FCUKLIFESTYLE.COM DOMAIN NAME ORDERED TRANSFERRED TO FRENCH CONNECTON

摘要

French Connection Limited has just won an important victory before the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO) in gaining the transfer of the domain name www.fcuklifestyle.com. French Connection had alleged that the domain name improperly incorporated French Connection's FCUK trademark and that the corresponding Web site was designed intentionally to attract Internet users for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with the FCUK mark as to the sponsorship of the site. The three-member WIPO panel agreed with French Connection, found that www.fcuklifestyle.com was registered in bad faith, and ordered the transfer of domain name to French Connection. French Connection is involved in the design and retail of clothing and grooming products and has been using FCUK (based upon its company name and its headquarters location in the United Kingdom) as a trademark since 1997. French Connection is the holder of more than 60 international trademark registrations for the FCUK mark or marks incorporating FCUK, including registrations in every continent.