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Pfizer wins domain dispute

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has scored a victory over a man from Bangladesh who registered the domains pfizer.org and celebrex.org. The WIPO, an international organization that hears domain disputes, ruled that the defendant, Samir Kumar, failed to prove that he did not register the domains in bad faith.

Both names are trademarks of the corporation, and the organization jointly challenged the registration with its subsidiary, G D Searle. According to some reports, Pfizer had previously registered the domains, along with approximately 50 others, only to allow the domains to expire. The domains were then placed on an auction list. While some names, such as Viagra.org, were returned to Pfizer, others were snatched up by people like Kumar.

The WIPO ordered Kumar to turn over the domains to Pfizer. It is unclear why Pfizer allowed their .org domains to expire only to re-register and raise disputes over them later on. Registering domains similar to registered corporate trademarks and then selling them for profit is an illegal practice known as cybersquatting. Pfizer is one of the worlds largest pharmaceutical companies, with offices in 150 countries.

Source: Sify
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