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: D2024-2888
Represented by: Watson Farley & Williams (Middle East) LLP
A Swiss-subsidiary of a Saudi petrochemical company has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after attempting to use the UDRP process to force the transfer of the domain sichem.com. The firm, Sipchem Europe S.A., argued the domain was confusingly similar to trademarks it held for the mark, “SIPCHEM”, an acronym for Saudi International […]
Read More...Case Number: CAC-UDRP-106685
Represented by: Corina Osswald, Internal
Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding GmbH & Co.KG, better known as Schwan-Stabilo, and parent company of Gonso, a subsidiary making cycling apparel and accessories, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Hijacking after it filed a UDRP to force the transfer of the domain Gonso.com. A single-member panel of the Czech Arbitration Court handed up a ruling […]
Read More...Case Number: CAC-UDRP-106684
Represented by: Tonucci & Partners
A close Italian family operating a marble and stone business since 1903 has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for its attempt to use the UDRP process to force a transfer of the domain alimonti.com. A three-member panel of the Czech Arbitration Court handed up the ruling against Alimonti S.r.l. on September 2, […]
Read More...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...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.
