An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded 17 domain names to Google.The company submitted a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on November 30, 2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domains.
The 17 domain names are : golgle.biz, golgle.info, goodgle.net, googl.info, googler.org, googlr.biz, googo.net, gooler.net, gooogle.biz, wwwgoogld.com, ggmaill.com, gmaill.net, youtbue.net, youtrube.net, youtubew.com, youtubew.net, youtuibe.netAccording to whois records the owner of the 17 domain names is Henry Nowak.
Google owns many trademark registration for the "Google","GMail" and "Youtube" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain names are confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,the company contended in the complaint that the respondent,registered and used the disputed domains in bad faith .
"Respondent’s use of the , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and domain names to resolve to advertising pages that include links to competing third-party services evidences bad faith disruption of Complainant’s business"
The Panel ordered the disputed domain names to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .
http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1417802.htmAn arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded 17 domain names to Google.The company submitted a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on November 30, 2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domains.
The 17 domain names are : golgle.biz, golgle.info, goodgle.net, googl.info, googler.org, googlr.biz, googo.net, gooler.net, gooogle.biz, wwwgoogld.com, ggmaill.com, gmaill.net, youtbue.net, youtrube.net, youtubew.com, youtubew.net, youtuibe.net
According to whois records the owner of the 17 domain names is Henry Nowak.
Google owns many trademark registration for the "Google","GMail" and "Youtube" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain names are confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,the company contended in the complaint that the respondent,registered and used the disputed domains in bad faith .
"Respondent’s use of the , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and domain names to resolve to advertising pages that include links to competing third-party services evidences bad faith disruption of Complainant’s business"
The Panel ordered the disputed domain names to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .