The Complainant is a leading retailer of footwear and related accessories and opened its first store in Canada in 1997. It owns a family of trademarks registered in Canada for use in association with shoes or the retail sale of shoes. The Complainant's sales between 2008 and 2011 are in excess of 180 million dollars per year.
The Domain Name was registered in 2008 and is parked as a pay-per-click site. The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because internet users that visit the site may believe there is an affiliation, endorsement or approval by the Complainant.
You can read the decision here.
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Thursday, December 21, 2017
#352 - rheem.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED
The Complainant is reportedly the largest manufacturer of residential
and commercial water heating, cooling, pool/spa heating and refrigeration products in North
America. The Complainant opened its office in Hamilton, Ontario in 1947 and one of the RHEEM registered trademarks claims first use in Canada since 1939. The Complainant uses the rheem.com domain name and visitors in Canada are pointed to canada.rheem.com.
The Domain Name was registered in April, 2017 and was forwarding user's to chauffeeauengros.com a provider of the Complainant's and goods and competitor's goods. The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because, amongst other things, the Registrant ignored cease and desist letters, and is driving traffic away from the Complainant's website.
You can read the decision here.
The Domain Name was registered in April, 2017 and was forwarding user's to chauffeeauengros.com a provider of the Complainant's and goods and competitor's goods. The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because, amongst other things, the Registrant ignored cease and desist letters, and is driving traffic away from the Complainant's website.
You can read the decision here.
#353 - queensuniversity.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED
The Complainant has been using the Queen's University at Kingston Ontario name since at least as early as 1905. Its official mark QUEEN'S was advertised in April 1985. It has used the queensu.ca domain name since 2000. The Domain Name was registered in January, 2003.
The Registrant failed to respond to the Complaint. The Panel found that the Registrant registered the Domain Name in bad faith and inferred that the sole purpose of registering the Domain Name was to bring it to the attention of the Complainant. Additionally, the Registrant is a cyber-squatter and and owns several popular trademarks belonging to other brands.
You can read the decision here.
The Registrant failed to respond to the Complaint. The Panel found that the Registrant registered the Domain Name in bad faith and inferred that the sole purpose of registering the Domain Name was to bring it to the attention of the Complainant. Additionally, the Registrant is a cyber-squatter and and owns several popular trademarks belonging to other brands.
You can read the decision here.
Friday, December 1, 2017
#351 - lurpak.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED
The Complainant owns the LURPAK trademark, registered in Canada since 1994, used since 1957 in association with dairy products. The Registrant registered the Domain Name in 2016, and operates a pay-per-click website featuring links to the Complainant's competitor's products.
The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith, as it was offered for sale to the Complainant for $5,999.00 USD. Additionally, the Complainant registered around 220 additional domain names including those incorporating well-known trademarks.
You can read the decision here.
The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith, as it was offered for sale to the Complainant for $5,999.00 USD. Additionally, the Complainant registered around 220 additional domain names including those incorporating well-known trademarks.
You can read the decision here.
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