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: D2022-2162
Represented by: Suciu & Asociații
Fly Go Voyager SRL, a Romanian company provides travel services, including flights, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to grab the domain flygo.com, which is owned by a resident of the United Kingdom. The domain was registered in 1999, and is still held by its original registrant. Fly Go Voyager […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-1610
Represented by: Selarl Marchais & Associés
International pharmaceutical company Sanofi, based in France, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to use a UDRP to grab the domain initiv.com. Specifically, panelist Adam Taylor, the sole panelist writing the decision, determined Sanofi attempted to deliberately mislead the World Intellectual Property Organization in its filing. The company was handed […]
Read More...Case Number: 1998214
Represented by: David J. Simonelli
A California company operating under the moniker of “The Handy Guy” has been nailed with a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a panel of the National Arbitration Forum. Handy Guy Inc. was handed the ruling by a three-member NAF panel on July 20, 2022. The domain owner, Merlin Kauffman, bought the domain from […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-1966
Represented by: LS Avocats
A French stock company, founded under the name Enodo in 2021, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to steal the domain enodo.com from its original registrant, who acquired the domain in 2000. In a four-page ruling, shorter than most UDRP decisions, a single-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-0945
Represented by: Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.
Reza IP Holdings LLC, the United States holding company in the family of French jewelry designer Alexandre Reza, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, with a dissenting opinion, by a three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The majority of the panel found Reza IP Holdings attempted to use the UDRP […]
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.
