Austin Padgett, a partner in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, was quoted in the July 17, 2026, World Trademark Review article, “WIPO Panel Brands CREDITGPT Complaint a ‘Poster Child for RDNH’.”

  • Although an extreme case, this is emblematic of a broader trend of increasing RDNH findings, according to Austin Padgett, partner at Troutman Pepper Locke. As domain name values continue to rise and competition for desirable terms (e.g., “GPT”) intensifies, Padgett says panels are increasingly scrutinising weak or poorly supported complaints.