Tucows Wins Lorenzo.com UDRP

Tucows LogoIn January, I reported that a company called Lorenzo International had filed a UDRP for the domain name, Lorenzo.com. This domain name is owned by Tucows and is a part of the company’s  NetIdentity suite of first and last name domain names, some of which have been the subject of successfully defended UDRP filings in the past.

According to the discussion in the UDRP decision (not yet available online), the company’s usage of Lorenzo.com is legitimate, and the complaint was denied. From the UDRP decision:

“there is no evidence that the Respondent’s continuing use of the domain name in the same way in connection with its Personal Names Service is not bona fide. The Respondent states that it was not aware of the Complainant or of its claim to trademark rights until it received the Complaint. The Complainant has therefore demonstrated that prior to any notice to it of the dispute it used the disputed domain name in the bona fide offering of its services.”

Based on prior results of similar cases, it’s not really surprising to me that Tucows prevailed in this UDRP. As a domain owner, it’s frustrating to see another UDRP case filed where one company thinks it has more rights to a descriptive domain name than the registrant.

A three person panel with Desmond J. Ryan AM, Dan Hunter, and David E. Sorkin ruled on this UDRP decision. Tucows was represented by AlvaradoSmith.

Elliot Silver
Elliot Silver
About The Author: Elliot Silver is an Internet entrepreneur and publisher of DomainInvesting.com. Elliot is also the founder and President of Top Notch Domains, LLC, a company that has closed eight figures in deals. Please read the DomainInvesting.com Terms of Use page for additional information about the publisher, website comment policy, disclosures, and conflicts of interest. Reach out to Elliot: Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

2 COMMENTS

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Recent Posts

Confusion = Clicks = Confused

0
Domain investors loved earning PPC revenue from direct navigation traffic. It should be no surprise that many inquiries that stall or are confused are because...

Following $50k Sale, Surge.xyz Live

0
Swetha Yenugula recently reported the $50,000 sale of Surge.xyz. In her post about the sale, Swetha shared a screenshot of the Escrow.com closing statement,...

Video: Why Nick Huber Paid $400k for Somewhere.com

0
Nearly a year and a half ago, I wrote about the $400,000 acquisition of Somewhere.com, which was one of the largest one word .com...

Opt-In or Opt-Out for Atom.com Black Friday Sale

1
Atom.com is holding its Black Friday sale beginning on November 28th. The deep sale prices may be good for buyers, but they may not...

AI Prompts That Helped Me Sell a Domain Name

4
I don't do a ton of outbound marketing to sell my domain names. Not only can outbound be a bit disheartening, but it's also...