WIPO D2000-0993 · 2000
Smart Design LLC v. Carolyn Hughes
Complaint deniedsmartdesign.com
In Smart Design LLC v. Carolyn Hughes, D2000-0993 (WIPO, 2000), the panel dismissed the complaint and found reverse domain name hijacking, calling it 'a clear abuse of the Policy designed to deprive the Respondent of her domain name.' The respondent had used the domain for a consulting business before the complaint was filed.
The parties
- Complainant
- Smart Design LLC
- Respondent
- Carolyn Hughes
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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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