Some time back Chinese national Zheng Zhongxing registered the domain name sonyericsson.com.sg in Singapore for $40.
He tried to sell it to Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications for (S$8,000). The company offered some reasonable amount but Mr Zheng demanded a higher price . Sony Ericsson complained to the Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), the national registry of .sg domain names.
After studying the complaint, SDRP panellist ordered that the domain name be transferred from Mr Zheng to Sony Ericsson last June.
It was observed that while Mr Zheng’s website claimed to be a gateway to Internet sites for Sony Ericsson phones, it also featured competitive products.
Such use of the domain name was “clearly calculated to mislead Internet users into believing that his website was associated with Sony Ericsson.”
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