RDNH Case D2017-1220

In the WIPO Domain Name Dispute Case D2017-1220, the complainant, N2COM of Belgium, contested the domain name “babyboom.com,” registered by the respondents, Whois Privacy Services and Domain Admin, Xedoc Holding SA. N2COM, operating the website “babyboom.be,” argued that the domain was identical or confusingly similar to their BABY BOOM and BABYBOOM trademarks. The respondent had used “babyboom.com” for pay-per-click advertising related to baby products, which N2COM claimed was in bad faith. However, the panel found that the term “baby boom” was a common expression and the domain was used legitimately in relation to its dictionary meaning. Consequently, the complaint was denied, and N2COM was found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking, having brought the case in bad faith​​.

In the WIPO Domain Name Dispute Case D2017-1220, the complainant, N2COM of Belgium, contested the domain name “babyboom.com,” registered by the respondents, Whois Privacy Services and Domain Admin, Xedoc Holding SA. N2COM, operating the website “babyboom.be,” argued that the domain was identical or confusingly similar to their BABY BOOM and BABYBOOM trademarks. The respondent had…