The registrant (Zhou
Yayang) did not respond to the Complaint. Oakley, Inc. is well known throughout
the world based on its association with high-performance sunglasses,
prescription lenses and frames, and other merchandise. Since at least 1979, the
OAKLEY trade-mark has been used in Canada. The Registrant registered the Domain
Name (discount-oakleysunglasses-sale.ca) in December, 2011. The 'confusingly
similar' analysis will assist rights-holders given that the panelist found the
addition of the words "discount", "sunglasses" and
"sale" did not distinguish the Domain Name from the OAKLEY
trade-mark. Furthermore, the screenshots of the website show the registrant is
using the website to advertise numerous varieties of sunglasses for sale which
is clearly confusing.
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