NOTE: Google
Translate was used to translate the French-language decision.
The Complainant
is RIU Hotels, S.A., a very well-known worldwide hotel chain (visited by
Canadians during our long and cold winters). The Complainant owns the riu.com domain name. The Registrant is Stacy Lee,
affiliated with Travel Last Minute Inc., and she registered the Domain Name in
July, 2004. Despite being granted an extension of time, the Registrant did not
respond/
The Panel noted
that the RIU domain name is identical to the Complainant’s trademark, and some
of the images on the Disputed Domain Name were identical to those found on the
Complainant’s. Further, there was no explanation as to why Stacy Lee
chose the RIU trademark in its entirety when she registered the Domain Name –
likely to bring consumer’s to her travel agency, LAST MINUTE TRAVEL.
You can read the decision here.
No comments:
Post a Comment