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Dr. Suess goes following Grinches

Dr. Suess goes following Grinches

Firm has won 16 cybersquatting disputes in the past year.

Image from How the Grinch Stole Christmas showing the Grinch taking a Christmas tree

If you’re the Grinch that infringes on Dr. Suess’ intellectual property, it’s time to retreat to your home in the hills.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. just won a cybersquatting dispute against the owner of the domain name grinch.shop.

It’s one of 16 domain disputes the firm has won over the past 12 months through UDRP filings at National Arbitration Forum.

Most of the domains it has gone following include its famous Grinch character: SaveTheGrinch .com, ElGrinch .com (for our Spanish-speaking friends), Grinch .store, Grinch.black, Grinch .website, Grinch. live, Grinch .fun, Grinch .store, and Grinchcr .com.

Other wins include GreenEggsandHam .farm, DrSuess .monster, DrSuess .site, Lorax .online, Lorax .care, and Whoville.online.

Prior to October 2019, the firm filed only one cybersquatting dispute. It won a dispute for TheCatintheHat.com in 2003.

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