Monkey States You Can’t Have This Domain Name

Firm loses case for MonkeySays.com.

A firm that sells t-shirts and tote bags emblazoned with the saying “Monkey States” has lost its attempt to grab the domain name MonkeySays.com through a UDRP case.

Monkey-States, LLC, which owns the domain names monkey-states.com and monkeysays.net tried to upgrade its domain with the help of National Arbitration Forum. But the one person panel denied it.

The firm clearly knew the owner of MonkeySays.com registered the domain years ahead of it started using its trademark. Following all, the firm registered monkeysays.net since the .com wasn’t available. Still, it argued that the respondent registered the domain in bad faith since he renewed it.

The panel wasn’t having any of those arguments, writing:

This Panel agrees with Respondent in the fact that Respondent could not possibly have had the purpose of disrupting the business that would not exist for years into the future.

Monkey-States, LLC was represented by Daniel J. Holmander of Barlow, Josephs & Holmes Ltd.