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WIPO has released their administrative panel decision in regards to the domain name Teflonminne, which I told you about here: DuPont’s Teflon does not want to go the way of Hoover – C&D’s Swedish bloggers for speaking Swedish.. Quick recap.
Dupont:

Complainant asserts that the word “teflonminne”, forming the distinctive element of the disputed domain name, is not a word of the Swedish language, as evidenced by the fact that the word is not included in The Swedish Academic Glossary (SAOL), being the most authoritative dictionary in regards to the Swedish language.

Complainant further holds that the domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. Complainant argues that the domain name’s allusion to the non-stick attributes of the trademark establishes Respondent’s knowledge of the TEFLON mark.

Teflonminne:

Respondent argues that the term “teflonminne” is an established and frequently used word in the Swedish language.

Respondent further asserts that the word “teflon” may be used in other ways than to describe Complainant’s trademark. Respondent holds that several dictionaries categorize the word “teflon” both as a trademark, an adjective, a noun, a part of speech and defining its “metaphoric extention”.

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