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: D2019-2642
Represented by: DePenning & DePenning, India
A sole panelist of the World Intellectual Property Organization has found an India-based manufacturer and retailer of silk clothing and other clothing products guilty of attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The ruling was handed up against Nalli Chinnasami Chetty, which had filed its complaint for the domain, nalligroup.com, on October 29, 2019. The Chennai-based clothing […]
Read More...Case Number: D2019-2247
Represented by: Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP
The video streaming service, Vudu, has been found guilty of attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after trying to grab the domain vudo.com from its owner, who is also the original registrant of the domain. The case was filed on September 16, 2019 against the owner, whose name is privacy protected. However, the UDRP ruling shows […]
Read More...Case Number: D2019-1584
Represented by: Stuart Clark
An Australian partnership doing business as a rock and gem-stone retailer has been found guilty of attempted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after using a UDRP filing as an attempt to take the domain, RockNCrytals.com, from an aftermarket reseller, HugeDomains.com. The case was filed July 5, 2019. Sarah Lonsdale and Stuart Clark, of RocknCrystals, were found […]
Read More...Case Number: D2019-1405
Represented by: Studio Torta, S.P.A.
A single-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization has found the Italian company, Infocert, S.P.A., guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, after that firm attempted to obtain the domain, infocert.com, via the UDRP process. The panelist, Nick Gardner, was careful to note in his ruling that the UDRP filing, itself, appeared to have been […]
Read More...Case Number: D2019-1378
Represented by: Brigard Castro
A Colombia-based transportation and logistics company has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by the World Intellectual Property Organization, after attempting to grab the Spanish-language domain aguadulce.com. Aguadulce means “sweet water” or “fresh water” in Spanish, and it is a small town in the Seville region of Spain. It is also the name […]
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.
