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 name cookinglife.com because the complainant did
not provide sufficient evidence that the domain name was registered
in bad faith.
Background
The Complainant was Webshop Beheer BV, a company based in the
Netherlands. It was the owner of a European Union Trade mark
in COOKINGLIFE, filed in October 2015 and registered in February
2016. In addition, one of its subsidiaries owned the domain
name .
The Respondent was Matt Myers, an individual based in
Canada.
The disputed domain name was (the
"Domain Name"). Although it was initially
registered on 24 May 2012, the Respondent claimed that he
bought it on a monthly purchase basis on 24 March 2017
and ultimately acquired it on 24 February 2018.
Prior to its acquisition by the Respondent, the Domain Name was
offered for sale
