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: D2022-2678
Represented by: Bates & Bates LLC
Gibson Brands, maker of Gibson guitars, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in connection with its effort to grab the domain tobias.com using the UDRP process. While Gibson does hold a trademark for the name, Tobias, the respondent in the case, AssuredPartners Inc., an insurance company, acquired the domain tobias.com during its acquisition […]
Read More...Case Number: NAF 2007801
Represented by: Caitlin Costello
A ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking was handed up against the United Services Automobile Association, better known as USAA, by a panel at the National Arbitration Forum, after USAA attempted to take the domain usaainsuranceclaimsadjusting.com from an insurance adjustor operating in Illinois. The decision was handed up by the sole panelist, Gerald M. Levine, […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-2970
Represented by: Marios Kontemeniotis
A company based in Cyprus, Nobli Ltd., which only incorporated in November 2021, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking while trying to transfer the domain nobli.com using the UDRP process. The respondent, Cykon Technology, currently owns the domain, which was originally registered the domain 2009. That fact, alone, was enough to earn […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-2242
Represented by: Bohdan Skrypachov
A trademark licensing dispute that spilled over into a UDRP proceeding has resulted in a ruling of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking against Rillius Holding Limited, of Cyprus, for trying to grab the domain parbahis.com from its owner. The sole panelist, Warwick A. Rothnie, wrote that the complainant’s clear attempt to mislead the panel had earned […]
Read More...Case Number: 17918-UDRP
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A newly-incorporated Canadian company has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for trying to use the UDRP process to steal the domain boostcollective.com from a small business owner in Washington state. Boost Collective Inc., from Ontario, Canada, was found guilty of using the UDRP process to hijack the domain, as a fall-back position […]
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.
