National Arbitration Forum Issues Two Decisions on Amazon Web Addresses

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Minneapolis, MN, October 04, 2005 --( Amazon.com, Inc., represented by Kevin M. Hayes, filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on August 10, 2005 against the respondent Michele Dinoia c/o SZK.com." The panel ordered all 12 domain names transferred to Amazon.com, Inc. Amazon.com filed a separate complaint on August 9, 2005 asserting legal rights to amazln.com.Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the National Arbitration Forum also has offices located in New Jersey and Los Angeles.It also asserted that the respondent had registered and was using the domain names in bad faith, and was "a ‘recidivist cybersquatter’ with more than 20 reported decisions against it for conduct like that reflected in the Complaint in this proceeding," according to the decision authored by National Arbitration Forum panelists Terry F. Peppard, Paul A. Dorf, and Paul M. DeCicco.Michele Dinoia c/o SZK.com defended the registration and use of one of the domain names, amazonne.com, by arguing that "ammazzone" is a generic Italian term, the equivalent of the generic English word "amazon," and not confusingly similar to Amazon.com’s trademark." The panel ordered all 12 domain names transferred to Amazon.com, Inc.Amazon.com filed a separate complaint on August 9, 2005 asserting legal rights to amazln.com.

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