In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the UDRP or the Policy) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a Panel denied the transfer of the domain name wekit.combecause the Complainant failed to prove that the Respondent had registered the domain name in bad faith, even though the Respondent was advertising it for sale and the Complainant had a matching trademark.
Background
The Complainant was a marketing agency founded in 2006 in Turin. It held an Italian trademark registration for the figurative mark WEKIT, applied for in October 2015 and registered in October 2018. There was nothing to indicate that the Complainant had used the trademark prior to 2015.
The Respondent was yang jin jie, based in China. Little was known about the Respondent, who did not reply to the complaint.
The Domain Name was , registered on 22 July 2002. Whilst it did not resolve to an active website, the Complainant's evidence indicated that it was offered for sale on the registrar's website.
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Background
The Complainant was a marketing agency founded in 2006 in Turin. It held an Italian trademark registration for the figurative mark WEKIT, applied for in October 2015 and registered in October 2018. There was nothing to indicate that the Complainant had used the trademark prior to 2015.
The Respondent was yang jin jie, based in China. Little was known about the Respondent, who did not reply to the complaint.
The Domain Name was , registered on 22 July 2002. Whilst it did not resolve to an active website, the Complainant's evidence indicated that it was offered for sale on the registrar's website.
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