On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, William Allen Simpson wrote:
Look at those dates. A race to the registrar, by mere days, clearly designed to prevent the city from using the .com domain.
What exactly are you talking about? The domain had been registered since 1996, and the site had been in operation since 1997.
Perhaps you missed the findings of fact:
February 21, 1996: Barcelona.com
March 5, 1996: 42 registrations by Barcelona City.
One wonders, how did Ms. Concepcio Riera Llena know that the city was about to embark on trademark registrations and a network presence?
Someone registers a domain name prior to a city receiving trademark registrations, so they obviously are doing it with intent and knowledge that the city is applying for trademarks? Wow, you are really out there now. I too am done with this thread, as you are so far from reality it doesn't warrant further discussion with you.