The plea that was filed in April by Walmart against a domain name Walmart.horse is decided in favor of Walmart & the domain name has been shut down.
The Case decision can be seen here,
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/case.jsp?case_id=31671
And more from The Guardian,
“The UDRP is a domain name dispute resolution process that was designed to address cybersquatting issues,” says Roberto Ledesma, a New York-based trademark lawyer. “This is reflected in the elements needed to prevail in a UDRP, which requires that the domain name has been registered in ‘bad faith’ and without rights or legitimate interests in the domain.
“It’s not entirely clear how Jacques’ case would have turned out. His domain name included one of the new gTLDs [generic top-level domains] (.HORSE), which are raising novel cybersquatting issues, especially where the domain name registrant is using the site to parody a trademark holder or for some other apparent fair use purpose.”
Read Full article here, http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/19/jeph-jacques-walmart-horse-website
The Case decision can be seen here,
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/case.jsp?case_id=31671
And more from The Guardian,
“The UDRP is a domain name dispute resolution process that was designed to address cybersquatting issues,” says Roberto Ledesma, a New York-based trademark lawyer. “This is reflected in the elements needed to prevail in a UDRP, which requires that the domain name has been registered in ‘bad faith’ and without rights or legitimate interests in the domain.
“It’s not entirely clear how Jacques’ case would have turned out. His domain name included one of the new gTLDs [generic top-level domains] (.HORSE), which are raising novel cybersquatting issues, especially where the domain name registrant is using the site to parody a trademark holder or for some other apparent fair use purpose.”
Read Full article here, http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/19/jeph-jacques-walmart-horse-website
