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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew Allemann" data-source="post: 2258822"><p><strong>Company filed UDRP for domain name that was registered before it existed.</strong></p><p></p><p>Starpixel Marketing LLC dba Vape Magazine has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name VapeMagazine.com.</p><p></p><p>VapeMagazine.com was registered in 2011. The complainant founded Vape Magazine about a year later and launched a site at vapenewsmagazine.com. It tried to buy VapeMagazine.com in 2014 but was rebuffed.</p><p></p><p>The panel <a href="http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2016-0773" target="_blank">noted</a>:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Complainant knew that Respondent registered the disputed domain name well before Complainant began its business, and nearly two and a half years before it began using VAPE MAGAZINE in commerce. The Panel finds that it was bad faith Reverse Domain Name Hijacking to allege bad faith registration under these circumstances, especially given Complainant’s tenuous claim of rights under paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>Indeed, this case shouldn’t have been filed. It was dead on arrival.</p><p></p><p>Vape Magazine was represented by The Ingber Law Firm. The respondent was represented by Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/category/podcasts/" target="_blank"><img src="http://domainnamewire.com/wp-content/dnw-podcast-rss.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>© DomainNameWire.com 2016. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact copyright (at) domainnamewire.com.</p><p></p><p><strong>Latest domain news at DNW.com:</strong> <a href="http://domainnamewire.com" target="_blank">Domain Name Wire</a>.</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/30/vape-magazine-nailed-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/" target="_blank">Vape Magazine nailed for reverse domain name hijacking</a> appeared first on <a href="http://domainnamewire.com" target="_blank">Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News & Views</a>.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Related posts:</strong></span></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/09/28/udrp-generic-laches/" target="_blank">UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/12/university-of-cambridge-loses-case-against-cambridge-com/" target="_blank">University of Cambridge loses case against Cambridge.com </a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/24/mrs-jello-sues-to-block-camilla-com-transfer/" target="_blank">Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer </a></li> </ol><p></p><p><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/30/vape-magazine-nailed-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew Allemann, post: 2258822"] [B]Company filed UDRP for domain name that was registered before it existed.[/B] Starpixel Marketing LLC dba Vape Magazine has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name VapeMagazine.com. VapeMagazine.com was registered in 2011. The complainant founded Vape Magazine about a year later and launched a site at vapenewsmagazine.com. It tried to buy VapeMagazine.com in 2014 but was rebuffed. The panel [URL='http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2016-0773']noted[/URL]: [INDENT] Complainant knew that Respondent registered the disputed domain name well before Complainant began its business, and nearly two and a half years before it began using VAPE MAGAZINE in commerce. The Panel finds that it was bad faith Reverse Domain Name Hijacking to allege bad faith registration under these circumstances, especially given Complainant’s tenuous claim of rights under paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy. [/INDENT] Indeed, this case shouldn’t have been filed. It was dead on arrival. Vape Magazine was represented by The Ingber Law Firm. The respondent was represented by Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP. [URL='http://domainnamewire.com/category/podcasts/'][IMG]http://domainnamewire.com/wp-content/dnw-podcast-rss.jpg[/IMG][/URL] © DomainNameWire.com 2016. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire full-text RSS feeds are made available for personal use only, and may not be published on any site without permission. If you see this message on a website, contact copyright (at) domainnamewire.com. [B]Latest domain news at DNW.com:[/B] [URL='http://domainnamewire.com']Domain Name Wire[/URL]. The post [URL='http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/30/vape-magazine-nailed-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/']Vape Magazine nailed for reverse domain name hijacking[/URL] appeared first on [URL='http://domainnamewire.com']Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News & Views[/URL]. [SIZE=4][B]Related posts:[/B][/SIZE] [LIST=1] [*][URL='http://domainnamewire.com/2015/09/28/udrp-generic-laches/']UDRP finds laches and that trademark is also generic [/URL] [*][URL='http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/12/university-of-cambridge-loses-case-against-cambridge-com/']University of Cambridge loses case against Cambridge.com [/URL] [*][URL='http://domainnamewire.com/2015/12/24/mrs-jello-sues-to-block-camilla-com-transfer/']Mrs Jello sues to block Camilla.com transfer [/URL] [/LIST] [url="http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/30/vape-magazine-nailed-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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