Domain owner wins arbitration case.
With the help of attorney John Berryhill, 24-7 Outdoors Inc. has successfully defended its domain name Peaches.com. Domain Name Wire first wrote about this case in December. The complainant, Peaches Uniforms, sells style-conscious scrubs and uniforms to medical practitioners.
The panel decided to only look at the “registration in bad faith” clause because it was obvious the complainant couldn’t meet its burden on this requirement. The domain name was registered in 1995, which is after Peaches Uniforms first use in commerce for the term “Peaches Uniforms”, but well before it trademarked the term “peaches” (and before it launched a web site). Finding a ten year gap between the time the domain was registered and when it first showed any pay-per-click links to medical uniforms web sites, the panel determined the respondent didn’t have Peaches Uniforms in mind when it registered the domain name.
One interesting note is that the complainant tried to argue that the respondent’s intent at any time after registering the domain name mattered when determining if the domain was registered in bad faith. The panel summarized the complainant’s argument:
“It is not true, as alleged by Respondent, that only the Respondent’s intent at the time of registration is relevant.”
Um, note to Peaches Uniforms: Berryhill was right. You’re wrong.
To the owner of the domain, congratulations. To John, you always kick ass.
The judges in this case seemed a little sexist to me. It’s like the judges refer to DESIRABLE WOMEN as peaches themselves. Fun read.
But what do I no I’m drunk.
Hey does anyone know where the chillibeans.com lawsuite was filed? I would really like to get a copy of that one.
Does anyone on this system know where that lawsuite was filed?
“Hey does anyone know where the chillibeans.com lawsuite was filed?”
The UDRP requires the complainant to admit to the jurisdiction of either the registrant’s location or the principal office of the registrar. In the Chillibeans.com dispute, the complainant selected the principal office of the registrar, so the suit is proceeding in Cayman.