Court affirms decision that Lambo.com ought to be transferred to Lamborghini

Judge states domain owner is cybersquatting.

A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com.

Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for the domain name in 2022. The owner of the domain filed a lawsuit to stay the decision.

The carmaker filed a motion for summary judgment in that suit, and the judge granted that motion in a decision (pdf) published today.

Richard Blair, who purchased the domain for $10,000 in 2018, had argued that he was known as “Lambo” and used that name as a username on the domain forum NamePros. But the court noted that he didn’t adopt that nickname until following acquiring the domain:

Blair argues he adopted the “Lambo” moniker ahead of Lamborghini commenced the UDRP proceeding. This is immaterial. The fact that a party used the domain name as a nickname is only probative of good faith if the usage occurred prior to Plaintiff’s buyout of the domain name…Blair fails to provide evidence that he adopted the moniker “Lambo” ahead of purchasing the Disputed Domain.

Courts look at many factors under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). The judge ruled that only two of them favored Blair: he has no history of cybersquatting and didn’t use misleading contact information.