Case Number: D2014-0878
Complainant: Clearwater Systems, Inc. of Akron, Ohio
Represented by: Walker & Jocke
WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2014-0878
A one member UDRP panel has found that Clearwater Systems, Inc. of Akron, Ohio, represented by Walker & Jocke, is guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name clearwatersystems.net
The decision is unusually because the domain holder, Glenn Johnson of Clearwater, Florida, / Clear Water Systems of Remington, Inc. of Remington, Indiana (“CWSRI”), didn’t even ask the panel for a finding of RDNH, Richard G. Lyon the sole panelist made a finding of RNDH on his own initiative
Here are the relevant facts and findings:
The Complainant provides commercial and residential drinking water products and services such as water softeners, water filters, bottled water delivery, purification chemicals and services, and deionizers. According to the Complainant’s website at “www.clearwatersystems.com” it sells through distributors in Ohio, Michigan, and Florida. The Complainant holds several trademarks for CLEARWATER SYSTEMS that are duly registered on the principal register of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The earliest of these was registered in January 1990.
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Source: http://www.thedomains.com/2014/09/05/clearwater-systems-inc-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-without-domain-holder-asking/