Miss Universe L.P. LLLP challenged former licensee's continued use of the domain name www.missarizonausa.com based on its rights in the marks MISS ARIZONA and MISS USA.

Miss Universe L.P., LLLP v. A Visual Group, Case No. D2005-0738

Panelist Dennis Foster denied relief, stating:

The Policy at paragraph 4(a)(iii) calls on Complainant to show bad faith in both registration and use. By Complainant’s own admission, when Respondent registered the disputed domain name in 1998, it did so with Complainant’s consent and thereafter used it to help Complainant carry on its business of organizing MISS ARIZONA beauty pageants until the license expired ...   more »