Tuesday, 03 April 2012 10:12 Domain News
An arbitration with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded Microsoft eight domain names.The company submitted a complaint on February 9, 2012,asserting legal rights over the disputed domains. The eight domain names are : microsoftquote.com, microsoftquote.net, microsoftshare.net, microsoftshareprice.com, microsoftshareprice.net, microsoftshares.net, microsoftstockprice.net and microsoftstockquote.net .Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the "Microsoft" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domains are confusingly similar to its trademark.The company contended in the complaint that the respondent registered and used the domain names in bad faith :"Complainant contends that Respondent registered the disputed domain names so it could commercially gain from the confusion created by including Complainant’s mark in the domains. Internet users may utilize Respondent’s domain names based upon the inclusion of the mark in the domain. After arriving at Respondent’s websites, they may then click through one of links to a third-party business’s website. Respondent presumably generates revenue by charging a fee for each Internet user diverted through the linked sites."The Panel ordered the disputed domain names to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .
