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ARBITRATIONANDMEDIATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Dynamis Limited v. Alice Stephen Uppal

Case N. D!"#$%!##&

1. The Parties

The Cmplainant is Dynamis Limited ' Lndn( United )in*dm ' +,eat -,itain and N,the,n I,eland

/U)01( ,ep,esented 2y 3,a**e 4 C.( U).

The Respndent is Alice Stephen Uppal ' D,5ms( Pennsylvania( United States ' Ame,ica /USA01(

,ep,esented 2y 6hn -e,,yhill( Ph.D.( Es7.( USA.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disp5ted dmain name 825siness',sale.cm9 is ,e*iste,ed :ith Net:,; Sl5tins( LLC the

/Re*ist,a,01.

3. Procedura !istor"

The Cmplaint :as 'iled :ith the 3IPO A,2it,atin and Mediatin Cente, the /Cente,01 n

Decem2e, ( !"#$( the Re*ist,a,

t,ansmitted 2y email t the Cente, its ve,i'icatin ,espnse cn'i,min* the Respndent as the ,e*ist,ant and

p,vided the cntact details.

The Cente, ve,i'ied that the Cmplaint satis'ied the ',mal ,e75i,ements ' the Uni',m Dmain Name

Disp5te Resl5tin Plicy the /Plicy0 , /UDRP01( the R5les ', Uni',m Dmain Name Disp5te Resl5tin

Plicy the /R5les01( and the 3IPO S5pplemental R5les ', Uni',m Dmain Name Disp5te Resl5tin Plicy

the /S5pplemental R5les01.

In acc,dance :ith pa,a*,aphs !a1 and ?a1 ' the R5les( the Cente, ',mally nti'ied the Respndent ' the

Cmplaint( and the p,ceedin*s cmmenced Decem2e, #!( !"#$. In acc,dance :ith pa,a*,aph


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matte, n 6an5a,y #$( !"#?. The Panel 'inds that it :as p,pe,ly cnstit5ted. Each mem2e, ' the Panel

has s52mitted the Statement ' Acceptance and Decla,atin ' Impa,tiality and Independence( as ,e75i,ed

2y the Cente, t ens5,e cmpliance :ith pa,a*,aph > ' the R5les.

The Cmplainant 'iled s5pplemental s52missins n Decem2e, !"( !"#$( and the Respndent 'iled

s5pplemental ,eply s52missins n 6an5a,y #$( !"#?.

#. $actua Bac%ground

The Cmplainant is an inc,p,ated cmpany 5nde, the la:s ' En*land and 3ales. The Cmplainant :as

,i*inally inc,p,ated 5nde, the name -5sinesses , Sale.cm Limited( 25t chan*ed its name t Dynamis

plc and then a*ain t Dynamis Limited.

The Cmplainant :ns the dmain name 825sinesses',sale.cm9 :hich :as ,i*inally ,e*iste,ed n

Decem2e, #?( #BB< 2y -5siness ! -5siness Limited and 5sed in cnnectin :ith a p52licatin called

-5siness and P,emises ', Sale. It :as then t,ans'e,,ed t the Cmplainant in #BBB.

The Cmplainants :e2site at /:::.25sinesses',sale.cm0 se,ves as a plat',m t 2,in* t*ethe, 25ye,sand selle,s ' 25sinesses ',m many di''e,ent c5nt,ies. The Cmplainant *ene,ates ,even5e p,incipally

',m adve,tise,s p,ivate selle,s( 2,;e,s and ',anchis,s1 :h pay t adve,tise thei, 25sinesses. The

Cmplainant is nt invlved in the act5al t,ansactins :he,e2y adve,tised 25sinesses , ',anchises a,e sld.

The Cmplainants :e2site has ve, $""(""" ,e*iste,ed 5se,s and att,acts m,e than # millin 5ni75e 5se,s

each mnth. App,imately =


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,e*iste,ed t,adema,; ', the /25siness',sale.cm0 name.

Registered and ,sed in Bad $aith

The Respndent is alle*ed t have en*a*ed in a patte,n ' activity desi*ned t cn'5se Inte,net 5se,s int

2elievin* that the Respndents :e2site at /:::.25siness',sale.cm0 is ,elated t the Cmplainants

:e2site and 25siness. The Respndent has desi*ned he, :e2site t mimic the Cmplainants :e2site 2y

,eplicatin* the 2l5e heade, :ith the title /-5siness',sale.cm0 in :hite tet( inc,p,atin* ta2s at the 2ttm' the heade, :ith identical s52%titles( and 5tiliFin* tet :hich is p,edminately 2l5e :ith ,an*e accents. The

Respndent has ,eplicated tet and cntent ',m the Cmplainants :e2site. The Respndent misleadin*ly

s5**ests that she has 2een pe,atin* the 25siness ', seve,al yea,s( :he,eas it :as act5ally nly la5nched

t: yea,s a*. The Respndent claims t 2e the :,lds 'av5,ite :e2site ' its ;ind( :hen in 'act the

Cmplainant hlds this psitin. The Respndent has cntacted the Cmplainants clients( and has cpied

listin*s ',m the Cmplainants :e2site( and 5sed them n he, :n :e2site :ith5t pe,missin.

The Cmplainant s52mits that the Respndent m5st have ;n:n a25t the Cmplainants ,i*hts in the

-USINESSESORSALE.COM ma,;( 2eca5se the Cmplainants :e2site at /:::.25sinesses',sale.cm0 is

s :ell%;n:n in the ind5st,y and 2eca5se the Respndent vi,t5ally cpied the Cmplainants :e2site.

Lastly( the Cmplainant cntends that the Respndent has ''e,ed t sell the disp5ted dmain name ', an

in,dinately hi*h p,ice( :hich is in ecess ' he, 5t%' pc;et inc5,,ed epenses.

B. Res(ondent

Identica or Con)using" *imiar

The Respndent cntends that the Cmplainant des nt have ,i*hts in the ma,;

-USINESSESORSALE.COM ntin* that the Cmplainants U) t,adema,; applicatin ', the ma,; :as

denied. The Respndent s52mits that the Cmplainant :ill'5lly mitted this mate,ial 'act in this p,ceedin*.

3ith ,espect t cmmn la: ,i*hts( the Respndent s52mits that the Cmplainant 'ails t p,vide s5''icient

evidence t esta2lish the elements ,e75i,ed t s5pp,t cmmn la: ,i*hts. The Respndent cntends that

the te,m -USINESSESORSALE.COM is desc,iptive i' nt *ene,ic and that it is nt distinctive ' the

Cmplainant. The Cmplainant has nt p,vided evidence s5**estin* that the Cmplainants ln*%standin*

5se ' -USINESSESORSALE.COM has ,es5lted in the ,elevant p52lic ,ec*niFin* the ph,ase as

ecl5sively dentin* the Cmplainants se,vices. The Respndent ,elies n Inte,net sea,ches :hich lcated

many thi,d pa,ties :h 5se the ph,ase /-5sinesses , Sale0 in cm2inatin :ith the, elements. The

Respndent hi*hli*hts ,e'e,ences s5ch as /25siness',sale'l,ida.cm0 and /25siness',saleinpheni.cm0.

The Respndent als s52mits that in the Cmplainants :n c5nt,y( the,e a,e the, entities :hich 5se the

ph,ase /25sinesses ', sale0 s5ch as /25sinesses',sale.c.5;0.

The Respndent admits that a desc,iptive ma,; is capa2le ' ac75i,in* distinctiveness th,5*h 5se( 25t nly:hen that 5se is s52stantially ecl5sive. The Cmplainant has nt p,vided any evidence t s5pp,t s5ch

ecl5sive 5se ' the cmmn and *ene,ic ph,ase /25sinesses',sale.cm0.

The Respndent als s52mits that p,evi5s panels have '5nd that in cases ' desc,iptive ma,;s( small

di''e,ences matte, in te,ms ' a cn'5sin analysis. Many dmain names have 2een '5nd nt t 2e

cn'5sin*ly simila, t desc,iptive ma,;s 2ased n small di''e,ences. In this case( the deletin ' the lette,s

/es0 is a small di''e,ence( 25t 2eca5se the ma,; in 75estin is s desc,iptive( the disp5ted dmain name

sh5ld nt 2e '5nd t 2e cn'5sin*ly simila,.

Rights or +egitimate Interests

The Respndent is 5sin* the disp5ted dmain name ', the le*itimate p5,pse ' pe,atin* a :e2site

''e,in* the se,vices ' adve,tisin* 25sinesses ', sale. The Respndent a,*5es that 2eca5se


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/25sinesses',sale.cm0 is s desc,iptive( the small di''e,ence in the disp5ted dmain name means that the

Respndent is entitled t 5se the dmain name 825siness',sale.cm9 in assciatin :ith a :e2site :hich

''e,s the se,vices ' adve,tisin* 25sinesses ', sale.

Registered and ,sed in Bad $aith

The Respndent claims that the Cmplainant is attemptin* t t5,n the UDRP int a cpy,i*ht p,ceedin* 2y

invitin* a dete,minatin ' :hethe, elements ' the :e2sites a,e '5nctinal , ep,essive. The Respndentcntends that this is nt the app,p,iate ',5m t claim cpy,i*ht in',in*ement , 5n'ai, cmpetitin. The

Respndent '5,the, s52mits that she did nt ta,*et the Cmplainant t ,e%sell the disp5ted dmain name ',

a p,ice hi*he, than 5t%'%pc;et epenses. The Respndent p5,chased a dmain name that :as made 5p

' desc,iptive and *ene,ic te,ms and she is the,e',e ',ee t 5se it t cmpete in the cmmn 'ield :hich it

desc,i2es. The Respndent has acc,din*ly nt ,e*iste,ed , 5sed the disp5ted dmain name in 2ad 'aith

5nde, the Plicy.

C. *u((ementa $iings

Com(ainant's *u((ementa $iing

A,*5in* that the Respnse ,aises a ne: iss5e nt add,essed in the Cmplaint( namely the ,e'5sal ' the U)

t,adema,; applicatin( Cmplainant see;s t ma;e a s5pplemental 'ilin*. The Cmplainant cntends that

the 'act that the U) applicatin :as ,e'5sed des nt mean that the Cmplainant des nt have ,i*hts in the

ma,; as ,e75i,ed 2y the Plicy. A t,adema,; applicatin can 2e ,e'5sed ', a va,iety ' *,5nds( ', eample

the ma,; may 2e cnt,a,y t p52lic plicy , m,ality( , i' the ma,; desc,i2es cha,acte,istics ' the

*dsse,vices cve,ed. The Cmplainant has cnceded it des nt :n a ,e*iste,ed t,adema,; ', the

ma,; -USINESSESORSALE.COM( 25t claims that it des in 'act :n s52stantial cmmn la: ,i*hts(

:hich is pe,mitted 5nde, the Plicy.

The Cmplainant s52mits '5,the, evidence ' ac75i,ed distinctiveness a,isin* ',m 5se ' the ma,;

-USINESSESORSALE.COM.

Res(ondent's *u((ementa $iing

The Respndent maintains that the Cmplainant is :ithhldin* mate,ial in',matin 2y ,e'5sin* t eplain

:hy the U) t,adema,; applicatin :as denied. The Respndent cntends that s5ch ,e'5sal means that the

Panel can ass5me the denial 2e',e the U) T,adema,;s O''ice :as 2ased n /s52stantive *,5nds0 that the

ma,; in 75estin :as desc,iptive , *ene,ic in nat5,e.

The Respndent als challen*es the Cmplainants additinal evidence ' cmmn la: 5se ' the ma,;

-USINESSESORSALE.COM.

-. Discussion and $indings

Acc,din* t pa,a*,aph ?a1 ' the Plicy( in ,de, t s5cceed( the Cmplainant m5st esta2lish each ' the

'll:in* elementsG

i1 the disp5ted dmain name is identical , cn'5sin*ly simila, t the t,adema,; , se,vice ma,; in :hich

the Cmplainant has ,i*htsH

ii1 the Respndent has n ,i*hts , le*itimate inte,ests in ,espect ' the disp5ted dmain nameH and

iii1 the disp5ted dmain name has 2een ,e*iste,ed and is 2ein* 5sed in 2ad 'aith.

A. Preiminar" $inding On *u((ementa $iings


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Richard . Page

Panelist Dissentin*1

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