RDNH Case D2018-1918

The domain name dispute case D2018-1918 involved 82 s.r.l., an Italian company, as the complainant, and Chris Grivas, a professional airline pilot from the United States, as the respondent. The disputed domain name was . The case was filed on August 23, 2018.

82 s.r.l. claimed rights to the PIOMBO trademark, associated with Italian fashion designer Massimo Piombo. The respondent, Grivas, argued he registered the domain name in 1999, inspired by his nickname “lead foot” in racing and the Italian word for lead, “piombo”. He denied any knowledge of the PIOMBO trademark at the time of registration.

The WIPO panel concluded that while 82 s.r.l. had rights to the PIOMBO trademark, the respondent did not register or use the domain name in bad faith. The panel found that 82 s.r.l. didn’t demonstrate that the respondent knew of the PIOMBO trademark in 1999. The complaint was denied, and the panel did not find the complainant guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking.

The domain name dispute case D2018-1918 involved 82 s.r.l., an Italian company, as the complainant, and Chris Grivas, a professional airline pilot from the United States, as the respondent. The disputed domain name was . The case was filed on August 23, 2018. 82 s.r.l. claimed rights to the PIOMBO trademark, associated with Italian fashion…