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Rodney D. Ryder, cyber law expert and managing partner of Scriboard®, a full service law firm based in New Delhi, India, represented Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rhiti Sports Management Private Limited (the company responsible for managing Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s trademark portofolio) to secure the domain name – www.msdhoni.com through UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
Scriboard®, on behalf of its clients, contended that the mark ‘MS DHONI’ was a well-known and famous mark throughout the world and that the use of the domain name www.msdhoni.com by the Respondent amounted to trademark and personality rights infringement and may also lead to public confusion and mistrust as members of the public may assume that the domain name as well as the content available on it was being made available by Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Rhiti Sports.
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Brief intro about Mahendra Singh Dhoni:
Commonly known as M. S. Dhoni (born 7 July 1981), he is an Indian cricketer, one of the most successful captain’s and the present captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. Source: Wikipedia
Commonly known as M. S. Dhoni (born 7 July 1981), he is an Indian cricketer, one of the most successful captain’s and the present captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka. Source: Wikipedia
Scriboard®, on behalf of its clients, contended that the mark ‘MS DHONI’ was a well-known and famous mark throughout the world and that the use of the domain name www.msdhoni.com by the Respondent amounted to trademark and personality rights infringement and may also lead to public confusion and mistrust as members of the public may assume that the domain name as well as the content available on it was being made available by Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Rhiti Sports.
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