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: D2024-0698
Represented by: AWA Sweden AB
Rocketship AB of Sweden has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in connection with their attempt to take the domain rocketship.com via the UDRP process. In making their case, they invoked an obscure trademark law from Sweden which they claimed entitled them to rights in the “rocketship” mark. However, the present owner of […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-0544
Represented by: Selari Oriamedia
A French company that was once attached to a university has been found guilty of an attempt at Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for using the UDRP process to try to acquire SmartCatch.com, which has been registered since 2004. The respondent in the case, who is privacy protected, claimed the company was simply trying to avoid […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-1076
Represented by: LegalVision ILP Pty Ltd
Neurocog Pty Ltd, of Australia, has been found guilty of attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after using the UDRP process to acquire the domain neurocog.com from its current registrant, a privacy-protected owner in the United Kingdom. The domain name has been registered since 2011. A sole panelist of the World Intellectual Property Organization, David H. […]
Read More...Case Number: NAF 2091710
Represented by: Internally represented
Daily Workout Apps, LLC, represented by its own president, Daniel Miller, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by a single-member panel at the National Arbitration Forum. The company had filed a UDRP with the intent of transferring the domain dailyworkouts.com. Panelist David H. Bernstein handed up his RDNH ruling at NAF on […]
Read More...Case Number: D2024-0911
Represented by: K & G Law LLC
A Canadian company selling aromatherapy oils and related products has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in its effort to acquire the domain aromatech.com from its current registrant. Aromatech, Ltd. began doing business in 2009, but the domain, itself, was acquired by its current registrant in 2005. The domain was initially registered in […]
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.
