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Google wins GoogleKanzanclari.com domain name in arbitration

An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded the domain name GoogleKazanclari.com to Google.The company ,submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on September 9,2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name . Google owns many trademark registrations for the "Google" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark .Moreover,Google contended in the complaint that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith :

"The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the GOOGLE mark, one of the leading brands in the world, and is used in connection with a site that “aims to teach [Complainant’s] adwords system in detail” through an e-book titled Google Kazanclari."

"The prominent use of the distinctive GOOGLE logo on the disputed site itself further exacerbates the likelihood of confusion."

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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