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Google wins Gmiail.com domain in arbitration

An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded Google the domain name Gmiail.com . 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 all over the world.Therefore it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.The company also contended in the complaint that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith .

"Respondent is attempting to commercially benefit by creating confusion among Internet users as to Complainant’s affiliation with the domain name.  Internet users will become confused as to Complainant’s affiliation with the disputed domain name because the domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant’s GMAIL mark.  Respondent capitalizes on this confusion when it receives personal information, sales of text messaging plans, and the download of the adware toolbar.  "

The Panel ordered the disputed domain name to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.

You can read the decision here .

 

 
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