WIPO D2016-0367 · 2016
Accenture Global Services Limited v. Patel Holdings
Transferredaccenturejobs.com
In Accenture Global Services Limited v. Patel Holdings, D2016-0367 (WIPO, 2016), the panel transferred accenturejobs.com, registered in January 2016, although it hosted no website at all. The registrant used the address recruiting@accenturejobs.com to pose as Accenture's recruiters, and the panel held that this email use was bad faith registration and use.
The parties
- Complainant
- Accenture Global Services Limited
- Respondent
- Patel Holdings
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