An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum awarded BlueRadisson.com domain name to Radisson Hotels International .Radisson Hotels International,a large global provider of lodging services ,submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name .
Radisson Hotels International owns many trademark registration for the "Radisson" mark all over the world.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 .
"Complainant contends that Respondent’s use of the <bleuradisson.com> domain name constitutes bad faith use and registration based upon Respondent attempts to pass itself off as Complainant. Complainant also contends that Respondent may be using the site in this manner to obtain personal information from Internet users that are diverted there while seeking out Complainant. "
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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