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Freedom of political speech prevails over common law mark rights in a WIPO domain name decision inspired by US constitutional principles
Nikos Prentoulis Lawyers & Consultants
Sutherland Institute v Continuative LLC, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Case No. D2009-0693, 10 July 2009
WIPO's Administrative panel rejected a domain name complaint filed by a US think tank which maintained that there had been an abusive registration of a confusingly similar domain name directing internet users to a site criticizing the complainant's political agenda.
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