Jim Bikoff, Holly Lance and Courtney Adams have successfully recovered multiple domain names on behalf of client Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company through the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) using the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
In Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. v. Feng JIECHEN, FA1605001673384 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 17, 2016), the NAF Panel held that the WAWANESA.NET domain name was confusingly similar to Wawanesa's name and mark WAWANESA, and that the registrant had registered and was using the domain name in bad faith because it had actual knowledge of the client's prior rights in the trademark. Read decision here.
In a case concerning WAWANESA.US, Wawanesa established its prior rights in the name and mark WAWANESA based on its use for over a century, and demonstrated that the registrant's use of the domain name to redirect users to competitors' websites and phishing schemes was not a bona fide offering of goods and services and was clear evidence of bad faith. Read decision here.
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is a leading insurance company based in Manitoba, Canada, which provides services throughout Canada and the western United States. The company was founded in 1896, and provides automobile, homeowners, condominium and renters insurance.
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