Arbiter Awards gouvernmentduquebec.com to Province of Quebec

A decision of the Administrative Panel at WIPO's Arbitration and Mediation Center ordered the transfer of the gouvernementduquebec.com domain name to the Government of the Province of Quebec. The Panel found the necessary elements for such decision and concluded that: (i) there was a trademark held by the complainant, (ii) there was no legitimate rights to the name held by the registrant, and (iii) there was bad faith by the registrant (the domain deflected users to a graphic anti-abortion website). For a copy of the decision (in French), visit: http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-1010.html For a related case involving Government of Canada domains, visit: http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2001/d2001-0470.html For a contrasting decision in which the claim for newzealand.com was denied, visit: http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0754.html