Companies belatedly pursue .co domain names.
World Intellectual Property Organization has handed down its first two UDRP decisions for .co domain names since .co was relaunched over the summer.
In two separate decisions, WIPO panelists found in favor of the complainants for lafitness.co and tilda.co.
Twenty-one .co UDRP cases have been filed since August. In some cases the domain owner handed the domain name over voluntarily. For example, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. filed a complaint for booz.co that was terminated after the domain name was transferred to the consulting firm.
Recently filed cases include CLS Rémy Cointreau going after Cointreau.co, Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited filing for imperialtobacco.co, and travel site Get Away Today.Com Inc. asking for getawaytoday.co. In each case the complainant owns the .com equivalent of the .co domain.
Gazzip says
The trickle before the Flood…or more likely the Tsunami 🙂
Marg says
So why didn’t these companies just register the .co during the initial sunrise period for TM holders? Surely cheaper than a UDRP?
Barry Lebovitz says
@Marg because it equals money for lawyer scum.
Michelle says
@Marg: Because they dont get domains like they should – reactive versus proactive!
Vouchers says
Does the complainant have to buy the .co off the owner? Or does the owner have to give this domain over for free?
Rebel says
Oh and BTW, The Imperial Tobacco case is against me 🙂 so wish me luck!
Nicolas says
if the complainant has matching .com and may be .ca but does not have international/global trademark, can the URDP still decide in favor of the complainant?
Rebel says
Complainants who are established companies whether the respondent is aware of them initially or not, they still have better chances of winning since they pened the case and paid to dispute things. The WIPO seems to give them a upper hand and dismisses the a majority of the respondents claims.