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Jay Leno wins right to website named after his new show

July 07, 2009 Edition 1

GENEVA: Television host Jay Leno has won control of a web address using the name of his new show.

The UN's World Intellectual Property Organisation says current owner Guadalupe Zambrano, of Katy, Texas, will have to transfer the domain name - thejaylenoshow. com - to the comedian.

The agency says Zambrano failed to demonstrate he had a legitimate reason for registering the address five years ago while Leno was still hosting The Tonight Show.

Zambrano used the site to redirect web surfers to his real estate business.

The Jay Leno Show premieres on September 14 on NBC in the US. - Sapa-AP