Thursday, 29 December 2011 18:03 Domain News
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded the domain name Gmal.com domain name to Google.Google submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on November 4,2011 ,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name . Google owns many trademark registrations for the "GMAIL" mark.Therefore,Google contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,the company contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith ."The disputed domain name clearly indicates a “typosquatting” operation. A user seeking to type in ‘GMAIL’ could easily omit one letter and end up on the Respondent’s website. The similarity between Gmail and Gmal – in the absence of any plausible explanation of the choice of name from the Respondent – invites skepticism about the Respondent’s explanations and indicates a deliberate attempt to “cash in” on Gmail’s fame. "The Panel ordered the disputed domain name to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .
