Monday, October 21, 2019

acu.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED

The Complainant (Assiniboine Credit Union Limited) began using the ACU mark in Canada approximately 1 year prior to the registration of the Domain Name in 2002.  The Registrant did not respond to the Complaint. 

The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because the Registrant did not respond to any of the Complainant's requests, the Domain Name could have a negative public image impact/confusion about sponsorship, and the Registrant ignored the opportunity to submit a response to the proceeding.

You can read the decision here.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

#400 - vividseats.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED

The Complainant is the owner of the VIVID SEATS trademark, used in Canada prior to the Domain Name registration in 2009. The Respondent, known to the competitor because it was involved in fraudulent ticket sales through a vendors account created on the Complainant’s website, did not respond to the Complaint. 

The Panel found that the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because the Domain Name was being used to redirect visitors to competing ticket selling websites, with no explanation as to how this could be accomplished in good faith. 

You can read the decision here