UDRP shopify.ai

[Igor Gabrielan]

Today the company Shopify started a dispute with me regarding the name shopify.ai .
I have many excellent arguments, which I will describe later.

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

Shopify was founded in 2006 by Tobias Lütke and Scott Lake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopify

shopify.ca registered February 20, 2006

Apparently, from this moment it is necessary to count registrations and acquisitions of domain names by the company Shopify.

The company representative writes: <“Shopify” is an invented word>
However, this word "shopify" follows the rules of English word formation and consists of a very widely used root "shop" and suffix "-ics".

For example, these words:

https://www.morewords.com/search?w=*ify

 

[Alop]

What’s your point Igor?

 

[Alop]

& welcome btw

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

The representative of the company greatly underestimates the imagination of domainers.
I am sure that the domainers 'invented' this word before the company Shopify.

 

[MSN-Domains]

The representative of the company greatly underestimates the imagination of domainers.
I am sure that the domainers 'invented' this word before the company Shopify.

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

589 .ai registered domain names ending with -ify.
In particular,

addressify.ai
agrify.ai
assistify.ai
augmentify.ai
authentify.ai
avatarify.ai
bankify.ai
blogify.ai
bookify.ai
botify.ai
clothify.ai
cloudify.ai
coinify.ai
dataify.ai
estatify.ai
flexify.ai
goodify.ai
humanify.ai
indexify.ai
jobify.ai
lawify.ai
marketify.ai
newsify.ai
oakify.ai
patentify.ai
questify.ai
robotify.ai
snapify.ai
techify.ai
unspotify.ai
visionverify.ai
webify.ai

As you can see, these names are formed according to the same method as "shopify", that is, they consist of a very common root and suffix "-ics". The full analog is especially indicative - registered name "storify.ai".

 

[WillW]

Even if that was the case, Shopify is TM'd and that's all that matters.

 

[MSN-Domains]

Godspeed Igor

 

[draco]

Can you find the word shopify in a dictionary anywhere? It's not listed at the morewords link you supplied. It's not at dictionary.com or Merriam Webster.

 

[Alop]

Can you find the word shopify in a dictionary anywhere? It's not listed at the morewords link you supplied. It's not at dictionary.com or Merriam Webster.

Is Facebook in Webster dictionary?

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

The company bought these names, but did not win them back in disputes

 

[draco]

Is Facebook in Webster dictionary?

No. That's my point. It's not a dictionary word. It's invented, as Shopify states.

 

[Alop]

The company bought these names, but did not win them back in disputes

Da Igor …Brands are able to file for takebacks

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

No. That's my point. It's not a dictionary word. It's invented, as Shopify states.

But perhaps not invented by them.
shopify.net registered December 22, 2005
Remember, the company was founded in 2006.

 

[Alop]

But perhaps not invented by them.
shopify.net registered December 22, 2005
Remember, the company was founded in 2006.

You can have Shopify as long as it servers another purpose Igor

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

https://porkbun.com/checkout/search?prb=9ace70c0a2&q=shopify

Click "Show All Extensions".
In almost all zones, this name is taken.
Looks like many names are taken by domainers.

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

Even if that was the case, Shopify is TM'd and that's all that matters.

I have already won a similar dispute.

 

[Alop]

I have already won a similar dispute.

No it was created in 1990

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

By the way, I just registered metaversify.ai
I do not claim to be an invention.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Metaversify

 

[DigiNames]

Shopify is a made up word...The company made it up and called their business that before you registered the domain. It is their trademark.

Almost all trademarks are made up words or combinations. You probably could trademark Metaversify if you want to use it for a business and claim it for own if you really want to.

I think they are going to win this one.

 

[xcloud123]

shopify will win ，shopify is not a dictionary word，you know this brand，you reg it late，

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

Shopify is a made up word...The company made it up and called their business that before you registered the domain. It is their trademark.

Almost all trademarks are made up words or combinations. You probably could trademark Metaversify if you want to use it for a business and claim it for own if you really want to.

I think they are going to win this one.

Here it is important to prove that in this name the main component is not shopify, but ai. They may have developed the word "shopify", but I developed the domain zone .ai . Before me, almost no one used this zone. There are a bunch of registered shopify names that Shopify company is not interested in, for example https://www.mydomaincontact.com/index.php?domain_name=shopify.am , but this name is of interest to them because it contains AI.

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

When Shopify was first an e-commerce platform, it was called Jaded Pixel. Shopify as we know it today was founded in Ottawa by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake.

 

[Igor Gabrielan]

https://brainstation.io/magazine/a-brief-history-of-shopify