The Complainant established its case and the Panel
transferred the domain name to the Complainant.
The Complainant is The Calgary Exhibition & Stampede
Limited, which operates one of Canada’s largest and most famous events - the
Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival. The Complainant has
owned the Calgary Stampede trade mark in Canada since as early as 1987. The
Registrant is named Gordon Squires and he registered the disputed Domain Name
on November 8, 2000. The Domain Name resolved to a web site for a local bar in
Calgary, Alberta which had no affiliation with the Complainant, but is viewed
by the Complainant as one of its competitors. The panel found that the Registrant
registered the Domain Name in bad faith, because not only did it disrupt the
business of the complainant but it intentionally diverted and confused internet
users by selling goods and services that competed with the Complainant’s own
bars and other venues.
You can read the decision here.
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