https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199649 A domain name used as a commercial identifier can receive protection analogous to a trade mark or trade name because it performs a source-identifying function in internet commerce. Where a mark has prior use, goodwill, and exclusive association with one trader, another party cannot appropriate it as a domain name merely on a first-come, first-served basis. The defendants' registration and use of the disputed domain name, without any legitimate connection or credible explanation and accompanied by a demand for payment, showed bad faith intended to exploit goodwill, block the rightful user, and cause confusion. The conduct amounted to infringement and passing off, and injunctive relief was granted with liberty to seek transfer of the domain name. en-us Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:57:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199649 A domain name used as a commercial identifier can receive protection analogous to a trade mark or trade name because it performs a source-identifying function in internet commerce. Where a mark has prior use, goodwill, and exclusive association with one trader, another party cannot appropriate it as a domain name merely on a first-come, first-served basis. The defendants' registration and use of the disputed domain name, without any legitimate connection or credible explanation and accompanied by a demand for payment, showed bad faith intended to exploit goodwill, block the rightful user, and cause confusion. The conduct amounted to infringement and passing off, and injunctive relief was granted with liberty to seek transfer of the domain name. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199649