Because
Respondent’s registration of the disputed domain name constitutes typosquatting,
the domain at issue is, by definition, confusingly similar to Complainant’s
trademarks. (“Respondent’s typosquatting, by its definition,
renders the domain name confusingly similar to Complainant’s mark.”);
See, Dow Jones & Co. v. ...Longo, WIPO
Case No. D2004-0816 (November 29, 2004) (“[typosquatting] is presumptive
of registration in bad faith”). The fact that the Respondent has an extensive
history of typosquatting only strengthens the inference of bad faith. ...
2005-07-15 - Informations relatives au litige
This form of typosquatting is in itself
evidence of bad faith (ESPN, Inc. v. XC2, WIPO
Case No. D2005-0444). In the ESPN decision, the panel held as follows:
“It is well-settled that the practice of typosquatting, of itself, is
evidence of the bad faith registration of a domain name. ...Longo, WIPO
Case No. D2004-0816 (November 29, 2004) (‘[typosquatting] is presumptive
of registration in bad faith’). The fact that the Respondent has an extensive
history of typosquatting only strengthens the inference of bad faith. ...
2006-08-31 - Informations relatives au litige
The Panel finds this to be a clear case of “typosquatting” wherein the Respondent has misspelled the trademark HYPERION. As decided in previous UDRP decisions, the practice of “typosquatting” creates domain names that are confusingly similar to the relevant mark by, for example, removing or changing one letter from the trademark as has occurred in this case. ...Longo,
WIPO Case No. D2004-0816 (November 29, 2004) (“[typosquatting] is presumptive of registration in bad faith”). The fact that the Respondent has an extensive history of typosquatting only strengthens the inference of bad faith. ...
2020-03-24 - Informations relatives au litige
The Domain Name registered in 2019 is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trade mark, designed to be so as a typosquatting registration, replacing only the “r” with an “e” and adding the generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) “.com” neither of which prevent said confusing similarity.
...Registered and Used in Bad Faith
The Respondent has not answered this Complaint or explained why it should be allowed to register a domain name containing a misspelling version of the Complainant’s mark in what appears on the face of it to be a typosquatting registration.
Typosquatting itself is evidence of relevant bad faith registration and use.
...
2019-08-23 - Informations relatives au litige
However, the display of the unsolicited pop-up advertisements for a variety of goods and services on the disputed domain names sites may represent evidence of bad faith in the sense of paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy if the Respondent benefits financially from it.
The typosquatting which characterizes the two disputed domain names.
Typosquatting is a practice condemned by many Panels under the Policy, but it has to be interpreted and applied to the circumstances of each case within the general framework of paragraph 4 of the Policy.
...The declared intent of the Respondent, revealed in other cases of typosquatting where the Respondent was involved, to earn money from registering special domain names.
Such an intent found in other UDRP cases, together with the Respondent’s use of typosquatting methods, is a further indication of the registration and use in bad faith of the disputed domain names.
...
2004-12-08 - Informations relatives au litige
Typosquatting has been universally condemned in numerous URDP decisions. See
e.g., Humana Inc. v. Cayman Trademark Trust, WIPO
Case No. ...Registered and Used in Bad Faith
This is the prototypical case of “typosquatting”. The disputed
domain name is virtually identical and confusingly similar to the Complainant’s
trademark. ...
2006-10-30 - Informations relatives au litige
The Complainant asserts that the Respondent knowingly violated the terms of that program by engaging in typosquatting, and that the Respondent has a history of cybersquatting or typosquatting with regards to other famous or well known marks. ...It is well settled under the Policy that the practice of
typosquatting, in and of itself, constitutes bad faith registration, See,
e.g., ESPN, Inc. v. XC2, WIPO Case No.
...
2006-07-11 - Informations relatives au litige
Registered and Used in Bad Faith
As Complainant contends, the act of “typosquatting”
or registering a domain name that is a common misspelling of a mark in which
a party has rights has often been recognized as evidence of bad faith registration
per se. ...XC2, WIPO
Case No. D2005-0444 (finding that the practice of “typosquatting”,
of itself, is evidence of the bad faith registration of a domain name). The
Panel concurs with this approach.
...
2006-10-24 - Informations relatives au litige
The Complainant compares the case at hand to so called "typosquatting" cases and refers to previous UDRP panel decisions which state that the registration of a typosquatting domain name in and of itself constitutes bad faith registration and use. ...The Panel qualifies the registration of the disputed domain name which isvirtually identical to the Complainant’s well-known trademark as a case of “typosquatting”. It is well-settled by various UDRP panel decisions that the practice of typosquatting is, by itself, evidence of the bad faith registration of a domain name (see Longs Drug Stores Cal., Inc. v. ...
2014-02-28 - Informations relatives au litige
The Respondent has not provided any evidence to show that it has any rights or legitimate interests in the
disputed domain name. Given the typosquatting nature of the disputed domain name, the construction of the
disputed domain name is likely to mislead or cause confusion, which was likely the intent of the Respondent
when registering such typosquatting domain name, which cannot amount to fair use nor confer rights or
legitimate interests upon the Respondent. ...In the present case, the typosquatting indicates that the
Respondent was aware of the Complainant’s trademark and has replaced the letters “e” with “a” in order to
confuse Internet users and attract Internet traffic.
...
2022-12-27 - Informations relatives au litige
The Complainants allege that the Domain Name was registered and is being used in bad faith. They point out that typosquatting is itself evidence of bad faith. They also draw attention to the Respondent’s registration of a number of other typosquatting domain names.
...As the Complainants observe, it is an example of typosquatting. The Panel is satisfied that Internet users are liable to be confused through mistyping and/or misreading. ...
2018-04-03 - Informations relatives au litige
Complainant alleges that the Domain Name was registered and is being used in bad faith because it constitutes an example of “typosquatting.” Complainant cites several WIPO UDRP panels for the proposition that typosquatting violates the Policy.
...In these cases the Panel has found the circumstances
of “typosquatting” to constitute confusing similarity.”
There is a high degree of similarity between “ruthchris” and RUTH’S CHRIS. ...
2005-05-27 - Informations relatives au litige
In its Decision in that
case holding that “the practice of typosquatting, of itself, is evidence
of bad faith registration of a domain name”, the Panel cited 4 other Decisions
under the Policy where typosquatting was found to be presumptive of bad faith.
5.1.12 The Complainant also refers to cases under the Policy where the registrants of the domain names in issue have adopted fictitious names, a certain indicator of bad faith. ...In the absence of a Response, the overwhelming indications are – as proposed by the Complainant – that this is a blatant case of typosquatting. The Panel agrees with the Microsoft Panel that typosquatting is the obverse of a legitimate or fair use of a domain name. ...
2006-10-12 - Informations relatives au litige
D2004-1039 (“Typosquatting has been held under the Policy to be evidence of
bad faith registration of a domain name”); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Longo, WIPO Case No. D2004-0816
(“[typosquatting] is presumptive of registration in bad faith”). Additionally, typosquatting suggests that
Respondent hopes in some way to make a profit from the inadvertent typing errors of Internet users who
type the BELMONT VILLAGE Mark into their web browsers. ...
2023-03-08 - Informations relatives au litige
D2004-1039 ("Typosquatting has been held under the Policy to be evidence of bad faith registration of a domain name"); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Longo,
WIPO Case No. D2004-0816 ("[typosquatting] is presumptive of registration in bad faith").
Moreover, the Complainants have established that the Respondent appears as a "serial cybersquatter" which has been implicated in four other UDRP decisions issued this year for the same conduct of typosquatting.
...
2018-01-03 - Informations relatives au litige
The Complainant submits that in registering the disputed domain name, the Respondent has engaged in typosquatting, a practice by which “a registrant deliberately introduces slight deviations into famous marks” for commercial gain. ...D2004-1039 (January 26, 2005)
(The Respondent’s use was not bona fide where, via typosquatting, the
Respondent diverted consumers to his website which then linked to the websites
of Complainant’s competitors).
...
2006-09-25 - Informations relatives au litige
The spelling errors used in typosquatting have been found to produce domain names that are confusingly similar to the marks, which they mimic. ...Longo,
WIPO Case No. D2004-0816 (“[typosquatting] is presumptive of registration in bad faith”). Typosquatting can be defined as “inherently parasitic and of itself evidence of bad faith”. ...
2021-06-04 - Informations relatives au litige
The fact that the disputed domain name is being used for typosquatting to divert users to changing and dubious websites which are most likely being used for scamming or spreading malware is evidence of bad faith.
...As to paragraph 4(c)(i) of the Policy, the disputed domain name has been used as part of a typosquatting scheme to mislead Internet users, most likely with the aim of distributing malware or for similar illicit purposes. ...
2020-06-24 - Informations relatives au litige
Shep Dog,
WIPO Case No. D2004-1069 (Finding typosquatting to be evidence of bad faith domain name registration); Lexar Media, Inc. v. Huang,
WIPO Case No. D2004-1039 (“Typosquatting has been held under the Policy to be evidence of bad faith registration of a domain name”); Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. ...
2020-08-03 - Informations relatives au litige
Shep Dog,
WIPO Case No. D2004-1069: “Finding typosquatting to be evidence of bad faith domain name registration”; Lexar Media, Inc. v. Huang,
WIPO Case No. D2004-1039: “Typosquatting has been held under the Policy to be evidence of bad faith registration of a domain name”; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. ...
2020-08-12 - Informations relatives au litige