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Old 05-08-2009, 12:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by marcorandazza View Post
The domain name was <mathiesen.com>. The owner was Allan Mathiesen. Although the complainant had a registered trademark to MATHIESEN, how the hell could they not have realized that a person can own a domain name that is their actual family name?
Go ask Sam Adams Boston Lager. :(

Edit: At least it was rejected - I would have called for reverse hijacking. The complainant made no research to see if the respondent had any legit claims to the name - they just jumped ahead and filed a WIPO.

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