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WIPO panel finds that Danish start-up Acubit engaged in reverse domain name hijacking

By AWA | Posted on April 29, 2020

Technology start-up Acubit claimed that Danish trademark rules and practice should assign domain names to the relevant trademark owner. A panel from the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre disagreed, as the UDRP governs in case of reverse domain name hijacking.  Background Founded in 2016, Acubit A/S is a Danish start-up, which develops technology to locate people and objects around...

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Tags: Bad faith, Denmark, domain hijacking, domains, mediation, trademarks, UDRP, WIPO

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