In the WIPO domain name dispute case D2019-0742, Sébastien Paches, a Swiss resident, contested the ownership of the domain name “paches.com” against Dvlpmnt Marketing, Inc., a domain name dealer. Paches, who planned to start a clothing business under the “Paches” name and owned a Swiss trademark for it, argued that the domain name was essential…

The WIPO domain name dispute case D2019-1181 involved a complaint by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation against Hussein Elburai over the domain name “abc.net.” The case was decided on November 7, 2019, by panelist Robert A. Badgley. The complaint in this case was ultimately denied. This decision reflects the complexities and specificities involved in domain name…

In the domain name dispute case D2019-1787, Tergus Pharma, LLC, a United States-based dermatology-focused pharmaceutical firm, filed a complaint against Domain Administrator, DomainMarket.com for the domain name “tergus.com.” The case was filed on July 25, 2019, and decided by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. Key points of the case: Tergus Pharma, LLC was formed…

In the domain name dispute case D2019-2991, Kevac S.r.l, an Italian company specializing in industrial vacuums, contested the ownership of the domain name “kevac.com”, held by Eweb Development Inc., a Canadian company involved in website development and hosting. The case, filed on December 4, 2019, with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, revolved around Kevac…

The WIPO case D2018-0782 involved Pret A Manger (Europe) Limited as the complainant and Prettogo LLC as the respondent, with the disputed domain name being “prettogo.com.” The complainant, an international sandwich shop and café chain, claimed that the domain name was confusingly similar to its trademark “PRET” and “PRET A MANAGER.” The respondent, based in…

The WIPO domain name dispute case D2018-1978 involved the complainant, DealMaker, LLC of Watertown, New York, USA, against the respondent, Brian Dillon-Ferris of Dorking, Surrey, UK. The disputed domain name was “dealmaker.com,” registered with Register.IT SPA. Complainant DealMaker, LLC, operating automobile dealerships since 2000 and owning a trademark for “DEALMAKER,” claimed that the domain name…

In the WIPO domain name dispute case D2018-2233, the complainant was HMK Bilcon 2017 A/S, and the respondent was Peter Erlangsen. The disputed domain names in this case were “hmk-bilcon.com” and “hmkbilcon.com”. Matthew S. Harris served as the panelist for this case. The decision, made on November 23, 2018, concluded with the complaint being denied.…

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 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 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…