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: NAF 2113352
Represented by: David M. Van Allen
An Illinois-based company that claims to have been in the field of website design and development since 1999 has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The RDNH ruling was handed up against Cybernautic, Inc., by a single-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum, after the company used the UDRP process to try to […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-3177
Represented by: Fish IP Law LLP
A freshly-incorporated business with a brand-new trademark has been hit with a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization for attempting to use the UDRP process to force the transfer of the domain upterra.com. UpTerra Corporation, which incorporated in 2022, and has a 2024 U.S. trademark for […]
Read More...Case Number: NAF 2114188
Represented by: Tao Tran
Viking Exchange & Marketing Inc., which operates in the adult entertainment industry, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to use the UDRP process to impel the transfer of the domain voyeur-house.tv. The complainant argued the domain directly imposes upon a trademark the company has for the single-word mark, “VOYEURHOUSE”. The […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-3456
Represented by: Infosuisse
The Swiss precision parts supply company, Polydec SA, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after using the UDRP process to force a transfer of the domain from a German building supply firm, Knauf Information Services GmbH. The domain has been registered since 1998, and Knauf obtained the domain in 2013, after acquiring […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-2936
Represented by: K&L Gates, LLP
A Seattle-based preschool has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after a failed UDRP filing to force the transfer of the domain seedsoflifechildcare.com. Seed of Life Center for Early Learning and Preschool, Inc. had argued the domain was bought by its current owner in order to confuse and mislead the public, calling the registrant […]
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.
