WIPO Decision: Canadian Tire v. Mick McFadden
Text of WIPO decision dismissing Canadian Tire's complaint to seize crappytire.com from Mick McFadden.
Register: Canadian Tire loses fight to call itself 'crap'
In what must be one of the weirdest ever domain dispute cases, Canadian Tire has lost the battle to extend its trademark to the words "crappy tire". By Kieren McCarthy. (July 4, 2001)
ZDNet: Domain battle: Who's got crappy tires?
Canadian Tire Corporation on Thursday lost a battle for cybersite 'crappytire.com' when an arbitrator ruled it could not claim special rights to the expression. (May 31, 2001)
Register: Canadian Tire fights for right to be called 'crap'
Tyre retailer Canadian Tire is taking compatriot Mick Mcfadden to WIPO over his Web site, which the corporation feels infringes on its trademark. Except that Mick owns www.crappytire.com. By Kieren McCarthy. (April 18, 2001)
Washington Post: Canadian Retailer: We Deserve 'Crappy' Internet Domain
In a move that would make most marketers cringe, an icon of chain-store retailing in Canada is asking an international intellectual property organization to rule that, when shoppers say "Crappy Tire," they really mean "Canadian Tire." By Steven Bonisteel. (April 6, 2001)
WIPO Decision: Canadian Tire v. Mick McFadden
Text of WIPO decision dismissing Canadian Tire's complaint to seize crappytire.com from Mick McFadden.
Register: Canadian Tire loses fight to call itself 'crap'
In what must be one of the weirdest ever domain dispute cases, Canadian Tire has lost the battle to extend its trademark to the words "crappy tire". By Kieren McCarthy. (July 4, 2001)
ZDNet: Domain battle: Who's got crappy tires?
Canadian Tire Corporation on Thursday lost a battle for cybersite 'crappytire.com' when an arbitrator ruled it could not claim special rights to the expression. (May 31, 2001)
Register: Canadian Tire fights for right to be called 'crap'
Tyre retailer Canadian Tire is taking compatriot Mick Mcfadden to WIPO over his Web site, which the corporation feels infringes on its trademark. Except that Mick owns www.crappytire.com. By Kieren McCarthy. (April 18, 2001)
Washington Post: Canadian Retailer: We Deserve 'Crappy' Internet Domain
In a move that would make most marketers cringe, an icon of chain-store retailing in Canada is asking an international intellectual property organization to rule that, when shoppers say "Crappy Tire," they really mean "Canadian Tire." By Steven Bonisteel. (April 6, 2001)
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