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**dtobias** · 06-25-2006, 12:20 AM

There's now a UDRP decision on record for .travel, the first of this TLD, and it also has the unusual distinction of being a respondent-default which was nevertheless not only won by the respondent but even resulted in a Reverse Domain-Name Hijacking decision. Very unusual. It's the case of downunder.travel:

http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/deci...2006-0344.html

**Zoobar** · 06-25-2006, 01:25 AM

Legitimate use. Enough said.

"The Respondent is Tourism Australia, located in Sydney, Australia. According to Complainant, Tourism Australia is a government entity with the mandate to promote Australia as a travel destination."

**Dave Zan** · 06-29-2006, 05:50 AM

So's this:

Quote:

both trademark registrations include a disclaimer affirming that Complainant has not claimed exclusive rights to the word “downunder”.

06-25-2006, 12:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
dtobias Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 06-13-2009 03:36 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 590 DNF$: 105 Location: Boca Raton, FL	The first UDRP decision on .travel There's now a UDRP decision on record for .travel, the first of this TLD, and it also has the unusual distinction of being a respondent-default which was nevertheless not only won by the respondent but even resulted in a Reverse Domain-Name Hijacking decision. Very unusual. It's the case of downunder.travel: http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/deci...2006-0344.html

06-25-2006, 01:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zoobar DNF Addict Last Online: 11-20-2009 09:44 PM iTrader: (55) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,723 DNF$: 1,152 Country:	Re: The first UDRP decision on .travel Legitimate use. Enough said. "The Respondent is Tourism Australia, located in Sydney, Australia. According to Complainant, Tourism Australia is a government entity with the mandate to promote Australia as a travel destination."

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