Groovle 1 Google 0 Over domain name claim fight

Groovle 1 Google 0 Over domain name claim fight

When search giant Google Inc filed a claim against small Canadian search engine Groovle.com, Google lawyers probably thinks is a forgone conclusion that Groovel.com will be transferred to them as indicated in the case Google inc filed against Groovel.com, after all, in the previous 64 cased filed by Google about domain names, 63 has been upheld in Google’s favour.

Google argue that Groovel.com owned by 207 Media, was too similar to its own, however mediators in the case disagree with Google and refuse to grant the transfer of Groovel.com to Google, the 3 Judges at the body that arbitrated on the case were unanimous in their decision, they added in their statement that the name was not similar enough to confuse people and the word ‘groovle’ was more closely linked to “groovy” or “groove” rather than Google.

Google also brought other claims against 207 media claiming that the domain was registered in bad faith, the judges refused to examine Google’s claim that the Canadian business had no “legitimate” interest in the domain name and had registered it in “bad faith”.

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