Lost in Translation: Redseek and Ye Shall Redfind

("Respondent alleges in an e-mail to Complainant (Annex K) that the word "redbul" means "find" in Turkish. This allegation is not correct. The English verb "find" translates into "bul" in the Turkish language. Neither the word "redbul" nor the word "red" have any dictionary meaning in Turkish. Respondent has not given any explanation why he chose to combine the word "bul" with "red".")

Case: D2001-1035

Domain(s): redbul.com

Complainant: Red Bull GmbH.

Respondent: Grey Design

The Defense:

..."redbul" means "find" in Turkish and that he was planning to use it for a search engine...