Monday, 05 December 2011 07:13 Domain News
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has BingTravel.us domain name to Google.The company submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,on October 12,2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name . The company owns many trademark registrations for the "Google" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain names is confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,Google contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith :"Complainant argues that Respondent’s use of the disputed domain name to offer travel information and services disrupts Complainant’s own offerings within the same market area. Also within its Additional Submission, Complainant has presented articles on third-party articles and references to the BING travel services that are offered by Complainant. Complainant alleges that such use by Respondent is evidence of bad faith registration and use ."The Panel ordered the disputed domain name to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .
