Case Number: D2024-1195
Complainant: Pools123 Houston LLC
Represented by: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
A pool installation company based in Houston Texas, Pools123 Houston LLC, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after filing a UDRP to force the transfer of the domain pools123texas.com. The company has a trademark for the phrase ‘POOLS123’, which dates to 2020. However, the respondent in the case, John Mehrman of Aquamarine Pools of Texas, has owned the domain since 2014.
A three-member panel, on which sat members Frederick M. Abbott, William F. Hamilton and Steven M. Levy, handed up their RDNH ruling against Pools123 Houston on August 30, 2024.
Source: https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/pdf/2024/d2024-1195.pdf