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Florida claiming rights over four domain names

In a complaint filed with WIPO,Florida Department of Management Services of Tallahassee claims rights over four domain names,myfla.org, myfl.org, myfolrida.com and myforida.com .

One of the domain names,myflorida.com was registered in 1999 and has been used until 2000 as the State of Florida’s official portal.Moreover,the complainant registered both,myflorida and myflorida.com as trademarks in the USA.
In the comaplaint ,the complainant says that "the domain names are confusingly similar to its registered marks myflorida and myflorida.com. It points out that the domain names myfolrida.com and myforida.com are obvious examples of “typo-squatting” and that myfla.org and myfl.org are the equivalent of myflorida.com using common and recognized abbreviations for “Florida”."
Moreover,they think that the respondent registered the domain names in bad faith.
The respondent did not reply to the complainant's contentions,therefore the Panel decided the four domain names to be transfered to the complainant.

 

 

 
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