Case Number: D2014-2128
Complainant: easyGroup Limited of London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the “UK”)
Represented by: Eversheds, LLP, UK.
WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2014-2128
EasyGroup Limited of London which owns Easy Jet, was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RNDH) on the domain name easygroup.com from Easy Group Holdings Limited of Kowloon, Hong Kong,
The three member UDRP panel split in its decision, as panelist Jane Lambert did not agree in the finding of RDNH.
Here are the highlights:
Its EasyJet company was founded in 1995.
Complainant does not state when its various other uses of EASY as all or part of a mark began.
It does state that 1995 was the year that it “founded its ‘easyGroup’ brand”, but Complainant does not clarify what exactly is meant by that statement nor does it provide evidentiary support for ownership of any particular trademarks with the EASY prefix other than EASYJET prior to the Domain Name registration in 1998.
Complainant does provide copies of trademark registrations for EASYGROUP and related marks dating from 2001 or later.
Complainant owns the EASYGROUP and EASY brands and licenses its EASY marks to other EASY-branded businesses.
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Source: http://www.thedomains.com/2015/03/02/easygroup-owner-of-easy-jet-found-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking/