First dot .Buzz UDRP stings Kering.buzz

If you never heard of the Kering Group, here’s the buzz for you: It’s a French mega-corporation that manages apparel and accessory brands, such as:

  • Luxury: Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Brioni, Christopher Kane, McQ, Stella McCartney, Tomas Maier, Sergio Rossi, Boucheron, Dodo, Girard-Perregaux, JEANRICHARD, Pomellato and Qeelin.
  • Sport & Lifestyle: Puma, Volcom, Cobra, Electric and Tretorn.

In other words, if you infringe on one of their “babies” you *will* expect a response. Kering operates, naturally, from Kering.com.

The proliferation of new gTLDs opens up the Internet namespace to a myriad of possibilities, including trademark abuse.

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In this case, the registration of the domain Kering.buzz and its PPC parking, was a non-brainer for the single panelist, James A. Carmody, who ordered the unnamed Respondent to hand the domain over.

For the complete case on the Kering.buzz UDRP, click here.

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