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Owner of ccTLD domain files complaint against .com holder

Although it has almost become a cliche now, .com domain names are still the most popular extension globally. Given the availability, any corporate entity would choose the .com TLD, before any other extension. So much so that people with the possession of a ccTLD domain name often file a UDRP complaint against .com domain name…
Does TopEmployers.com belong to Top Employers Institute?

In domain name disputes the possession of a trademark does not mean ownership of the domain. There are other elements as well for a complaint to succeed. CRF International Holding B.V., Netherlands is a company that provides various services in the field of business and database management. The company is an international entity with presence…
4 lettered domain name attracts RDNH

Short lettered domain names are always in demand. These short names can be used as sleek and funky company names or they can be used as an acronym for a long company name. Such domains are thus wanted by many, sometimes there can be competing wants and this clash of wants results in domain name…
Claimant of GoodLife.com handed RDNH

UDRP is not the procedure where a party approaches just because it needs a domain name. There should credible reasoning, arguments and facts upon which the dispute should stand and be credible. To protect against any such misadvantage that could be levied on the procedure, an additional provision of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking has been…
Which domain name dispute gave the 500th RDNH?

Most of the complaints in UDRP either succeed or are denied. There are only a few instances of RDNH being awarded to the Complainant. However, UDRP procedures marked their 500th RDNH with the domain name YouSwitch.biz. Both the parties involved in this domain dispute have a history of difference over their name. The Complainant here…
When an environment company was handed RDNH over its complaint

Environment awareness is spreading across the world as the effects of climate change begin to dawn upon us. People have become sensitive to the climate and are actively talking about it. However, in the realms of legal procedures, the laid down regulations still hold the superiority. Even against the prevailing notions of civility and righteousness.…
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.…
Complaint for trademark domains denied, RDNH in the rest

UDRP decisions are not always for the acquisition of domain names. It is also often used to strengthen one’s case on some ongoing disputes. Domain Name arbitrations’ decisions can be overruled at other Courts of Justice. However, the findings of dispute resolution institutes are still of great value and can influence other proceedings. A similar…
Complainant misses domain name by few days

The integral part behind the success of any domain name dispute in UDRP depends upon who did things first. Either the domain registration or getting trademark rights, which of them will prevail depends upon the date of the same. Whichever precedes the other shall overcome. TrailBuilt.com was caught amid a tussle between two parties. The…
Difference between Bad Faith In Registration vs In Usage, ends in RDNH

Domain name registration and usage procedures have a lot of little technicalities that often emerge during legal procedures. Like take Bad Faith for instance. What constitutes a Bad Faith in Registration and what constitutes a Bad Faith in registration? Try to access through this case study. A dispute arose related to the domain name Securus…