Domain Name Registered In Bad Faith. Registered and used in bad faith Although UDRP panels have accepted that aggregating and holding domain names usually for resale consisting of acronyms dictionary words or common phrases can be bona fide and is not per se illegitimate under the UDRP the Disputed Domain Name does not concern an acronym dictionary word or a common phrase. The complainant acknowledged that its trademark was registered after the registration of the domain name but relied on the so-called Octogen cases to assert the respondents bad faith on the.
Iii your domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith. Under the ACPA a trademark owner may bring a cause of action against a domain name registrant who. Good and Bad Faith in Registering and Using Domain Names.
Circumstances that suggest an absence of bad faith.
If the complainant prevails the domain name will be canceled or transferred to the complainant. Registration of a well-known trademark by a party with no connection to the owner of the trademark and no authorization and no legitimate purpose to utilize the mark reveals bad faith. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Tony Willoughby just wrote a decision that reflects a key requirement of UDRP. I the domain was registered primarily for the purpose of selling it to the complainant or a competitor for more than the documented out-of-pocket expenses related to the name.