Here’s a quick method to burn five grand in one move: register the domains of famous automotive makers.
In a Uniform Rapid Suspension decision against the domains Audi.auto and Audi.cars, the loss was substantial: these domains cost $2,888 dollars each to register, if not more.
That’s like losing the down-payment for a brand new Audi A7.
Audi AG of Ingolstadt, Germany, filed the URS at the National Arbitration forum, and the Respondent, Sammy Quraan of union, New Jersey, was given the bad news.
“The domain names are not used for bona fide offering goods or services. The websites display notices “website coming soon”. Complainant has not authorized Respondent, Sammy Quraan, to use its trademark “AUDI” or to register the domain names and Complainant is not affiliated with Respondent. Respondent is not commonly known by the domain name. According to the WHOIS information, the Registrant is Sammy Quraan. Use of the domain names for a “Under Construction” website” does not constitute legitimate or fair use. Thus, Respondent has no legitimate right or interest to the domain names pursuant to URS Procedure 1.2.6.2.”
According to the URS procedure, both Audi.auto and Audi.cars were ordered to be in suspended mode until the end of their registration.
For the full text of this URS decision, click here.
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