Wednesday, October 14, 2020

#442 - brooksshoescanada.ca - TRANSFER GRANTED

The Complainant owns the BROOKS trademark registered in Canada for use in association with footwear and apparel.  The Domain Name resolves to a website that includes offers for sale products similar to those products offered in Canada by the Complainant.  A quick visit to the website as of today's date (October 14, 2020) appears to show a typical website offering suspected counterfeit merchandise. 

The Panel found the Domain Name was registered in bad faith because consumers are under the mistaken impression that they are purchasing footwear and apparel goods from the Complainant.

You can  read the decision here

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