WIPO D2000-0330 · 2000
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. John Zuccarini, The Cupcake Patrol
Transferredencyclopediabrittanica.combrtannica.combitannica.combritannca.com
In Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. John Zuccarini, The Cupcake Patrol, D2000-0330 (WIPO, 2000), the panel held that a documented history of registering misspellings of well known marks, combined with a prior injunction for the same conduct, is clear evidence of bad faith rather than coincidence. All four misspelled domains were ordered transferred.
The parties
- Complainant
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
- Respondent
- John Zuccarini, The Cupcake Patrol
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