An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has recently awarded ten PowerPoint-related domain names to Microsoft .
Microsoft submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on August 1,2011 ,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain names.The ten disputed domain names are :
powerpoint2003.net,cursodepowerpoint.com,cursospowerpoint2007.com,ejerciciospowerpoint.com, presentacionespowerpoint.net,presentacionpowerpoint.com,musicapresentacionpowerpoint.com,tutorialpowerpoint.net,powerpoint2010.net and cursopowerpoint2010.com.
Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the "PowerPoint" mark.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domains are confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,Microsoft contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain names in bad faith :
"Complainant asserts that Respondent incorporates the POWERPOINT mark in the disputed domain names and displays the POWERPOINT logo on the resolving websites in order to create the false impression that the websites are sponsored by Complainant. "
"Complainant asserts that it offers training tools and instruction for use in connection with its POWERPOINT software. Complainant argues that the instructional courses offered by Respondent on the resolving websites compete with Complainant and provide information relating to Complainant’s products without authorization."
The Panel ordered the disputed domain names to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
You can read the decision here .