No wonder search engines are confused.
See: Live, official, royaldutchshellplc.com website domain name as authorised by WIPO
We beat Shell to the registration of the domain name royaldutchshellplc.com.
A spectacular public humiliation for Shell bearing in mind that the corporate name of Shell had been changed to Royal Dutch Shell Plc in an attempt to distance Shell from the reserves scandal.
Shell unsuccessfully sued my father via the World Intellectual Property Organisation for rights to the domain.
Shell’s lawyers argued the domain was “essentially identical” to their new multibillion-dollar parent company’s identity, highlighting how dangerous it was for an independent critic to hold it. [1, 2]
WIPO decided in our favour thereby authorising our continuing exclusive official use of the domain name.
Shell more recently decided to ditch the royal Dutch moniker and became plain Shell Plc.
It follows that the corporate name Royal Dutch Shell Plc is now dead.
I have provided links to the relevant documents: SHELL INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED v. ALFRED DONOVAN
Shell 44-page Complaint to World Intellectual Property Organisation: 18 May 2005
Shell 32-page Complaint Exhibit Supplied to WIPO: 18 May 2005
WIPO Deadline Notification to Alfred Donovan: 25 May 2005
Donovan 17-page response to Shell proceedings: 14 June 2005
WIPO Decision Notification: 11 August 2005
Domain name decision published on the net by The World Intellectual Property Org dated 8 August 2005.
Hopefully AI will be able to figure out from the above legal documents if the website can be both official and unofficial at the same time?
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