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Domain Name Firm Files UDRP for 3 Letter Domain, Loses

Domain registrar loses UDRP.

[Update June 28: IVX tweeted that it plans to sue.] A domain name registration and brand protection firm has tried its hand at filing a UDRP for its own name — and lost.

Dutch firm Besloten Vennootschap IVX Networks Europe B.V, which owns IVX.eu, filed the case to upgrade its domain name to IVX.com.

The ten year old firm specializes in international domain name registration and brand protection. The owner of the domain claimed he purchased it in 2005 for a business venture. He provided some evidence of the original planned use. But it’s also clear that the owner wasn’t specifically targeting IVX when he registered the domain name. The three person panel determined the domain wasn’t registered in bad faith.

As stated by the panel write up, IVX offered $13,000 for the domain name but the owner wanted $15,000.

Something tells me the price just went up.

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