The case is now sent back to the lower court to order appropriate remedy in accordance with the appelate ruling, which will presumably result in a domain transfer back to the original registrant."

[Editor's note: The lower court's decision in this case was one of the weirdest I've ever seen in trademark law and seemed wholly contrary to the statute. This decision today shows there is still some justice, however delayed. (Prior ICANNWAtch item on this issue). As John Berryhill said elsewhere, and may expand in the comments below (hint, hint), this ruling re-affirms that traditional trademark principles apply to domain names. Thus, under US law, US residents who register a domain name in the US have a legal right to keep it, regardless of the existence of foreign trademarks in the same character string -- just as you would expect for any other use of a term that happens to be trademarked abroad. One hopes (but doubts) that UDRP arbitrators will get the message. -mf]