The domain name Dune.com has been hit with a UDRP.
The complainant was filed by Dune Holdings Limited which was formed in 2001 and uses the domain name dunelondon.com
According to BusinessWeek.com, “Dune Holdings Ltd. designs and retails fashion footwear and accessories for men and women. It offers boots, shoes, sandals, bags, scarves/gloves/hats, and sunglasses, as well as belts and jewelry. The company provides its products through its stores and department stores worldwide, as well as online. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It has its own and franchised stores in the United Kingdom and internationally. Dune Holdings Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Browning Enterprises Ltd.”
The domain name was first registered in 1997 by Dune Microsystems Corporation. The domain changed ownership in 2003 to UltraSearch Proprietary, then was owned in 2005 by SearchMachine, LLC of Calabasas, California. The domain registration went into privacy in December 2012 where is currently sits.
According to Screenshots.com the domain name has been parked since at least 2005.
As for the term Dune it is probably best know for a best selling science fiction book that was made into a movie in 1984 by David Lynch
