WIPO D2002-0774 · 2002
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation v. Bay Verte Machinery, Inc.
Complaint deniedmilwaukeetool.com
In Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation v. Bay Verte Machinery, Inc., D2002-0774 (WIPO, 2002), the panel denied the complaint, holding that an authorized distributor who registers the manufacturer's mark in a domain, in good faith and before being told to stop, has a legitimate interest in it. The respondent sold Milwaukee's tools alongside other brands, matching its usual distribution model.
The parties
- Complainant
- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Respondent
- Bay Verte Machinery, Inc. d/b/a The Power Tool Store
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