RDNH Case D2006-0645

In the WIPO case D2006-0645, the complainant was “F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG” against the respondent “WhoisGuard.” The dispute involved the domain name “buyxenical.com.” The complainant, a pharmaceutical company, owned the trademark for Xenical, a weight loss medication. The complaint was filed on July 3, 2006. The panel found that the domain name was identical or confusingly similar to the complainant’s trademark. However, they determined that the complaint constituted Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) because the domain was registered before the complainant’s trademark rights were established. Consequently, the complaint was denied.

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In the WIPO case D2006-0645, the complainant was “F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG” against the respondent “WhoisGuard.” The dispute involved the domain name “buyxenical.com.” The complainant, a pharmaceutical company, owned the trademark for Xenical, a weight loss medication. The complaint was filed on July 3, 2006. The panel found that the domain name was identical or…