National Hockey League Goes After NHL.net (Updated)

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The National Hockey League, also commonly known as the NHL, has filed a UDRP to try and get control of the NHL.net domain name. The case was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization, and it is WIPO Case D2016-0315.

One thing I find very interesting about the case is that the NHL seems to have waited a very long time to file this UDRP. The domain name has a creation date of March of 1999. The first historical Whois record in DomainTools dates back to 2003. I did a Whois history search, and although the registrant name is different today than it was in 2003, I have reason to believe that it is the same or a related entity. Both registrants have Montreal addresses (which is not all that meaningful), but both registrants have the same phone number, which ends in 5799.

At the present time,

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Greenberg & Lieberman Scores RDNH Finding

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Stevan Lieberman of Greenberg & Lieberman scored a reverse domain name hijacking decision in the ChinaReady.com UDRP case. The case was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the decision was published online this morning. The owner of ChinaReady.com is Warren Weitzman of Caramba LLC.

In the response to the UDRP, Greenberg & Lieberman listed 16 contentions to the UDRP. Three  of those contentions include the following summarized points:

  • China ready is a descriptive term
  • The domain name owner has been using the domain name for PPC advertising, which is a legitimate business model
  • Dictionary terms and common phrases can be used by domain name owners

In addition to these contentions, the respondent also listed a

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After $4k+ Sale, UDRP Filed on UOVO.com (Updated)

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I was looking through the newest UDRP filings this morning at the World Intellectual Property Organization, and I came across a UDRP that was filed on the 4 letter .com UOVO.com domain name. The UDRP was filed by a company called Uovo Art LLC, and it is WIPO Case D2016-0214.

When I did a Whois search to see the current owner of the domain name, I saw that it was privately registered at NameBright and had a 2015 creation date. I was curious if this might have been a DropCatch auction due to the registration date and registrar. I then looked at NameBio to see if there are any public sales records. Sure enough, according to NameBio, “UOVO.COM last sold for $4,125 on 2015-09-12 at DropCatch.”

At the present time, UOVO.com has a

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UDRP Filed Against KQ.com (Updated)

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It looks like a UDRP was filed against KQ.com at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the complainant is listed as Kenya Airways Limited. The case is WIPO Case D2016-0153.

The domain name appears to be owned by a registrant based in China. If you visit KQ.com, you will see a message in Chinese, and after a short while, the domain name forwards to wangxin.com. KQ.com has a registration date of February 26, 1996. I searched through my email history, and I see the domain name appears to have been listed for sale back in 2011, although I am not sure if it sold. NameBio does not show any historical sales data for KQ.com.

I am not sure why Kenya Airways thinks

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European Handball Federation Files UDRP on EHF.com (Updated)

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EHF.com UDRP

A UDRP was recently filed by the European Handball Federation for the valuable EHF.com domain name. The UDRP was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is WIPO Case D2016-0057.

It looks like the European Handball Federation uses EuroHandball.com for its website domain name.

EHF.com is currently registered privately, and it has been

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UDRP Filed on Eight 6N.com Domain Names

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There aren’t many UDRP proceedings involving numeric domain names. I don’t know of an easy way to search for numeric domain UDRPs, so I can’t say how many have been  filed, but I don’t really know of many off the top of my head.

This afternoon, I noticed a company called “Cube Limited” filed a UDRP at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) against 8 numeric domain names. The UDRP case is WIPO Case D2015-2206.

The domain names are all 6n.com domains, and include the following:

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