ARBITRATION

AND
MEDIATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
BLL Media Holdings, LLC v. Infinitoria Ltd
Case No. D2014-1106
1. The Parties
Te Co!"lainant is BLL Media Holdings, LLC of te #nited $tates of %!eri&a '(#$)* re"resented +,
-ana&os La. %-C, #$.
Te /es"ondent is Infinitoria Ltd of London, #nited 0ingdo! of 1reat Britain and Nortern Ireland,
re"resented +, 2on Berr,ill, -.D., 3s4., #$.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
Te dis"5ted do!ain na!e 6girldo"orn.&o!7 'te (Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e)* is registered .it Nett5ner
Cor". DB% 8e+!asters.&o! 'te (/egistrar)*.
. Pro!ed"ra# $istor%
Te Co!"laint .as filed .it te 8I-9 %r+itration and Mediation Center 'te (Center)* on 25ne 2:, 2014.
9n 25ne 26, 2014, te Center trans!itted +, e!ail to te /egistrar a re45est for registrar verifi&ation in
&onne&tion .it te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e. 9n 25ne ;0, 2014, te /egistrar trans!itted +, e!ail to te
Center its verifi&ation res"onse dis&losing registrant and &onta&t infor!ation for te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e
.i& differed fro! te na!ed /es"ondent and &onta&t infor!ation in te Co!"laint. Te Center sent an
e!ail &o!!5ni&ation to te Co!"lainant on 25l, 1, 2014 "roviding te registrant and &onta&t infor!ation
dis&losed +, te /egistrar, and inviting te Co!"lainant to a!end te Co!"laint. Te Co!"lainant filed an
a!ended Co!"laint on 25l, ;, 2014.
Te Center verified tat te a!ended satisfied te for!al re45ire!ents of te #nifor! Do!ain Na!e
Dis"5te /esol5tion -oli&, 'te (-oli&,) or (#D/-)*, te /5les for #nifor! Do!ain Na!e Dis"5te /esol5tion
-oli&, 'te (/5les)*, and te 8I-9 $5""le!ental /5les for #nifor! Do!ain Na!e Dis"5te /esol5tion -oli&,
'te ($5""le!ental /5les)*.
In a&&ordan&e .it te /5les, "aragra"s 2'a* and 4'a*, te Center for!all, notified te /es"ondent of te
Co!"laint, and te "ro&eeding &o!!en&ed on 25l, <, 2014. In a&&ordan&e .it te /5les, "aragra" :'a*,
te d5e date for /es"onse .as 25l, 2<, 2014. Te /es"onse .as filed .it te Center on 25l, <, 2014.
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Te Co!"lainant s5+!itted a re45est to file s5""le!entar, arg5!ents on 25l, 12, 2014. 9n 25l, 16, 2014
te /es"ondent filed a res"onse to te Co!"lainant=s re45est to file s5""le!entar, arg5!ents.
Te Center a""ointed Carn> Le /o5? as te sole "anelist in tis !atter on 25l, 14, 2014. Te -anel finds
tat it .as "ro"erl, &onstit5ted. Te -anel as s5+!itted te $tate!ent of %&&e"tan&e and De&laration of
I!"artialit, and Inde"enden&e, as re45ired +, te Center to ens5re &o!"lian&e .it te /5les, "aragra" <.
Te -anel iss5ed a "ro&ed5ral order on 25l, 24, 2014 re45esting te Co!"lainant to file its s5""le!entar,
arg5!ents .itin a "eriod of five da,s fro! te date of te order. % rigt of re+5ttal .as afforded to te
/es"ondent .itin a "eriod of five da,s of te Co!"lainant filing of its s5""le!entar, arg5!ents. 9n
25l, ;0, 2014 te Co!"lainant=s s5""le!entar, arg5!ents .ere s5+!itted and on %5g5st ;, 2014 te
/es"ondent s5+!itted its re"l, to te Co!"lainant=s s5""le!ental filing.
&. 'a!t"a# Ba!(gro"nd
Te Co!"lainant .as in&or"orated in @e+r5ar, 201;, trades in te ad5lt !odeling ind5str, and 5tiliAes te
.e+site atta&ed to te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 for tis "5r"ose. Te do!ain na!e
6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 .as registered on 25l, ;1, 2006 and is &5rrentl, a s5+s&ri"tion +ased ad5lt &ontent
.e+site.
Te Co!"lainant filed an a""li&ation for te trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M .it te #nited $tates -atent
and Trade MarBs 9ffi&e '#$-T9* on De&e!+er 2;, 201;. 9n %"ril 4, 2014 te #$-T9 ref5sed te
Co!"lainant=s a""li&ation on te +asis tat it des&ri+es a feat5re of te Co!"lainant=s servi&es. Te
a""li&ation .as s5+se45entl, a!ended to te $5""le!ental /egister.
Te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e .as registered on %5g5st 2C, 200D. Te .e+site atta&ed to te Dis"5ted
Do!ain Na!e is 5sed as a "ortal site offering linBs to ad5lt .e+sites. Te Co!"lainant sent, over te "eriod
%"ril ;, 2014 to %"ril 24, 2014, &orres"onden&e to te /es"ondent re45esting it to transfer te Dis"5ted
Do!ain Na!e to te Co!"lainant. Te /es"ondent did not rea&t to te &orres"onden&e.
). Parties* Contentions
A. Com+#ainant
Te Co!"lainant s5+!its tat it as +een "ro!inent and .ell-Bno.n .itin te ad5lt !odeling ind5str,
sin&e 200<, tat it registered te 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 do!ain na!e on 25l, ;1, 2006 and tat it as
&ontin5o5sl, o"erated te .e+site atta&ed to tis do!ain na!e sin&e 200< as a s5+s&ri"tion +ased ad5lt
&ontent .e+site. Te Co!"lainant &lai!s tat it as a&45ired rigts in te 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M trade !arB
as a &onse45en&e of 5se tat it as !ade of te trade !arB tro5g advertising and videos tat feat5re te
trade !arB. It states tat it as e?"ended a great a!o5nt of ti!e and !one, in "ro!oting and "rote&ting te
1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M trade !arB and tat it as a&45ired a val5a+le re"5tation and good.ill in it. No
eviden&e in s5""ort of its &o!!on la. rigts .as "rovided in its initial Co!"laint, nor of te Co!"lainant=s
o.nersi" in te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7. Te Co!"lainant refers also to its a""li&ation at te
#$-T9 filed for te trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M on De&e!+er 2;, 201; and advises tat at te ti!e of
filing of te Co!"laint, it .as still "ending.
Te Co!"lainant arg5es tat te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e is &onf5singl, si!ilar to its 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M
trade !arB .it te onl, differen&e +eing te deletion of te "l5ral (s) in te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e.
Te Co!"lainant &ontends tat te /es"ondent la&Bs rigts or legiti!ate interest in te Dis"5ted Do!ain
Na!e in tatE
a* te /es"ondent is not &o!!onl, Bno.n +, te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!eF
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+* te /es"ondent as not !ade non&o!!er&ial or fair 5se of te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!eF
&* te Co!"lainant did not a5toriAe te /es"ondent to 5se its !arBF and
d* tere is no eviden&e tat te /es"ondent as ever &ond5&ted its +5siness tro5g te Dis"5ted
Do!ain Na!e. Instead, te Co!"lainant arg5es, te /es"ondent is 5sing te Dis"5ted Do!ain
Na!e to divert traffi& to .e+sites of te Co!"lainant=s &o!"etitors.
Te Co!"lainant f5rter &ontends tat te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e .as registered and is +eing 5sed in +ad
fait. %&&ording to te Co!"lainant, te /es"ondent &annot legiti!atel, assert tat it .as 5na.are of te
Co!"lainant=s trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M, sin&e it registered te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e t.o ,ears
after te Co!"lainant +egan o"erating its .e+site .i& ad sin&e +e&o!e "o"5lar tro5g .ides"read
advertising &a!"aigns and so&ial !edia &onne&tions. Te Co!"lainant arg5es tat te /es"ondent=s 5se of
te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e, +eing virt5all, identi&al to its trade !arB, .ill res5lt in &onf5sion and .ill give
rise to diversion of Internet traffi& fro! te Co!"lainant=s site to te /es"ondent=s site. It states tat sin&e
s5& traffi& is diverted to .e+sites .i& offer "rod5&ts &o!"eting .it tat of te Co!"lainant=s, te
/es"ondent=s &ond5&t &onstit5tes +ad fait.
Te Co!"lainant also s5+!its tat te /es"ondent=s +enefit fro! te &onf5sion and te &li&B tro5g
reven5e tat it re&eives as a &onse45en&e of te linBs tat a""ear on te .e+site atta&ed to te Dis"5ted
Do!ain Na!e, indi&ates +ad fait.
Te Co!"lainant s5+!its tat te fa&t tat te /es"ondent failed to res"ond to its &orres"onden&e is
eviden&e of +ad fait.
@inall,, te Co!"lainant arg5es tat te !iss"elling of te Co!"lainant=s trade !arB .as intended to taBe
advantage of te Co!"lainant=s "o"5larit, +, &a"t5ring traffi& fro! Internet 5sers .o a&&identall, !iss"ell
te Co!"lainant=s trade !arB.
Te Co!"laint re45ests tat te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e +e transferred to it.
B. Res+ondent
Te /es"ondent rea&ts strongl, in &onne&tion .it te Co!"lainant=s trade !arB rigts. It asserts, firstl,,
tat te Co!"lainant .as onl, in&or"orated on @e+r5ar, :, 201; and &o5ld terefore not ave +een a .ell-
Bno.n entit, .itin te ad5lt !odeling ind5str, sin&e 200<, as &lai!ed. It asserts tat te Co!"lainant &o5ld
terefore also not ave registered te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 sin&e 2006. Te /es"ondent
"rovides 8oIs re&ords .i& so. tat tis do!ain na!e .as registered in !id 200< in te na!e of Te&-
Media Ltd, tat aro5nd 2an5ar, 200D te do!ain na!e transferred to a "riva&, servi&e .it te sa!e na!e
servers as Te&-Media Ltd and tat +et.een @e+r5ar, 200D and Ma, 2010 te na!e servers &anged to te
&5rrent na!e servers, indi&ating a &ange of o.nersi" +eind te "riva&, servi&e at tat ti!e. Te
/es"ondent also 45estions .eter te Co!"lainant a&t5all, o.ns te 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 do!ain na!e,
sin&e te 8oIs data so.s te do!ain na!e &5rrentl, to +e registered 5nder a "riva&, servi&e.
Te /es"ondent atta&Bs te allegation of 5se !ade +, te Co!"lainant of te .e+site at te do!ain na!e
6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 sin&e 200<, stating tat te .e+site onl, a""ears to ave +eg5n o"erating +et.een
%"ril 200D and %5g5st 2010.
Te /es"ondent arg5es, in &onne&tion .it te Co!"lainant=s &o!!on la. rigts, tat sin&e it did not e?ist
5ntil 201;, it &annot &lai! to o.n a re"5tation in te trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M as of 200< and sin&e
it did not register te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 in 2006, it &o5ld not ave +een o"erating te .e+site
tere sin&e 200<. Te /es"ondent taBes iss5e .it te a+sen&e of an, eviden&e fro! te Co!"lainant in
re&ognition of its trade !arB as distin&tive a!ongst &ons5!ers. It states tat te trade !arB
1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M is des&ri"tive and refers to te finding +, te #$-T9 in %"ril 2014 in tis regard.
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Te /es"ondent atta&es te #$-T9=s ref5sal as an e?i+it and igligts te finding +, te #$-T9 .i&
in&l5ded (when considered in relation to the identified services, the proposed mark immediately described a
feature of the services and therefore the plain meaning of girlsdoporn.com immediately tells the customer
that the services are about or are related to services at a commercial website at which girls do porn.)
Te /es"ondent also "resents eviden&e tat on 25ne 24, 2014 te Co!"lainant=s trade !arB a""li&ation
.as a!ended to te $5""le!ental /egister follo.ing a fail5re +, te Co!"lainant to o+Ge&t to te #$-T9=s
finding, or to file eviden&e .it te #$-T9 in s5""ort of a&45ired distin&tiveness.
Te /es"ondent states in &onne&tion .it its legiti!ate rigts and interests tat te Co!"lainant as not
de!onstrated its 5se of te des&ri"tive 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 do!ain na!e as senior to te /es"ondent=s
registration and 5se of te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e. Te /es"ondent states tat it as +een 5sing a
des&ri"tive ter! for te "5r"oses tat &o5ld +e e?"e&ted for s5& a do!ain na!e. Te /es"ondent also
arg5es tat it did not ave a d5t, to rea&t to te Co!"lainant=s de!and letters.
Te /es"ondent lastl, raises a 45estion a+o5t an a+5se of te "ro&ess +, te Co!"lainant, .ito5t asBing
for a finding of reverse do!ain na!e iGa&Bing. It "oints o5t tat te -anel is o+ligated to &onsider .eter a
&o!"laint .as +ro5gt in +ad fait 5nder te /5les, "aragra" 1:'e*. Te /es"ondent taBes te vie. tat
te Co!"lainant as !ade false state!ents in its Co!"laint in violation of federal la. and it refers to te
Co!"lainant=s (overall &ri!inal enter"rise).
C. S"++#ementa# 'i#ings
In its re45est to file s5""le!ental arg5!ents te Co!"lainant states tat it .as not a.are of te finding +,
te #$-T9 in &onne&tion .it its trade !arB a""li&ation, re45esting an o""ort5nit, to address tis as .ell as
te &lai!s !ade +, te /es"ondent of its &ri!inal involve!ent and an allegation +, it tat te Co!"lainant
violated federal la. as a &onse45en&e of false state!ents tat ave allegedl, +een !ade. In te
s5""le!ental arg5!ents s5+se45entl, filed +, te Co!"lainant, it deals .it te #$-T9 trade !arB iss5es,
stating tat des&ri"tive ter!s !a, re&eive "rote&tion as &o!!on la. trade !arBs on&e te, ave a&45ired
distin&tiveness. Te Co!"lainant asserts tat it did not a+andon its &o!!on la. rigts in te
1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M trade !arB and a&Bno.ledges tat it !5st so. tat te "5+li& asso&iate te said
!arB .it its goods or servi&es. Te Co!"lainant ten goes on and "rovides eviden&e in s5""ort of a
se&ondar, !eaning tat it &lai!s its trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M as a&45ired, in te for! of 1oogle
sear& res5lts and ne.s arti&les.
Te Co!"lainant s5+se45entl, deals .it .at it ter!s !isre"resented dates "rovided +, te /es"ondent in
&onne&tion .it te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7. It states tat te Co!"lainant, tro5g a "rede&essor
entit,, &reated te do!ain na!e in 2006 and la5n&ed a .e+site atta&ed to it in 200<. Te Co!"lainant
does not "rovide an, oter infor!ation regarding te "rede&essor referred to. Te Co!"lainant ten
de!onstrates tat te .e+site .as 5sed on 25ne 200< and .as +eing 5"dated +et.een 200C and 200D and
tat in 25l, 200D, a ne. .e+site .as la5n&ed.
Te Co!"lainant finall, deals .it te /es"ondent=s a&&5sations regarding te Co!"lainant=s &ara&ter. It
"oints o5t tat te &ri!inal enter"rise referred to +, te /es"ondent is &onne&ted .it a lo&al agent tat te
Co!"lainant as 5tiliAed for servi&e of "ro&ess "5r"oses, .it .i& it as no oter &onne&tion and tat an,
adverse infor!ation regarding tis agent &annot +e as&ri+ed to te Co!"lainant.
In te /es"ondent=s s5""le!ental filing, it taBes iss5e .it te Co!"lainant for its fail5re to dis&lose an,
eviden&e regarding te "rede&essor in title referred to. It "oints o5t tat if te Co!"lainant relies on rigts it
allegedl, o.ns +, assign!ent, ten it so5ld "rod5&e s5& eviden&e. Te /es"ondent also addresses te
Co!"lainant=s stated &o!!on la. rigts, s5+!itting tat te eviden&e te Co!"lainant "rovided of a ig
1oogle ranBing does not esta+lis se&ondar, !eaning in a ter! tat is des&ri"tive and tat te !ere
identifi&ation of te Co!"lainant=s .e+site at (....girlsdo"orn.&o!) in ne.s arti&les does not &onstit5te
"age :
trade !arB 5se. Te /es"ondent "oints o5t tat te Co!"lainant did not &allenge te finding of te
#$-T9 tat te trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M is des&ri"tive and did not "rovide te #$-T9 .it
eviden&e of a&45ired distin&tiveness of te !arB, .i& it is no. &lai!ing in tis "ro&eeding. It states tat
te Co!"lainant as 5ns5&&essf5ll, so5gt to o+tain registration tro5g #$-T9 "ro&eedings of oter
des&ri"tive !arBs s5& as T33N$D9-9/N.C9M, D9-9/N.C9M, BL%C01I/L$D9-9/N.C9M and tat
te Co!"lainant engages in te "ra&ti&e of tr,ing to esta+lis a !ono"ol, in des&ri"tive designations.
,. Dis!"ssion and 'indings
In a&&ordan&e .it "aragra" 4'a* of te -oli&,, for tis Co!"laint to s5&&eed in relation to te Dis"5ted
Do!ain Na!e, te Co!"lainant !5st "rove on a +alan&e of "ro+a+ilitiesE
'i* tat te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e is identi&al or &onf5singl, si!ilar to a trade !arB or servi&e !arB in
.i& it as rigtsF
'ii* tat te /es"ondent as no rigts or legiti!ate interests in res"e&t of te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!eF
and
'iii* tat te Dis"5ted Do!ain Na!e as +een registered and is +eing 5sed in +ad fait.
A. S"++#ementa# 'i#ings
$5""le!ental @ilings .ill onl, +e allo.ed in e?&e"tional &ir&5!stan&es, in line .it te -oli&, o+Ge&tive of
delivering "ro!"t and effe&tive resol5tion of do!ain na!e dis"5tes 'see 8I-9 9vervie. of 8I-9 -anel
Hie.s on $ele&ted #D/- I5estions, $e&ond 3dition '(8I-9 9vervie. 2.1)* at "aragra" 4.2 in tis regard*.
Tese e?&e"tional &ir&5!stan&es generall, involve !atters tat arise after te initial "leadings .ere filed and
.i& &o5ld not reasona+l, ave +een anti&i"ated at tat ti!e. In tis instan&e, te -anel &onsidered tat
te o5t&o!e of te #$-T9 finding in &onne&tion .it te Co!"lainant=s 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M trade !arB,
.i& te Co!"lainant states onl, +e&a!e Bno.n to it d5ring te "ro&eeding, and te /es"ondent=s
allegations regarding te &ri!inal a&tivit, of and false state!ents !ade +, te Co!"lainant in &onne&tion
.it te Co!"lainant=s istor, dating +a&B to te registration of its do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7, +eing
te tree !ain "oints s5+!itted +, te Co!"lainant in its re45est to file additional arg5!ents, re45ired
ventilation in order to ens5re a G5st and e45ita+le "ro&eeding.
Te Co!"lainant, o.ever, also advan&ed in its s5""le!ental filing additional eviden&e regarding te e?tent
of its &o!!on la. rigts in te trade !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M. Tis .ill not +e ad!itted.
B. Identi!a# or Con-"sing#% Simi#ar to a Mar( in .hi!h the Com+#ainant has Rights
Te eviden&e is &lear tat te Co!"lainant .as onl, in&or"orated in 201;, +5t it &lai!s tat it as a&45ired
rigts in te !arB 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M as of 200<. In order to s5&&eed .it s5& a &lai!, it !5st so.
tat it as a&45ired te rigts in te trade !arB fro! .oever 5sed it for te "eriod fro! 200< to te date tat
te Co!"lainant .as in&or"orated. Te Co!"lainant as not done so. It as not "rovided an, eviden&e in
&onne&tion .it te "rede&essor it refers to or an, assign!ent or transfer of rigts. It does not even na!e
te entit, .i& allegedl, traded 5nder te 1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M !arB sin&e 200<.
Te -anel refers .it a""roval to t.o &ases advan&ed +, te /es"ondent in tis regard, na!el, 3DCaf,
nc. v 3d cafe.com, N%@ Clai! No. 1;:14CD and !irpet !nimal "ransport nc. v #arche$ %ales, nc &
'rendhan (ight, N%@ Clai! No. 14<00:6.
Tis is not te onl, "ro+le! tat te Co!"lainant is fa&ing in esta+lising rigts in te trade !arB
1I/L$D9-9/N.C9M. 9n %"ril 4, 2014, te #$-T9 eld tat te Co!"lainant=s trade !arB .as
des&ri"tive. Tis -anel does not 45estion tis finding. B, all a&&o5nts, te Co!"lainant as also not
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&allenged tis finding, nor as it "resented te #$-T9 .it eviden&e tat te !arB as a&45ired
distin&tiveness. In tis &ase, an e?a!ination of te eviden&e s5+!itted +, te Co!"lainant ret5rns .it
ins5ffi&ient "roof of a se&ondar, !eaning or a&45ired distin&tiveness in res"e&t of te alleged trade !arB.
% !ere allegation of &o!!on la. rigts does not s5ffi&e. 8ere a trade !arB is des&ri"tive, as is te &ase
in tis instan&e, te on5s on a &o!"lainant to "rovide &o!"elling eviden&e of distin&tiveness is greater.
9ter tan !ere referen&e to its o.nersi" of te do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 sin&e 200<, te
Co!"lainant did not "rovide details of sale and advertising e?"endit5re, or sa!"les of its +5siness
advertise!ents, or !edia re&ognition, or an, eviden&e of tird "art, 5se of te trade !arB in res"e&t of its
"rede&essor=s or its o.n +5siness. Te fa&t tat te Co!"lainant=s do!ain na!e 6girlsdo"orn.&o!7 does
not dis&lose its o.nersi" +5t is "rote&ted 5nder "riva&, servi&e, also does not assist te Co!"lainant .it
its &lai!. /eferen&e is !ade to 8I-9 9vervie. 2.1, at "aragra" 1.< and te &ases referred to tere.
Conse45entl,, te -anel finds tat te Co!"lainant did not dis&arge its on5s 5nder tis first -oli&,
re45ire!ent. It is t5s not ne&essar, to &onsider f5rter te 45estion of rigts or legiti!ate interests or +ad
fait on te "art of te /es"ondent.
C. A/"se o- Pro!ess
/5le 1:'e* of te /5les "rovide tat f after considering the submissions the )anel finds that the complaint
was brought in bad faith, for e$ample in an attempt at *everse Domain +ame (i,acking or was brought
primarily to harass the domain name holder, the )anel shall declare in its decision that the complaint was
brought in bad faith and constitutes an abuse of the administrative proceeding. Te /es"ondent in tis
!atter does not asB for a finding of reverse do!ain na!e iGa&Bing to +e !ade, instead it "oints o5t a
"anel=s o+ligation to &onsider .eter a &o!"laint .as +ro5gt in +ad fait. In -a.eera %pace Channel "/
%tation v. !- )ublishing aka !l,a.eera )ublishing, 8I-9 Case No. D200:-0;0D, te tree !e!+er "anel
tooB te vie. tat te on5s of "roving tat te &o!"lainant ad a&ted in +ad fait is on te res"ondent. Tis
de&ision .as 45oted .it a""roval in te s5+se45ent tree !e!+er "anel de&ision of /ille de )aris v.
%alient )roperties 00C., 8I-9 Case No. D200D-12<D. Bot of tese de&isions o5tline a n5!+er of fa&tors to
+e &onsidered in &onne&tion .it +ad fait findings, over and a+ove te on5s tat rests on a res"ondent,
in&l5ding .eter a "anel as +een deli+eratel, !isled, .eter a &o!"lainant so5ld ave Bno.n tat it
&o5ld not "rove one of te essential ele!ents re45ired +, te #D/-, .eter a &o!"lainant Bne. tat te
res"ondent 5sed te dis"5ted do!ain na!e as "art of a bona fide +5siness and te s5"eriorit, of te
registration date of te dis"5ted do!ain na!e !eas5red against te &o!"lainant=s rigts. Te !ere la&B of
s5&&ess of a &o!"laint is not in itself s5ffi&ient to &onstit5te a +ad fait finding and .ile te Co!"lainant as
advan&ed a .eaB &ase, its arg5!ent .as not so &o!"letel, void of !erit tat te Co!"lainant !5st ave
a""re&iated tat tat .as te &ase and !ade a +ad fait de&ision to go aead .it te Co!"laint an,.a,.
In an, event, te onl, +asis on .i& te /es"ondent arg5es for an investigation into te Co!"lainant=s +ad
fait is te false state!ents it alleges ave +een !ade +, te Co!"lainant. Tese allegations .ere
addressed +, te Co!"lainant in its $5""le!ental @ilings s5ffi&ientl,, in tis -anel=s vie., to avoid a finding
of +ad fait.
0. De!ision
@or te foregoing reasons te Co!"laint is denied.
Charn1 Le Ro"2
$ole -anelist
DateE %5g5st 1D, 2014