Client: Solar Hero GmbH ( Germany )
Result: Solar Hero GmbH found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Reference: https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/pdf/2024/d2024-4861.pdf
The German law firm of Boehmert & Boehmert represented the company Solar Hero GmbH in its attempt to use the UDRP arbitration process to force a transfer of the domain hive-pt.com. The firm argued the use of the domain infringed on a trademark for the mark “tradinghive”.
A sole panelist, ruling on the matter for the World Intellectual Property Organization, handed up a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Solar Hero on January 17, 2025.