Microsoft,the United States-based multinational computer technology corporation has recently won a domain name case covering a domain name,against Graeme Price .
The company submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name ,Microsofttagreader.com .
Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the "Microsoft" mark.Therefore,they contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
Moreover,they contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith :
"Respondent receives click-through fees from the previously mentioned third-party links on Respondent’s resolving website. Internet users searching online for Complainant may find Respondent’s website instead. As a result of the confusingly similar disputed domain name, users may be misled as to Complainant’s sponsorship of, or affiliation with the website and featured links."
The respondent failed to submit a response in this proceeding .
The Panel ordered the disputed domain name be transferred from the respondent to the complainant .
You can read the decision here .