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: D2022-2408
Represented by: MERX IP Spain
Kosmos Global Holding S.L., of Spain, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for their attempt to steal the domain kosmos.com from its owner, Orion Global Assets. The domain, which was the subject of a 2015 UDRP that was also denied, was originally registered in 1998. Kosmos Global Holding only formed in 2017. […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-2433
Represented by: Riccardo Ciullo
A three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization has found Redgrass SA, Switzerland, guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to use the UDRP process to acquire the domain redgrass.com. The domain, itself, was registered in 1999, although the current owner did not acquire the domain until 2017. Nonetheless, the complainant, which sells […]
Read More...Case Number: D2022-2196
Represented by: Cabinet Bouchara
A French company that matches workers with home and office renovation jobs has been found guilty of using the UDRP process to try to hijack the domain veripro.com. ITF of France was found guilty of RDNH by a three-member panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization on September 2, 2022. The firm was represented by […]
Read More...Case Number: 2006249
Represented by: Andrew R. Burton
In a sua sponte move, a panelist of the National Arbitration Forum has found a company guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking for attempting to steal the domain kaufmanauctions.com. The single-member panel found Kaufman Realty and Auctions guilty of RDNH for filing a UDRP to transfer the domain, even though the respondent never replied to […]
Read More...Case Number: 2005377
Represented by: Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Fintech company Paymentus Corporation, of Redmond, Washington, has been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking after trying to use the UDRP process to transfer the domain ipnpaymentus.com. A single-member panel of the National Arbitration Forum concluded RDNH after determining Paymentus had submitted willfully false statements. The RDNH ruling was handed up on August 23, […]
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.
