In a recent decision under the Uniform Domain Name
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO), a panel denied the transfer of the
domain names adgrabber.com and addgrabber.com due
to insufficient evidence of the respondent's bad faith at the
time of registration.
Background
The Complainant was Adgrabber AB, a Swedish company operating an
online platform related to media and marketing purchases.
Created on 8 August 2018, the Complainant was the owner of the
Swedish trademark for ADGRABBER, which was filed on 20 August 2018
and registered on 16 October 2018.
The Respondent was Robin Kochauf of Gordito AB, based in
Sweden. He was previously the Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
of the Complainant's company and signed a shareholder agreement
in 2019.
