Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings of Potomac, Maryland just lost a UDRP to Facebook, Inc on 21 domain names which it didn’t even respond to
The domain at issue were:
aboutfacebook.com
facebookbabes.com
facebookcheats.com
facebookclub.com
facebookdevelopment.com
facebookfest.com
facebookintegration.com
facebookjournal.com
facebookking.com
facebookland.com
facebooksafety.com
facebookstudio.com
facebookstuff.com
freefacebookapps.com
friendsonfacebook.com
fundraisingwithfacebook.com
joinusonfacebook.com
killfacebook.com
moneyfromfacebook.com
moneywithfacebook.com
newfacebookapplication.com
“The Panel finds for purposes of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy that each of the disputed domain names is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s FACEBOOK mark, in which the Complainant beyond question has established rights through registration and use in commerce.”
“In this instance, each of the disputed domain names incorporates the Complainant’s FACEBOOK mark in its entirety”
“The resulting similarity between the disputed domain names and the Complainant’s mark is in no manner diminished by the addition of descriptive or generic words, which when used in conjunction with the Complainant’s distinctive mark is still likely to create Internet user confusion.”
“The Respondent has not submitted a formal Response to the Complaint, in the absence of which the Panel may accept all reasonable inferences and allegations in the Complaint as true.”
“The Panel concludes that the Respondent most likely registered the disputed domain names, each of which incorporates the Complainant’s distinctive and well-known FACEBOOK mark in its entirety, in order to trade on the initial interest confusion between the disputed domain names and the Complainant’s mark, to attract Internet users to the Respondent’s websites by falsely suggesting an association with the Complainant.”
“For the reasons discussed under this and the preceding heading, the Panel considers that the Respondent’s conduct in this case constitutes bad faith registration and use of the disputed domain names within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy.”
“Based on the undisputed facts and circumstances reflected in the record, the Panel entertains little doubt that the Respondent knew of and had in mind the Complainant’s distinctive and well-known mark when registering the disputed domain names.”
“Based on the record before it, the Panel concludes that the Respondent registered and has used the disputed domain names with the bad faith intent to profit from and exploit the goodwill and fame associated with the Complainant’s FACEBOOK mark.”
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