MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Holding S.A. of Geneva, Switzerland, just lost its attempt to grab the domain name MSC.com
Its an interesting case because the domain name was acquired by the domain holder Paul Kocher, in a Sedo auction for $48,000 in December 2013 Actually Jeremiah Johnston of Sedo represented the domain holder.
After the auction the trademark holder offered to buy the domain for $50,000 which the domain holder rejected and the UDRP was filed.
Here are the relevant facts and findings by the three member panel:
The Complainant is the intellectual property holding company of what, for present purposes, can be described as the MSC group. An operating member of the MSC