Časopis Duševné vlastníctvo

Tomáš Klinka

Z rozhodnutí centra ADR
Issues from Decisions of the Domain Name ADR

Rozhodnutie 37/2022 z 24. mája 2022
Decision 37/2022, 24.05.2022

Duševné vlastníctvo, Volume 28, Number 2/2024, pages 75 -76

URL: https://www.indprop.gov.sk/dv/casopis-dusevne-vlastnictvo/archiv/2024-1/2-2024/tomas-klinka

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Abstrakt

The Complainant requested that a domain name „cws.sk“ is transferred from its current Domain name holder to itself on the basis of an alleged infringement of the trade marks “CWS”. The Complainant filed its Complain with the approval provided by the the owner of Protected Sign . The Domain name holder had registered the domain in his own name at the time he was an executive director of the Complainant; while after being revoked from the office of the executive director, the Domain name holder provided the given domain name to a competitor of the Complainant. The expert concluded that the trade marks “CWS” are identical with the domain name „cws.sk“ At the same time the expert concluded that the Complainant did not prove that the trade marks “CWS” are well-known, as a result of which the expert had to assess whether the likelihood of confusion exists in this case. The expert concluded that the likelihood of confusion exists in this case. Moreover, the Complainant proved the Domain name holder’s lack of good faith with respect to registration and using of the domain name. The ADR expert thus concluded that all necessary conditions required by the Rules of ADR were met and therefore ordered the transfer of the domain to the Complainant.

Kľúčové slová

identity of signs, likelihood of confusion; the proprietor‘s consent; trade mark; reputation; lack of good faith; non-use, redirection, blocking of a domain; absence of a right or legitimate interest; protected sign