A recent dispute involving a rapper and domain name ownership has been ruled a "reverse domain hijacking" case by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) based on the UDRP, drawing industry attention.
The U.S. health insurance company Centene Corporation attempted to reclaim the domain name FidelisInsuranceCompany.com through a uniform domain dispute resolution policy, but was ultimately ruled to have committed reverse domain hijacking.
WIPO announced a domain name dispute case involving the adult entertainment brand MagicMenLive.com. Following a panel hearing, the arbitration panel determined that the Australian complainant had engaged in reverse domain name hijacking.
Recently, Turkish insurance company Türkiye Varlik Fonu A.Ş. filed a dispute against the domain name TurkiyeSigorta.com, which was ultimately determined to be a reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH).
Ideas On Board Corp., a South Korean company, filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in an attempt to obtain the domain name Concreted.com through UDRP proceedings, but the complaint was ultimately dismissed.
Erik Harp d/b/a Gold Rush, a gold and precious metals dealer, recently attempted to obtain ownership of the domain name GoldRushDallas.com through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), but was unsuccessful.
WIPO ruled against a complainant who submitted forged USPTO documents in a bid to seize the domainChafeZero.com.The panel found reverse hijacking in one of the most egregious attempts they had ever seen.
In a UDRP case concerning the domain name oniric.com, the arbitration panel found that Oniric Studio SRL, a video game company from Romania, acted in bad faith when filing the complaint, which was a typical case of RDNH.
A case concerning short domain names and trademark timing has been concluded: a three-member UDRP panel ruled that clothing company MOVI, LLC constituted RDNH in its complaint against movi.com.
Recently, a WIPO panel dismissed a UDRP complaint filed by Australian hotel software company Redcat Pty Ltd regarding the domain name redcat.com, finding it a case of "reverse domain name hijacking."