The National Arbitration Forum announced that a ruling has been issued in favor of Baylor University regarding rights to the internet domain name BaylorDallas.net.
Baylor University submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights to the disputed domain name .The University asserts legal rights in the Baylor mark through its registration of the mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office .
Therefore,they contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
Moreover,they contended that the respondent registered and used the domain name in bad faith .
"Respondent uses a confusingly similar disputed domain name to operate a website featuring links related to Complainant’s provision of educational services, and an RSS feed of news articles potentially referencing Complainant. Internet users might be misled as to Complainant’s association with the resolving website and featured content. Respondent attempts to profit from this confusion by receiving click-through fees. "
The Panel ordered the disputed domain name be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .