Madonna Ciccone, P/K/A Madonna v. Dan Parisi

Case No. D2000-0847 (2000)

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Madonna Ciccone, P/K/A Madonna v. Dan Parisi

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Case No. D2000-0847 (2000)

Facts

Madonna (plaintiff), a well-known celebrity entertainer and musician, owned the trademark “MADONNA” in the United States and had used that trademark since 1979. Additionally, she used this trademark in connection with sexually explicit photographs of herself. Dan Parisi (defendant) registered “MADONNA” as a trademark in Tunisia in 1998 and began using this trademark in connection with an adult-entertainment website. Additionally, Parisi attempted to register the domain name madonna.com. Later, Madonna disputed the use of the domain name, at which point Parisi removed the adult content from the website and simply placed a notice that the domain name was under dispute. As a part of the present proceedings, Parisi admitted that madonna.com was confusingly similar to “MADONNA” but argued that he nonetheless had a legitimate business interest in the domain name.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Partridge, Panelist)

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