WIPO D1999-0001 · 1999
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Michael Bosman
Transferredworldwrestlingfederation.com
In World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Michael Bosman, D1999-0001 (WIPO, 1999), the first decision ever issued under the UDRP, the panel held that offering to sell a domain to the trademark owner for more than the registrant's documented costs is itself bad faith use under policy paragraph 4(b)(i). Transfer was ordered.
The parties
- Complainant
- World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc.
- Respondent
- Michael Bosman
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Summarised by Gergana Dimitrova, who worked at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center from 2018 to 2021 and sits as a domain name panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court. Full background.
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