[gnso-rpm-wg] Questionable UDRPs & TM applications

[Paul Keating]

This and comments such as George's should not be lost.  These comments need
to be retained and specifically addressed during the UDRP portion of the WG.

From:  <gnso-rpm-wg-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of Emil <emil at cv.ro>
Date:  Friday, August 19, 2016 4:30 PM
To:  George Kirikos <icann at leap.com>
Cc:  <gnso-rpm-wg at icann.org>
Subject:  Re: [gnso-rpm-wg] Questionable UDRPs & TM applications

> 
> George, often TM registrations are granted on bogus or strange claims. For
> example Christian Louboutin was granted a TM for red shoes outsole. By this
> logic BMW could be granted a TM for silver cars.
> 
> In the domain world:
> There is a car rental company called economycarrentals.com. They tried to
> obtain a TM at European level for "economy car rentals", a super generic term
> used by thousands of rental agencies. Why? So that they can claim
> economyrentacar.com and economyrentalcars.com in WIPO - the EMD of their main
> competitor.
> 
> They were refused (now twice) an EM Europe Wide trademark for lack of
> distinctiveness but went on and tried at country level. A handfull of
> countries allowed them to register a word (not figurative) trademark on
> "economy car rentals" a dictionary super generic formulation. Now they will
> threaten & hussle with a WIPO arbitration all the local TLD owners for those
> particular countries.
> 
> Emil
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