Kampmann.com case
How an interest for the domain Kampmann.com have developed over 20 years.
The purpose of this documentation is not to judge the people of the company Kampmann GmbH,
but only to question why so many people have spent so much time and money on – getting nowhere?
January 15th 2024 it is 20 years ago that the first offer came from the company Kampmann GmbH.
Many things have happened in that period, and some of it you can see from the timeline below.
Important headlines have been highlighted with bold and underscore, and with links to important documents.
The authenticity of dates and episodes below have been confirmed by Mr. Stephan Meiners, Head of eCommerce, Kampmann GmbH & Co.
An email was sent October 5th 2022 for verification of 14 documents, most of them listed in the timeline below.
Mr. Stephan Meiners confirmed October 10th 2022 the authenticity of the 14 documents. But the answer was in Danish?
| Date:........ | Person/Company: | Episodes: | Price €: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kampmann GmbH | Company founded | ||
| 1996.10.17 | Mads Rosentoft | Registrationdate of the domain: | ||
| 2003.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 7 years birthday |  | |
| 1. ROUND | ||||
| 2004.01.15 | Sven Becker | 1. Offer | 300,- | |
| 2004.02.23 | Sven Becker | 2. Offer | 1.500,- | |
| 2013.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 17 years birthday | | |
| 2. ROUND | ||||
| 2013.10.23 | Sven Becker | 3. Offer | 1.500,- | |
| 2013.11.25 | Mads Rosentoft | Offer to Sven Becker/Kampmann Gmbh | 10.000,- | |
| 2013.11.27 | Sven Becker | Limited budget: | 3.000,- | |
| 3. ROUND | ||||
| 2014.04.24 | Rechtsanwälte Kopp und Partner | The Dispute re: Kampmann.com | ||
| 2014.05.02 | WIPO | Domain Dispute | ||
| 2014.05.22 | Mads Rosentoft & Partner | Domain Defense | ||
| 2014.05.28 | WIPO | Notification of panel | ||
| 2014.06.16 | WIPO | Notificantion of decision | ||
| 2014.06.17 | WIPO | Signed decision from WIPO | ||
| As stated by the Respondent, the word “Kampmann” seems to be more well-known in Denmark, the home country of the Respondent, as a common and historical surname. The Panel notes that “Kampmann” is also the surname of the founder of the Complainant. Thus the Panel concludes that the Complainant has failed to prove that the disputed domain name was registered in bad faith. As to use in bad faith, the Panel is not convinced by the Respondent’s arguments related to the use of main home page, informing of the Respondent’s services in general. This is however not per se bad faith use. The Panel is neither convinced by the Complainant’s arguments that the Respondent’s offer to sell As the Respondent has shown, the Complainant is the one that has contacted the Respondent in this respect, and continuously for a long time. A domain name holder is, in such situation, free to reply to the interested buyer with a specific price that is suitable for the Respondent. Therefore, the Panel herewith concludes that the Complainant has also failed to prove that the disputed domain name is being used in bad faith. 7. Decision For the foregoing reasons, the Complaint is denied. | ||||
| 2014.08.08 | Mads Rosentoft | Mail to WIPO: Unlock the domain | ||
| 2014.08.11 | TierraNet | Your domain has been Unlocked | ||
| 2015.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 19 years birthday | | |
| 4. ROUND | ||||
| 2016.02.23 | Sven Becker | 4. Offer | 8.000,- | |
| 2016.02.25 | Hendrik Kampmann, CEO Kampmann GmbH | Years ago I agreed to spent 4.000€ for kampmann.com We won't bother you again. | 4.000,- | |
| Dear Mads, thank you for letting me know about this ongoing process. I wasn't aware that our Marketing staff still tries to get 'kampmann.com' as one of our multiple domains. To be honest, I don't understand why they need a domain for every single country we make business. Years ago I agreed to spent 4.000€ for kampmann.com. I understand that this was no reasonable offer for you. I fully agree that you don't want to deal with the same issue again and again. I will instruct my employees and our provider to finally close this case. We won't bother you again. best regards, Hendrik Kampmann | ||||
| 2021.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 25 years birthday | | |
| 5. ROUND | ||||
| 2022.09.19 | TierraNet | Inquiry regarding one of your domains. | ||
| 2022.09.20 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | Phonecall - 14 min. | ||
| 2022.09.20 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | Email according to phonecall | ||
| 2022.09.21 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | We are currently in the process of evaluating the price of the domain “kampmann.com”, so that we have a rough idea how the price can be set in a way that is acceptable for both parties. | ||
| 2022.09.29 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | Phonecall - 14 min. | ||
| 2022.09.29 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | 5. Offer: We are offering you for giving up/selling the domain “Kampmann.com” a price of: 12,000 € | 12.000,- | |
| 2022.10.12 | Stephan Meiners, Kampmann GmbH | Confirminig the Timeline in schedule with important documents - Answer in Danish??? | ||
| 2022.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 26 years birthday | | |
| 2023.10.17 | Kampmann.com | 27 years birthday | | |
| 2024.01.15 | 20 years - since the first contact from Kampmann GmbH | |