From the “funny UDRP responses” department comes the Respondent’s reaction, once the domain StateFarmInsuranceAgentNearMe.com was sent to the National Arbitration Forum.
Aside from being a trademark infringement due to the inclusion of “State Farm” the domain is a ridiculous attempt at topping results already provided by Google.
In other words, if you really want to find a “State Farm insurance agent near me” you’d type that in Google and the relevant agent links will come up—not some site showing a list of them.
The Respondent replied to the UDRP notices with two emails, containing the following comments:
“If State Farm wants the URL I own, then do what everybody else on this planet does and purchase the URL from the owner […]”
“My formal response: to have somebody buy the URL as it cost money to purchase and maintain […]”
We’re not sure if everybody else on this planet attempts to squat on famous trademarks, so apparently the fine sport of domain investing is perceived as a Wild West gold rush by some.
Needless to say, the NAF panelist ordered the domain to be transferred to the Complainant.
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