ufc.ca - why a las vegas address?

[Adam Dicker]

I guess they have a Canadian company somewhere to be brave enough to list a USA address on the domain.

-=DCG=-

[Provider]

it's interesting, let's ask CIRA

[Adam Dicker]

it's interesting, let's ask CIRA

[Provider]

Zuffa LLC participated recently at UDRP hearing for one of the domain names. I think they established some kind of entity in Canada to comply with the requirements. In any case, I emailed to CIRA and asked them to clarify.

[DropWizard.com]

Zuffa who purchased ultimatefighting.ca from us is a Las Vegas company. They just recently set up an office in Toronto for the canadian bouts. (may -2010).
The primary TM's are held by Zuffa and as a TM holder they are eligible to register domains in the CIRA system.

[fwdtech]

In any case, I emailed to CIRA and asked them to clarify.

The primary TM's are held by Zuffa and as a TM holder they are eligible to register domains in the CIRA system.

It's pretty easy to check a TM, guys.
http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/tr...ch.do?lang=eng
If you bug CIRA support unnecessarily, they'll push the wholesale rate to 12.00 (Ahh, nevermind, they'll do what they want anyways).

[msn]

Zuffa who purchased ultimatefighting.ca from us is a Las Vegas company. They just recently set up an office in Toronto for the canadian bouts. (may -2010).
The primary TM's are held by Zuffa and as a TM holder they are eligible to register domains in the CIRA system.

More specifically the non-Canadian holder of a CIPO-registered trademark is allowed to register exactly matching domain name registrations with CIRA: no other domain names!

[Maxwell]

More specifically the non-Canadian holder of a CIPO-registered trademark is allowed to register exactly matching domain name registrations with CIRA: no other domain names!

So could that explain why many US based companies who own .ca domains can get away with not having a Canadian entity set up?

I.e. ownership of the CIPO-registered Canadian trademark "example" by a Nevada corporation would allow said corporation to register example.ca without any otherwise sufficient Canadian presence

[DropWizard.com]

So could that explain why many US based companies who own .ca domains can get away with not having a Canadian entity set up?

I.e. ownership of the CIPO-registered Canadian trademark "example" by a Nevada corporation would allow said corporation to register example.ca without any otherwise sufficient Canadian presence

yes....got it in one


Trade-mark registered in Canada.

A Person which does not meet any of the
foregoing conditions, but which is the owner of a trade-mark which is the subject
of a registration under the Trade-marks Act (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c.T-13 as
amended from time to time, but in this case such permission is limited to an
application to register a .ca domain name consisting of or including the exact
word component of that registered trade-mark; or