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: 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.
Read More...Client: Erase Technologies LLC ( Miami, Florida, United States )
Result: Erase Technologies LLC found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP represented Erase Technologies, LLC, which runs the online reputation management website guaranteedremovals.com. Erase Technologies was found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for trying to transfer the domain guaranteedremoval.com from its owner. A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization issued its ruling January 5, 2023.
Read More...Client: Deeded Inc. ( Toronto, Ontario, Canada )
Result: Deeded Inc. found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
John H. Simpson, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, represented Deeded Inc. in its effort to take the domain deeded.com from its registrant using the UDRP process. A single-member panel of the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) found Deeded Inc. guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on December 27, 2022.
Read More...Client: Cetin Family Group ( Bursa, Turkey )
Result: Cetin Family Group found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Arnold & Siedsma B.V., of the Netherlands, represented the Cetin Famlily Group in their UDRP case for the domain exxe.com. An RDNH was found against their client on December 19, 2022.
Read More...Client: Sothys Auriac ( Auriac, France )
Result: Sothys Auriac found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Promark IP Law Firm, France, represented Sothys Auriac, of Auriac, France, in their UDRP against Nonie Creme for the domain beautygarde.com. Both complainant and respondent are beauty companies, with Nonie Creme being based in the United States. A ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking was handed up December 8, 2022.
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