respondent, Domain Law, LordAdTaylor.com
The Respondent in the UDPR filed against the domain LOLO.com had the last laugh. Registered in 1995, the domain appears to be listed for sale for more than $2,000,000 dollars. The Complainant is Lolo LLC, that asserted rights in the trademarks LOLO and...
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February 1, 2023 DomainGang
Domain Law, LOLO, LOLO.com, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
When you claim your mark has become distinctive but it hasn’t, filing a rushed UDRP won’t get you the domain name. Impossible Kicks Holding Company, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name ImpossibleKick.com. The Respond...
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January 31, 2023 DomainGang
deny transfer, Domain Law, impossible kicks, ImpossibleKick.com, uspto
When you form a company, you—the company’s principal—better register the domain names and brands associated with it. A Finnish company outsourced the domains OlefyTech.com, Olefy.tech, and other social media registrations to an outside party that...
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January 30, 2023 DomainGang
deny transfer, Domain Law, Olefy Tech, Olefytech.com
Some Australian companies late to the domain game are using the UDRP process as the “Plan B” approach. In the case of the domain name LMG.net.au, the UDRP was filed by Liquor Marketing Group Ltd, claiming rights to the LMG mark in Australia...
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January 27, 2023 DomainGang
Australian domains, deny transfer, Domain Law, LMG, LMG.net.au
If you are a home builder in Australia, the ultimate domain name would be Homebuilder.com.au. The domain name was launched in mid December Down Under, all while it was hit with a UDRP just three days later. The Complainant, Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Lt...
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January 27, 2023 DomainGang
Australian domains, Domain Law, Homebuilder.au, Homebuilder.com.au, RDNH
We all love coffee and Colombian coffee is one of the best in the world. Apparently, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia) believed that by having a trademark in Colombia for CAFÉ DE COLOMBIA t...
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January 26, 2023 DomainGang
coffee domains, Colombian coffee, ColombianCoffee.com, Domain Law, esqwire, ESQwire.com, Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
Simon Schwab is a young entrepreneur who began providing loans to customers during the pandemic, using the domain name SchwabFinancialCare.com. Meanwhile, multi-trillion dollar financial monolith, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., filed a UDRP to usurp t...
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January 24, 2023 DomainGang
Charles Schwab & Co., Domain Law, RDNH, Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, SchwabFinancialCare.com, Simon Schwab