Category: RDNH

In the WIPO Domain Name Dispute Case D2018-0133, Thebuyerpool Limited, a UK-based online property broker, contested the domain name ucado.com, held by Stephen Pomeroy of the United States. The case was filed on January 22, 2018, with Thebuyerpool alleging that the domain was identical or confusingly similar to their UK registered trademarks, and was registered…

In the domain name dispute case D2017-2549, adjudicated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the complainant was Robert Bosch GmbH, a large multinational manufacturing company headquartered in Germany. The respondent in this case was Domain Admin, Tucows.com Co, a well-known ICANN-accredited registrar based in Canada. The dispute revolved around the domain name bosch.net. Robert…

In the WIPO domain name dispute case D2017-2136, Voys B.V. and Voys United B.V., based in the Netherlands, filed a complaint against Thomas Zou of California, USA, regarding the domain name voys.com. The domain, registered by Zou with GoDaddy.com, LLC, had been acquired by him in December 2008. Zou, an investor in four-letter domain names,…

In the domain name dispute case D2017-1930, adjudicated by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, the complainant was Inspectorate America Corporation from Florida, USA. The respondent in this case was Netcorp, LLC, based in California, USA. The dispute centered around the domain name loams.com, registered with PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. Inspectorate America Corporation, an independent…

In the WIPO domain name dispute case D2017-1517, the complainant was Weeds, Inc., a corporation specializing in industrial and commercial weed control based in Aston, Pennsylvania, USA. They contested the domain name weeds.com, which was registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC. The respondent in this case was Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA…

In the WIPO domain name dispute case D2017-1182, J.D.M. Software B.V. of the Netherlands filed a complaint against Robert Mauro, WDINCO from the USA, over the domain name jdm.com. J.D.M. Software claimed rights to the “JDM” trademark, asserting that the domain name was identical to their trademark and alleging that Mauro had no rights or…

The domain name dispute case D2018-2673, adjudicated by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, involved Celgene Corporation, a major pharmaceutical company, as the complainant, and PRIVACYDOTLINK Customer 3639471/Domain Administrator, Portmedia Holdings Ltd as the respondent. The disputed domain name was “cellgene.com”, which Celgene argued was confusingly similar to its trademark “CELGENE”. Registered on March 16,…

In the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center case number D2018-2339, CEAT Limited of Mumbai, India, engaged in a domain name dispute against DNS Administrator, Cykon Technology Limited of Hong Kong, China. The contested domain name was “ceate.com,” which CEAT Limited argued was confusingly similar to its trademark “CEAT.” Registered on June 17, 2010, the domain…

The domain name dispute case D2019-1183, adjudicated under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), presents a noteworthy example of the complexities involved in domain name disputes, especially when considerations of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) come into play. The Nature of the Dispute In this case, the complainant held a trademark that they…

The WIPO domain name dispute case D2019-0755 involved the Complainant, Pet Plan Ltd, a UK-based company providing pet insurance services, and the Respondent, AD Burns from the USA. The disputed domain name was , registered by the Respondent. The Complainant argued that the domain name was confusingly similar to its PETPLAN trademark and that the…