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Hermes wins domain arbitration case

An arbitrator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center awarded Hermes two Hermes-related domain names - discounthermeshandbags.net and thierryhermes.com . Hermes filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on July 4,2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name .

The company owns many trademark registration for the "Hermes" mark.Therefore,Hermes contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.

Moreover,the company contended in the complaint that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith .

"The disputed domain names are therefore used by the Respondent to offer for sale counterfeiting Hermès branded products (in US Dollars), which are considerably cheaper than the original Hermès products (bags, scarves, jewellery, wallets) of the Complainant. It is the Complainant’s contention that the sale of counterfeiting goods under the Complainant’s trade marks amounts to bad faith."

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

You can read the decision here .

 

 
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