Published Works | World Trademark Review | 03 October 2023

The central role of the UDRP: abusive cybersquatting cases

Kallpa Generación SA, owner of the Peruvian mark KALLPA, sought the transfer of ‘kallpagas.com’ under the UDRP.

The panel found that the respondent appeared to have operated a business of some substance under its business name prior to the registration of the domain name. The dispute could not reasonably be considered to be a "clear case of cybersquatting" of the type that the UDRP was intended to address.

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