AP, rigged, etc. #8981.4 - the plot thickens

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Yes. Swiss Chalet was mentioned in the document.

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Complainant is the owner of numerous trademarks and service marks for the mark SWISS CHALET. The mark was first registered in Canada in 1967 in connection with food for human consumption and related restaurant items, and has since been registered in the United States (December 22, 1992), the United Kingdom (June 10, 1982), the Soviet Union (June 9, 1993), Japan (August 31, 1993), and several other countries. Since the 1950's, Complainant has used the marks in signage and advertising to promote its restaurant business in Canada and elsewhere. Complainant operates 181 restaurants in the United States and Canada specializing in rotisserie chicken and ribs under the SWISS CHALET mark. This includes 135 SWISS CHALET restaurants in Ontario alone, and ten within the Ottawa/Kanata region, including one in Kanata proper.

The domain name at issue was registered on December 21, 1999, by an entity named Impreshun.com, located at 10 Stokes Crescent, Kanata, Ontario, Canada. On April 6, 2000, Impreshun.com emailed the Complainant, identified itself as the broker for an unnamed owner, and offered to lease, rent, or otherwise transfer the use of the domain name to Complainant. Complaint, Annex 5. The sender of the email was identified as Allan J. Grimard, President & CEO of Impreshun.com. Sometime between April 14, 2000, and May 10, 2000, Impreshun.com transferred the domain name at issue to Respondent, and on May 10, 2000, documents requesting transfer of the registration were submitted to Network Solutions. The transfer request document identifies Allan Grimard as both the owner of Impreshun.com and the owner of Wave Comunicaciones, C.A. Response, Annex 6.


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