The job of the attorney is not to be part of a hijacking and actually Aid and Abet. It's the job of the attorney to educate their client or fire their client. Explain the self inflicted damage that can be done to them, their company, their brand, you as an attorney and the firm you work for. HallofShame will now begin to list you as the attorney and the firm you represent. It will be a stain you cannot remove and it will be all self inflicted because you knew better!
Aid and Abet? Make no mistake, the panels today are not ignorant. The attorney is the mastermind of the hijacking as well as the driver of the car the way I see it given what we know now. You have been hired as a contract hit man so to speak but the hit is not on a person, it is on property. Your client is in the back seat directing you and paying you to help him hijack a domain name when your real job is to protect him. The moment you go along with that scheme, you are just as guilty because you know what you are doing. It is premeditated. You are just as guilty aren't you Mr. Attorney?? If not, why not? I have read the decisons and the panels have been brutal when they get lied to. When lawyers and their clients fabricate accusations and get caught doing it!
Wrong minded? Outrageous? Over the top? ok fine. I may be guilty of bad taste. How does that measure up against being found guilty of Reverse Hijacking a domain name by the govering panel? Worth the gamble of ending up here at HallofShame.com and then what? Blame me? Threaten ME!?
All I am suggesting is you better be on solid ground when you hit somebody with a WIPO or NAF action. Your choice and just remember that Your Name will be included in the fallout. It's not up to you and it is not in your control once you are found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking.
Client: Le Géant des Beaux-Arts ( Paris, France )
Result: Le Géant des Beaux-Arts found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Gerstaecker Verlag GmbH, based in Germany, represented the French art-supply store chain, Le Géant des Beaux-Arts, in its effort to use the UDRP process of hijack the domain iloveart.com. A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization handed up a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Le Géant des Beaux-Arts on February 22, 2023.
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Result: Academy Ltd. found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Darin M. Klemchuk of Klemchuk LLP represented Academy Ltd., a Texas-based sporting goods company, in its effort to take the domain redfield.com from its owner using the UDRP process. A three-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum handed up a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Academy on February 21, 2023.
Read More...Client: Lawcloud B.V. ( Belgium )
Result: Lawcloud B.V. found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Advocatenkantoor Desdalex LLC, of Belgium, represented Lawcloud B.V. in its failed attempt to grab the domain lawcloud.com using the UDRP process. A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization handed up a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Lawcloud B.V. on February 22, 2023.
Read More...Client: Lolo, LLC ( Asheville, North Carolina, United States )
Result: Lolo, LLC found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Kay Griffin, PLLC, represented Lolo, LLC in its effort to steal the domain lolo.com using the UDRP process. A panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization found Lolo misrepresented facts and was using the UDRP as a “Plan B” attempt to take the domain from its current registrant. The RDNH ruling was handed up on […]
Read More...Client: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ( Westlake, Texas, United States )
Result: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Attorney Amanda Martson, of Holland & Hart LLP, represented Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in its effort to transfer the domain name schabfinancialcare.com from its owner, Simon Schwab. A three member panel of the National Arbitration Forum found Charles Schwab & Co. guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, in a split decision, on January 23, 2023.
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