The First Dot-Ca Decision

The first dot-ca dispute decided under Canadian Internet Registration Authority's ("CIRA") new dispute resolution policy has been released. The domain name at issue was "redrobin.ca". The domain had been registered, but had not been used by the Registrant. The Registrant did, however, exchange letters with Red Robin International, Inc. ("Red Robin") offering to sell them the domain name. An offer made by Red Robin to pay for the cost of registration in exchange for the domain name was turned down. Red Robin claimed that the domain name had been registered in bad faith. Evidence was produced indicating that this was not the first time the Registrant had been involved in cyber-squatting. Previously, the Registrant had registered and had attempted to sell a number of other domain names similar to registered trade-marks. The Registrant did not submit any evidence or arguments in its own defence. The one person panel considered the evidence produced by the Complainant and found that the domain name was registered in bad faith. The domain name was ordered to be transferred to Red Robin. For a copy of the decision, visit: http://www.cira.ca/en/dpr-decisions/00001-redrobin.pdf For a copy of the CIRA Dispute Resolution Policy, visit: http://makeashorterlink.com/?B68326932 For a copy of the CIRA Dispute Resolution Rules, visit: http://makeashorterlink.com/?Z59322932 To contact CIRA approved Dispute Resolution Service Providers, visit: http://www.cira.ca/en/cat_dpr_providers.html Anticipating a domain name dispute? Contact Michael Erdle (merdle@dww.com) or Heather Watts (hwatts@dww.com) of DWW.