Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision

The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been published

The respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected.

The respondent also tried to argue that they were intending on using the domain name for a legitimate service.

You can read over the decision, with arguments from both sides and make up your own mind.

By Michele Neylon

Michele is founder and managing director of Irish domain registrar and hosting company Blacknight. Michele has been deeply involved in domain and internet policy discussions for more than a decade. He also co-hosts the Technology.ie podcast.

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