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: D2021-3337
Represented by: Internally represented
Consensus Software, Inc. has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for trying to steal the domain metamask.com from its owner. A single-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization handed up its ruling on December 9, 2021. Consensus Software, which makes a browser extension called “meta mask”, has been in business since 2016, […]
Read More...Case Number: 1969515
Represented by: Kevin J. Thomas and Jason D. Rosenberg
An information technology and cybersecurity company, operating largely in Maryland and Virginia, and primarily in the Washington, D.C.-metro area, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after trying to use the UDRP process to transfer electrosoft.com from its current registrant. Electrosoft Services, Inc., had claimed it had common-law trademark rights that began accruing […]
Read More...Case Number: 1967151
Represented by: Michael J. Bendel of Davis & Kuelthau. S.C.
SD Wheel Corp., which sells automotive accessories online, has been hit with a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a three-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum. The company had been trying to grab the domain trailbuilt.com from its current registrant, who acquired the domain more than 14 months before the complainant was able […]
Read More...Case Number: D2021-3051
Represented by: DAHL Lawfirm
A Danish maker of medical garments has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to steal the domain carefix.com from its owner using the UDRP arbitration process. Tytex A/S, based in Ikast, Denmark, had argued that trademark registrations in the early 1990’s gave it rights in the domain; however, a sole panlist […]
Read More...Case Number: D2021-2428
Represented by: Weaver Robinson Law Firm, PLLC
In an ironic twist, a Chicago law firm, specializing in defending those accused of trademark and copyright infringement, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to use the UDRP process to steal the domain torrentdefenders.com from another law firm, which also defends people accused of copyright infringement. Both firms also represent […]
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.
