Originally Posted by DomBuyer

A lot of you guys don't seem to understand that if you're squatting on a brand which has global trademarks, you can have the name taken away from you without bad faith. Up until recently, the decisions favored big companies, mostly American ones, and you didn't need to do anything but just own the name to get nailed.

The very fact that your friend negotiated with them IS bad faith and they could have taken your friend to WIPO and got the name for $1500 application fee.

Tell your friend he should be happy as a pig in do do.