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Analyzes recent domain name disputes and their resolution.

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Respondent Smelling Like Roses in Domain Name Dispute
Complainant sells flowers via the Internet worldwide and owns marks registered in Germany for FLORAPRIMA. Complainant has been using FLORAPRIMA as its company name since 2001 and the earliest of its trademarks was registered in…
Domain Name Day at the Spa
The Complainant operates a business based in Los Angeles, California, supplying nail and body care products under the mark SPARITUAL. Complainant has registered the mark in various countries, including the USA and Mexico, and has…
Decedent Domain Name
On December 5, 1999, Respondent registered the domain name "celiacruz.com". Celia Cruz was a world famous Cuban salsa singer who died on July 16, 2003. She was internationally recognized as the "Queen of Salsa" and…
Derogatory Domain Name Dispute
Complainant, an airline operating under the AIR AUSTRAL trademark, filed Complaint against Respondent for its registration of the domain name "airaustralsucks.com". Respondent operates, among other things, a website at "www.suetheairlines.com" on which consumers are encouraged…
Disputed Domain Name for Adults Only
Complainant owns various trademark registrations for the mark "VIRTUAL SEX", with the first application filed in April 2000 and a first use in commerce dating back to 1994. Complainant, which is female owned and operated,…
Domain Name Dispute Reactor
Complainant is an individual who operates a number of sites, including "torrentreactor.net", which provides software and services designed to help users locate and download "torrent files" (files based on a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol initially…
Domain Name Going "South"
The Complainant, Viacom International, Inc., owns trademark registrations in the service mark and trademark "SOUTH PARK", which it has used in connection with various forms of entertainment and related apparel since as early as July…
Smokin' Over Domain Name Dispute…
Complainants are affiliated companies that manufacture, distribute and sell various brands of smokeless tobacco, including the GRIZZLY brand. Complainants have filed various trademark registrations for the GRIZZLY mark in connection with smokeless tobacco products. Respondent…
Domain Name Win for the Home Team!!!
Complainant is one of the leading public research universities in the American Southwest and has used the name "Arizona Wildcats" since as early as 1915 in connection with the university and its athletic teams. Complainant…
Domain Name Auction
In this WIPO dispute, the Complainant is Margaret C. Whitman, the President and CEO of eBay, Inc. from March 1998 through March 2008. Ms. Whitman remains on eBay's Board of Directors and is a stockholder.…