A new precedent in domain disputes

The Supreme Arbitration Court of Russia has put an end to the years-long battle between Russian companies "Denso" and "Servispoynt and Japanese Denso Corporation. Domain denso.com got the Japanese. Previously, foreign companies have been able in court to return the domain names registered in the zone. RU. However, you should pay attention to the history of the disputed domain name - originally denso.com belonged to a Japanese corporation - until 2000, when representatives of Denso forgot to renew the domain registration. The name was intercepted by Danso Domain, in the same year, assign his Russian "Denso". In 2001, the new domain administrator gave denso.com company Servispoynt "under a partnership. At the time of the proceedings in the Supreme "Denso" remained the domain administrator and the owner of the trademark "Denso" registered class "mail delivery" and the company Servispoynt "fifth year to use the trademark and the disputed domain name. The complaint alleged a Japanese corporation that is registered trademark of Denso for a broad class of goods in 103 countries, including Russia and the USSR. Denso right to the domain denso.com in 2003 recognized the Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center. In 2005, the Russian owners of the domain is successfully challenged this decision in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. Since then, various courts handed down conflicting decisions on this case, according to Vedomosti. The WIPO Center considers disputes on domain names since 1999, but so far, Russian courts never take into account its decision, said partner law firm Salans Victor Naumov - "judgment denso.com case," he said.