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ARBITRATIONANDMEDIATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Diamond Trust Consultancy (UK) Limited v. Kim, JamesCase No. D201!201

1. The Parties

T"e Com#lainant is Diamond Trust Consultancy (UK) Limited o$ %ournemout", United Kin&dom o$ 'reat

%ritain and Nort"ern reland (United Kin&dom*), re#resented +y Ladas -arry, United tates o$ /merica

(United tates*).

T"e es#ondent is Kim, James o$ 'an&!u, e#u+lic o$ Korea, re#resented +y 34ire.com -C, United

tates.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

T"e dis#uted domain name 5diamondtrust.com6 is re&istered it" Netor7 olutions, LLC (t"e e&istrar*).

. Pro!ed"ra# $istor%

T"e Com#laint as $iled it" t"e 8-9 /r+itration and :ediation Center (t"e Center*) on

Novem+er 11, 201. 9n Novem+er 12, 201, t"e Center transmitted +y email to t"e e&istrar a re;uest $or

re&istrar veri$ication in connection it" t"e dis#uted domain name. 9n Novem+er 12, 201, t"e e&istrar

transmitted +y email to t"e Center its veri$ication res#onse con$irmin& t"at t"e es#ondent is listed as t"e

re&istrant and #rovidin& t"e re&istrant

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T"e Center a##ointed /listair -ayne, De+rett '. Lyons and T"e Aon Neil %ron 4.C. as #anelists in t"is

matter on January , 201B. T"e -anel $inds t"at it as #ro#erly constituted. 3ac" mem+er o$ t"e -anel "as

su+mitted t"e tatement o$ /cce#tance and Declaration o$ m#artiality and nde#endence, as re;uired +y t"e

Center to ensure com#liance it" t"e ules, #ara&ra#" >.

&. 'a!t"a# Ba!(gro"nd

T"e Com#lainant is t"e su+sidiary o$ t"e Diamond Trust 'rou# o$ com#anies t"at mana&es t"e 'rou#@>2 $or t"eD/:9ND TUT com+ined ord and lo&o mar7 datin& $rom Ee+ruary 12, 200@.

T"e es#ondent is a domain name +ro7er +ased in t"e e#u+lic o$ Korea. Ae #urc"ased t"e dis#uted

domain name at a NameJet auction in 9cto+er 201 a$ter t"e $ailure o$ t"e #revious oner o$ 1> years to

rene its domain name re&istration.

). Parties* Contentions

A. Com+#ainant

T"e Com#lainant su+mits t"at it ons re&istered trade mar7 ri&"ts in t"e D/:9ND TUT ord mar7 asnoted a+ove and t"at its mar7 is "olly incor#orated into t"e dis#uted domain name. /s a result t"e

Com#lainant su+mits t"at t"e dis#uted domain name is identical or con$usin&ly similar to its D/:9ND

TUT mar7.

T"e Com#lainant says t"at t"ere is no evidence t"at t"e es#ondent made any e$$ort to use t"e dis#uted

domain name in connection it" a bona fideo$$erin& o$ &oods or services, nor is t"ere anyt"in& to su&&est

t"at it "as +een commonly 7non +y t"e dis#uted domain name or t"at t"e es#ondent is ma7in& a

le&itimate noncommercial or $air use o$ t"e dis#uted domain name. T"e Com#lainant says t"at t"e dis#uted

domain name resolves to a landin& #a&e containin& a variety o$ advertisin& lin7s to #otential com#etitors o$

t"e Com#lainant "ic" is not a bona fideor le&itimate use or a le&itimate noncommercial $air use o$ t"e

dis#uted domain name. n addition t"e Com#lainant says t"at t"e es#ondent is o$$erin& t"e dis#uteddomain name $or sale t"rou&" DomainNameales.com* "ic" is $urt"er evidence t"at "e is not ma7in& a

bona fideor le&itimate use o$ t"e dis#uted domain name.

/s $ar as +ad $ait" is concerned t"e Com#lainant says t"at t"e es#ondent "as intentionally used t"e

dis#uted domain name domain to divert le&itimate nternet tra$$ic intended $or t"e Com#lainant to t"e

es#ondent

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o$ t"e Com#lainant years) did not rene it. T"e es#ondent #urc"ased t"e dis#uted domain name at anauction run +y NameJet in 9cto+er, 201. ince ac;uirin& t"e dis#uted domain name at t"is auction t"e

es#ondent says t"at it "as continued to use t"e dis#uted domain name in &ood $ait" in connection it" its

common descri#tive meanin& and su+mits t"at t"ere is a+solutely no evidence t"at "e "as tar&eted t"e

Com#lainant=>@/ $or t"e ord mar7 D/:9ND

TUT datin& $rom e#tem+er , 200. T"e dis#uted domain name "olly incor#orates t"e Com#lainant

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dis#uted domain name. Eurt"er t"e Com#lainant says t"at t"e dis#uted domain name resolves to a landin&

#a&e containin& a variety o$ advertisin& lin7s to #otential com#etitors o$ t"e Com#lainant "ic" is not a bona

fideor le&itimate use or a le&itimate noncommercial $air use o$ t"e dis#uted domain name and t"at t"e

es#ondent "as o$$ered t"e dis#uted domain name $or sale t"rou&" DomainNameales.com*.

n re+uttal, t"e es#ondent says t"at it did not 7no a+out t"e Com#lainant or its ri&"ts in t"e D/:9ND

TUT mar7 "en it ac;uired t"e dis#uted domain name at auction and t"at it #urc"ased it on t"e +asis t"at

it com#rised a com+ination o$ to &eneric ords and on t"e +asis t"at it "ad #reviously +een oned +y t"esame re&istrant $or 1> years +ut "ad la#sed and t"ere$ore as unli7ely to +e o$ interest to t"ird #arties. T"e

es#ondent $urt"er says t"at it ons numerous domain names containin& t"e ords diamond* or trust* and

t"at it sa t"e dis#uted domain name as an o+vious addition to its #ort$olio as a domain name +ro7er. T"e

es#ondent notes t"at it is +ased in t"e e#u+lic o$ Korea and "ad no idea o$ t"e Com#lainant

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#rovided +y t"e Com#lainant, "et"er in its Com#laint or in its su##lemental $ilin&, concernin& t"e e?tent and

re#ute o$ its +usinesses under t"e D/:9ND TUT mar7.

n t"ese circumstances t"e -anel sees no reason t"at t"e es#ondent +ased in t"e e#u+lic o$ Korea

s"ould necessarily "ave +een aare o$ t"e Com#lainant

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/. De!ision

Eor t"e $ore&oin& reasons, t"e Com#laint is denied.

A#istair Pa%ne

-residin& -anelist

De0rett . L%ons

-anelist

The $on Nei# Bron 3.C.

-anelist

DateG January 2>, 201B