Wednesday, May 4, 2016

#310 - creativeartistsagency.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED

The Complainant, OHM, Inc., uses the trademark CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY in association with its highly popular sports agency services. The Registrant registered Domain Name on July 31, 2015, and is using the website to impersonate the Complainant and advertise that it represents over 200 artists in all fields.  Furthermore, the Registrant uses an email address associated with the Domain Name to perpetrate its fraud.  In its bad faith analysis, the panelist held that the continued use of the Domain Name by the Registrant would preclude the Complainant from choosing how it is represented online, an important business consideration for the Complainant (business run on reputation).  

You can read the decision here

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