Internet search engine boss Google has won a cybersquatting case at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) against an Indian who had tried to block the domain name 'googblog.com',Now the confuse is over.
Geneva-based WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has ordered the transfer of domain name to the US-based search boss after Herit Shah of Gujarat offered to surrender the disputed name to Google.
Google had challenged the registering of domain name 'googblog.com' by Shah at WIPO stating that it was confusingly similar to its trademark on which the company has rights.so it must won this case for security in his domain name standards.
As per the information available with the WIPO, Google failed the complaint against Shah on March 26 this year. However, the disputed name has been registered by Shah since September 25, 2008.
WIPO is a specialised agency of the United Nations for developing a balanced and accessible international system in the field of intellectual property rights.
The California-headquartered firm has been using the name 'GOOG' as a NASDAQ financial stock ticker since 2004. The company has used the trademark GOOGLE since the inception of its business in 1997.
All the familiar domains are under this kind of confused problems ,in their domain specification area ,it all going to court then finally result comes the favour of big side who battle.
The search giant operates a blog service under the brand 'Blogger'. As per the details available with WIPO, a pre-complaint correspondence between the parties (Google and Shah) failed to resolve the dispute.
SOURCE : TIMES OF INDIA
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Indian tried to block the domain name 'googblog.com'
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