Easton Corp Pty Ltd v. Privacydotlink Customer 951873 / DNS Admin, Best Web Limited: A Case Study in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
The WIPO domain name dispute case D2016-1975 involved Easton Corp Pty Ltd, an Australian company specializing in lingerie and beachwear, and Privacydotlink Customer 951873 / DNS Admin, Best Web Limited over the domain name “hottie.com”. Easton Corp, which operates online at “www.hottie.com.au”, claimed that the domain name was identical to its trademark and argued that…