Bifalgorithm post · Property · This Administrative Panel does not accept
Likelihood Confusion
Likelihood Confusion (Property · This Administrative Panel does not accept) — "the Complainant’s contention that the linking of the domain name to the “GunBrok…
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- Whether linking the domain name to GunBroker.com established bad-faith registration and use
- The Complainant alleged that the linking intentionally attracted Internet users for commercial gain by creating confusion with the STING mark
- The alleged conduct corresponded to paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Uniform Policy
- The Complainant provided no evidence concerning the contents of the GunBroker.com site
- The absence of such evidence failed to establish confusion concerning the site’s source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement
- The Respondent admitted that the domain name pointed to GunBroker.com for a period of time
- The Respondent provided evidence that the linking resulted from an error by the web service provider
- The evidence was consistent with no intentional attempt to attract users for commercial gain
- The Complainant failed to satisfy its burden of proof on this issue
