Ceres
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I just came across a recent WIPO case between two Indian companies. The complainant is Tata Sons Ltd (part of the well-known TATA Group of companies). The respondent is also the owner of the popular travel websites MakeMyTrip.com and MakeMyTrip.co.in.
It took me a minute or two to figure out the domain name. It is: Ok Ta Ta Bye Bye .com. (farewell statement).
Unfortunately for the respondent, the panel ruled that it had to say Ta Ta Bye Bye to the disputed domain name. It ruled that the domain infringed on the well-known TATA mark, and was used and registered in bad faith:
It took me a minute or two to figure out the domain name. It is: Ok Ta Ta Bye Bye .com. (farewell statement).
Unfortunately for the respondent, the panel ruled that it had to say Ta Ta Bye Bye to the disputed domain name. It ruled that the domain infringed on the well-known TATA mark, and was used and registered in bad faith:
To read more about this case, see the WIPO decision.A perusal of the aforesaid website hosted at the domain name <oktatabyebye.com> clearly shows that the Respondent has utilized the domain name <oktatabyebye.com> intentionally to attract for commercial game, Internet users to its website being <makemytrip.co.in>. The said been done by creating likelihood of confusion with the complainant’s mark. The purpose of utilizing the domain name <oktatabyebye.com> appears purely to funnel Internet traffic and thereby bring it to the website “www. makemytrip.com” for commercial gain.
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