Below is our current list of those inducted into the Hall of Shame or found guilty of trying to Reverse Hijack a Domain Name in which they had no legal rights. In other words they tried to bully the rightful owners into relinquishing their property and forcing these innocent parties to spend thousands to defend what they already own. Since there is no Legal Penalty, we are determined to Shame these companies along with their attorneys that represent them. What can you do? Tweet, Like, Circulate! Help me, Help you!
Case Number: D2023-5383
Represented by: Moroğlu Arseven
A Turkey-based agricultural company, Toros Tarım Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in connection with its attempt to use the UDRP process to acquire the domain toros.com from its current registrant, an internet technology company based in Spain, Bulevar Informatica, S.L. A three-member panel, Warwick A Rothnie, […]
Read More...Case Number: D2023-5063
Represented by: Porta & Consulenti Associati S.p.A.
A single-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization has found the Italian fashion design company, MALO S.p.A., guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in their attempt to transfer the domain malo.com from its current registrant. The domain was initially registered in 1999. The panelist in the arbitration, Piotr Nowaczyk, handed up his RDNH ruling […]
Read More...Case Number: D2023-0108
Represented by: K&S Partners
The India-based fintech company, Innoviti Technologies Pvt. Ltd., has been found guilty of abusing the UDRP process in order to compel the transfer of the domain innoviti.com, currently owned by Innoviti, S.A.S., of Columbia. A decision of reverse domain name hijacking was handed up on January 30, 2024. A single-member panel of the World Intellectual […]
Read More...Case Number: D2023-4692
Represented by: Distintivo Propiedad Intelectual
A Panama-based company, Viviendas Universales S.A.S., has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a single-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization, after the company tried to transfer the domain viviendas.com from its current registrant. Panelist Gerardo Saavedra handed up his ruling in the arbitration case on January 29, 2024.
Read More...Case Number: NAF 207632
Represented by: Resonate IP, LLC
The Chicago-based software-as-a-service company, Vantage Solutions LLC, has been found guilty of attempting to use the UDRP process to transfer the domain knp376.com, claiming a trademark right in the phrase “text mechanic” gave it rights in the domain, which apparently hosts a clone website, according to the official complaint. However, given the domain and trademark […]
Read More...My hope is this is the last RDNH case I will ever have to write about and circulate. The reality is I will write every company and their representation every single time there is a case of RDNH. To fight back we had to create HallofShame.com to get the message across to Main Street and Main Stream. Now maybe some value based companies will think twice before flirting with this tactic and come to the bargaining table in good faith instead of being labeled forever on Hall of Shame. The net is written in ink! And now a monument has been built at a common crossroads that many more folks will see. Just like being in Times Square.
