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: D2024-2526
Represented by: Sabatellini & Associats, S.L.P.
The Spain-based production company, Wanda Films, S.L., has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after attempting to use the UDRP process to force the transfer of the domain wandafilm.com from its current owner, a Chinese holding company that operates publicly as Wanda Film. A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization, composed […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-1195
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 […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-2275
Represented by: Crepaldi Advogados Associados
Mangels Industrial, S.A., a Brazilian manufacturing company specializing in steel cylinders and steel galvanizing, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in connection with its attempt to use the UDRP process to force the transfer of the domain mangels.com. A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization handed up the ruling of […]
Read More...Case Number: 23351-UDRP
Represented by: Saarah Khan
Blame it on the weed. A Canadian cannabinoid company has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after attempting to use the UDRP process to force a transfer of the domain cronosgroup.com. The company, itself, is called Cronos Group, Inc., and publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange, under ticker symbol CRON, was handed a […]
Read More...Case Number: NAF 2105376
Represented by: Martin Saker
Work In Progress Creative Solutions Ltd., a British company specializing in Software as a Service applications for business, has been found guilty of attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a single-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum. Terry F. Peppard handed up his ruling of RDNH against Work In Progress on August 12, 2024.
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.
