Court Finds RDNH - Reverses UDRP Ruling

[jberryhill]

https://domainnamewire.com/2020/03/11/lotto-sport-italia-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/

A Canadian man who registered LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has prevailed in a legal dispute with Lotto Sport Italia, with the court granting his motion for summary judgment (pdf).

The judge ruled that David Dent can keep the two domain names, and the judge entered judgment in favor of Dent on his reverse domain name hijacking claim.

Lotto Sport Italia S.p.A. filed a UDRP with World Intellectual Property Organization in 2016, shortly after Dent acquired the two domain names from third parties for over $11,000. Dent said he registered the domain names for online gaming, which is his background. Lotto Sport, on the other hand, is a sportswear manufacturer with no business relating to gaming.

But his UDRP defense seemed to be poorly argued and he lost. He subsequently filed a lawsuit in U.S. court.

The court ruled that Dent’s registration of the domains did not violate the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).

(decision at link)

 

[Samer]

Thank you for sharing @jberryhill

We need more of your shrewd legal analysis

There is another UDRP following which I hope yields the same. Unrelated, yet gives me hope

Samer

 

[Samer]

Hope get your take on the Xream.com UDRP;

“Xtream.com owner didn’t respond to UDRP filed against the domain January 31, the day after domain sold in NamesCon for $26,000.

Mediacom Communications Corporation
filed and won thanks to receiving no reply.”

https://domainnamewire.com/2020/03/...tion-xtream-com-owner-doesnt-respond-to-udrp/