Model Cindy Crawford files dispute over CindyCrawford.com, domain redirects users to porn site

Cindy Crawford

Model Cindy Crawford who is well known for her mole just above her lip, has filed a complaint (Case Number: D2012-2454) with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the domain name CindyCrawford.com, a web address that - at the time of this story - redirects users to a hardcore … [Read more...]

Microsoft disputes XboxFitness.com, files European Community trademark [UPDATED]

Xbox Fitness

Microsoft has filed a complaint (Case Number 1473274) with the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) over the domain names XboxFitness.com and XboxFitness.net. So, is this domain dispute nothing more than the company trying to protect its intellectual property?  Or, could Microsoft be looking to … [Read more...]

Warcraft IV? Blizzard Entertainment files complaint over HeroesofWarcraft.com

Heroes of Warcraft

Over the past year, Blizzard Entertainment has made a number of domain acquisitions including StarCraft.com, nearly 15 years after the game's first release.  The company also registered the name WarcraftBattles.com just last month for unknown reasons. Now, Blizzard Entertainment is attempting to … [Read more...]

Florida man wanted $200,000 for ‘League of Legends Porn’ dot-com domain name

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In late September, a decision was handed down by the World Intellectual Property Organization in a domain complaint brought by Riot Games against the owner of LeagueofLegendsPorn.com. As reported earlier in the week, the ruling went in favor of Riot Games (the complainant), and as a result, … [Read more...]

Riot Games wins dispute over ‘League of Legends Porn’ domain name

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This is the second dispute over a LoL domain involving porn in some way No graphic adult images or video were ever shown on the site Over 27,000 global monthly searches occur for "League of Legends Porn" In yet another domain dispute involving the 'League of Legends' name, Riot … [Read more...]

Complaint Denied: First-ever $1 million domain WallStreet.com not handed over

Wall Street Charging Bull

Wallstreet.com is first-ever $1 million domain, selling for $1.03MM in 1999 Financial website Wall-street.com, LLC filed the complaint with WIPO Back in June, Wall-Street.com LLC filed a UDRP against the owner of WallStreet.com.  The complaint has now been denied by a three-member World … [Read more...]

Riot wins LeagueofLegends.co dispute, web address redirected users to porn site

Riot Games Dublin

In June, Riot Games won a case against a scam website claiming to offer online support for its smash hit PC game League of Legends.  Now, the company has won another dispute that it had filed in early August against the owner of LeagueofLegends.co (missing the 'm') which redirected users to a porn … [Read more...]

Riot Games files complaints against League of Legends porn domain names

League of Legends porn sites

Riot Games, the maker of League of Legends, the most played PC game in North America and Europe, has filed two separate complaints with the World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain names LeagueofLegendsPorn.com (Case Number: D2012-1516) and LeagueofLegends.co (Case Number: … [Read more...]

Research In Motion wins domain dispute over BlackBerry10.com, BlackBerry10.net

BlackBerry 10

Research In Motion will soon be in control of the domain names BlackBerry10.com and BlackBerry10.net, after a single-member arbitration panel with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ordered the names transferred to the device maker. The dotcom URL has directed users to a Google 404 … [Read more...]

iPad3.com domain quickly turned over to Apple’s IP lawyers following complaint

iPad3

The domain iPad3.com is now in the hands of Apple's IP lawyers at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.  It appears the previous name's owner didn't even want to wait for an arbitration panel to issue the inevitable decision, and has instead decided to quickly transfer the domain following a … [Read more...]