Sues to block Camilla.com transfer — Mrs Jello

UDRP panel ordered generic domain name to be transferred to Australian firm.

Mrs Jello LLC, a firm formed by the late Igal Lichtman, has filed a lawsuit to block the transfer of Camilla.com following an adverse UDRP decision.

Camilla Australia Pty Ltd tried to buy the domain name for AUS $50,000 to upgrade its domain Camilla.com.au. When it was rebuffed by Mrs Jello, it decided to file a UDRP. Mrs Jello had purchased the domain name for $16,100.

Shockingly, a three member UDRP panel found in favor of Camilla Australia Pty, despite the domain being generic and Camilla only receiving trademarks in the name following Mrs Jello purchased Camilla.com.

In the lawsuit, Mrs Jello seeks declaratory judgment that its registration and use of the domain name is not unlawful, and is seeking damages for reverse domain name hijacking. Filing the lawsuit suspends the UDRP order to transfer the domain name.

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Fresh Jersey. Although Camilla Australia is an Australian firm, it agreed to jurisdiction in Fresh Jersey when it filed its UDRP.

Mrs Jello vs. Camilla Australia Pty ltd