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Legitimate Interest (Domain)
A domain owner's valid right to a domain that defeats a UDRP complaint — includes bona fide business use and descriptive names.
Legitimate interest is one of the three UDRP elements — a respondent (domain owner) can defeat a complaint by demonstrating a legitimate right or interest in the domain. Legitimate interests include: using the domain for a bona fide business before any notice of the dispute, being commonly known by the domain name, or making fair use of the domain in a non-commercial manner. Generic and descriptive domain registrations commonly qualify as legitimate interests.