WIPO D2000-1532 · 2001
Bruce Springsteen v. Jeff Burgar and Bruce Springsteen Club
Complaint deniedbrucespringsteen.com
In Bruce Springsteen v. Jeff Burgar and Bruce Springsteen Club, D2000-1532 (WIPO, 2001), the panel denied the complaint even though the domain was identical to Springsteen's unregistered mark, because the registrant showed rights or legitimate interests and bad faith registration and use was not made out on the second and third elements.
The parties
- Complainant
- Bruce Springsteen
- Respondent
- Jeff Burgar and Bruce Springsteen Club
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Summarised by Gergana Dimitrova, who worked at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center from 2018 to 2021 and sits as a domain name panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court. Full background.
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