WIPO D2000-1015 · 2000
Lockheed Martin Corporation v. Dan Parisi
Complaint deniedlockheedsucks.comlockheedmartinsucks.com
What the case decided
A majority of the panel held that adding 'sucks' to a mark can remove confusing similarity entirely, once the added word signals the site is not affiliated with the owner, and denied the complaint. One panelist dissented. Frequently cited against Wal-Mart Stores v. MacLeod, D2000-0662, on the same question with the opposite result.
The parties
- Complainant
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Respondent
- Dan Parisi
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