Category: Disputes
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Fraudulent ‘patterns’ of Respondent busted
Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. is a US based company. The Company develops software in relation to the Astrology industry. The Company found its rights violated, when a Chinese entity fraudulently registered the domain name Patterns.com. The company thus decided to file a Complaint at Forum. The Complainant claims that it has been using the PATTERNS…
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Panel’s red sign to USgreens.com
Bert & Wetta Sales, Inc. operates a wholesale business of green food items. The Company supplies green ingredients to other companies that use them to manufacture their finished goods. The company was aggrieved when it found the registration and use of the domain USgreens.com. The company thus filed a complaint at Forum. The Complainant has…
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Panel fails to arrive at a decision in ‘Timec’
Timec Oil and Gas, Inc. is a US Company that provides mechanical, maintenance, turnaround, and construction services in the oil and gas industry. The Company was concerned regarding the misuse of its registered trademarks. A domain name TimecServices.com was hampering its trademark. The company thus filed a Complaint at WIPO over it. The Complainant here…
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Two cannabis companies fight for CannaWays.com
Cannawayz Inc. is an American Company dealing with Cannabis. The company manages a Cannabis directory for businesses as well as individual users. The company was distressed over the usage of a domain name CannaWays.com. The Company claimed that the domain name was similar to its domain name and trademarks. The Company thus filed a Complaint…
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Painters estate fails to secure Chagall.com
Association pour la défense et la promotion de L’œuvre de Marc Chagall dite “Comite Marc Chagall” is an entity established by the estate belonging to the renowned painter Marc Chagall. The painter’s artwork is valued at millions of dollars. The entity was displeasured by the registration of the domain name Chagall.com. It thus filed a…
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Arbitration for Maaden.com splits the panel
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) was established on the basis of a Royal Order. The Company was incorporated to bolster Saudi Arabia’s mineral resources. The Company has diversified since then by becoming a part of the Saudi Stock Exchange, The Company was deeply concerned over the registration as well as usage of the domain name…
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Complainant fails to ‘reassure’ the panel
Reassure Midco Limited is a UK based company that provides financial services, including pensions, life insurance and investments. In 2017, the Company was among the largest Life Insurance groups in the UK. The company however, was aggrieved over the registration of the domain name Reassure.ie. The Company thus approached WIPO, seeking relief. The Complainant claims…
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Domainer with several ‘doc’ related domain names had to forego KidiDoc.com
Société Librairie Fernand Nathan-Fernand Nathan & Cie is a French company that engages in publishing, education, games, and TV programs. The Company found its trademark violated through the use of domain name KidiDoc.com. The company thus filed a Complaint at WIPO. The Complainant has French trademark rights over the KIDIDOC mark, registered in 1999. The…
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Is re-registration of a domain name during the grace period a new registration?
Vacation Pig, LLC d.b.a OOVO is a company that uses music instruments to help in cases of occluded vocal tract and breathing exercises. The Company had filed a Complaint in the Forum over the domain name OOVO.com. The Complainant owns several trademarks over the OOVO mark. The earliest of these marks being registered in 2020.…
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warns about an ongoing phishing campaign
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) has announced the presence of an ongoing phishing campaign. The campaign is spearheaded by the impersonation of the Regulatory Authority. The authority announced that a number of people were receiving emails that claimed to be from a representative from the FIRA. The phishing campaign deploys the domain name Claims-FINRA.org.…
