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ARBITRATIONANDMEDIATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Hippie Tours LLC v. Mansour Elseify and Crystal Elseify

Case No. D2014-19!

1. The Parties

Co"plainant is Hippie Tours LLC of #an $ran%is%o& California& 'nited #tates of ("eri%a )*'.#.+,& represented

y Leonardatel C& '.#.

/espondents are Mansour Elseify and Crystal Elseify& of Launa ea%& California& '.#.& represented y

3on erryill& .d.& Es.& '.#.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

Te disputed do"ain na"e 5ippieus.%o"6 )te *Do"ain Na"e+, is reistered 7it Tu%o7s 8n%. )te

*/eistrar+,.

. Pro!ed"ra# $istor%

Te Co"plaint 7as filed 7it te 8: (ritration and Mediation Center )te *Center+, on Nove"er &

2014. :n Nove"er 10& 2014& te Center trans"itted y e"ail to te /eistrar a reuest for reistrar

verifi%ation in %onne%tion 7it te Do"ain Na"e. :n Nove"er 10& 2014& te /eistrar trans"itted y e"ail

to te Center its verifi%ation response %onfir"in tat /espondent is listed as te reistrant and providin te

%onta%t details.

Te Center verified tat te Co"plaint satisfied te for"al reuire"ents of te 'nifor" Do"ain Na"e

Dispute /esolution oli%y )te *oli%y+ or *'D/+,& te /ules for 'nifor" Do"ain Na"e Dispute /esolution

oli%y )te */ules+,& and te 8: #upple"ental /ules for 'nifor" Do"ain Na"e Dispute /esolution oli%y

)te *#upple"ental /ules+,.

8n a%%ordan%e 7it te /ules& pararaps 2)a, and 4)a,& te Center for"ally notified /espondent of te

Co"plaint& and te pro%eedins %o""en%ed on Nove"er 19& 2014. 8n a%%ordan%e 7it te /ules&

pararap !)a,& te due date for /esponse 7as De%e"er 9& 2014. Te /esponse 7as filed 7it te Center

on De%e"er 9& 2014.

Te Center appointed Cristoper #. ;ison as te sole panelist in tis "atter on De%e"er 1!& 2014. Teanel finds tat it 7as properly %onstituted. Te anel as su"itted te #tate"ent of (%%eptan%e and


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De%laration of 8"partiality and 8ndependen%e& as reuired y te Center to ensure %o"plian%e 7it te

/ules& pararap .

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

Co"plainant is te o7ner of '.#. trade"ar< no. 4=!!!4! for te 7ord "ar< H88E '#& 7it a filin date of

(uust 2>& 2012 and a reistration date of 3une 1>& 201= in %lass =! of te Ni%e Classifi%ations in relation to*(dvertisin and "ar


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Do"ain Na"e. 8f /espondents ten fail to present eviden%e tat tey ave rits or leiti"ate interests&

Co"plainant 7ill ave de"onstrated /espondents@ la%< of rits or leiti"ate interests.

Co"plainant states tat on or aout $eruary 1& 2012& Co"plainant %o""uni%ated to /espondents via e"ail

a reuest to pur%ase te Do"ain Na"e. :n or aout Mar% B& 2012& /espondents %o""uni%ated via

e"ail instru%tin a representative of Co"plainant to su"it an offer for te Do"ain Na"e for no less tan

'#D 1&200 on ;oDaddy.%o". :n or aout 3anuary =& 2014& /espondents %aned te reistrar fro"

;oDaddy.%o" to Tu%o7s Do"ains. Co"plainant states tat fro" De%e"er 2=& 201= to $eruary 11& 2014&trou persistent efforts& it atte"pted to pur%ase te Do"ain Na"e fro" /espondents via nu"erous e"ail

%o""uni%ations. (s so7n in tese e"ails& /espondents ave repeatedly in%reased te reuired pur%ase

pri%e for te Do"ain Na"e fro" '#D 1&200 to '#D B0&000.

Co"plainant ures tat /espondents la%< rits or leiti"ate interests in te Do"ain Na"e& sin%e tere is

no eviden%e tat /espondents ave "ade use of te Do"ain Na"e for te bona fidesale of oods or

servi%es of any


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#in%e Co"plainant@s '.#. trade"ar< reistration lon post-dates /espondents@ reistration of te Do"ain

Na"e& /espondents assert tat it 7ould e ne%essary for Co"plainant to so7 senior %o""on la7 rits as

a foundational proposition for te *ad fait+ ele"ent in te Co"plaint. Ho7ever& /espondents arue tat

Co"plainant provides no eviden%e of volu"e of sales& etent of advertisin& or any %o""er%ial data

7atsoever in support of a %lai" to ave a%uired %o""on la7 trade"ar< rits trou use of a free

7esite servi%e. None of te eviden%e epe%ted of a %o""on la7 %lai" is present in te Co"plaint.

Co"plainant as presented a '.#. trade"ar< reistration issued in 3une 201=& %lai"in to e for talent

aen%y and advertisin and "ar


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/espondents %ontend tat rits and leiti"ate interests %an in%lude euitale interests su% as seniority&

epe%tation and relian%e interests. /espondents are te senior party in tis %ase. /espondents reistered

te Do"ain Na"e prior to May 19& 200>. e%ause /espondents %ould not lo%ate te oriinal pur%ase

re%eipt& /espondent %onta%ted te /eistrar to %onfir" tat /espondents 7ere te party to 7o" rene7al of

te Do"ain Na"e 7as %ared in May 200>. ("on te leiti"ate rits re%onied in 'D/ pro%eedins

is te euitale rit of priority& and /espondents ave senior rits in te Do"ain Na"e. rior to

Co"plainant %o"in into eisten%e and te sele%tion of its trade na"e& Co"plainant 7as perfe%tly %apale

of as%ertainin /espondents@ ten-eistin reistration of te Do"ain Na"e. Co"plainant@s first approa% to/espondent 7as 7itin days of Co"plainant@s for"ation of *Hippie us LLC+ in 3anuary 2012.

/espondents "aintain tat te ter" *ippie us+ and variations tereof are %o""only used in #an $ran%is%o

and oter areas to refer to a type of tour servi%e or us servi%e. Te ar%etypi%al *ippie us+ 7as tat of

autor en esey and is *Merry ran


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,iii- Registered and "sed in /ad aith

/espondents e"pasie tat te final %riteria reuired to e proven y Co"plainant is tat te Do"ain

Na"e 7as )a, reistered in ad fait& and ), used in ad fait y /espondents. (%%ordin to /espondents&

te *ad fait+ %riterion in te oli%y is an ele"ent of spe%ifi% intent dire%ted to7ard Co"plainant and arisin

fro" rits


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)ii, /espondent as no rits to or leiti"ate interests in respe%t of te Do"ain Na"e? and

)iii, /espondent as reistered and is usin te Do"ain Na"e in ad fait.

A. Identi!a# or Con"sing#% Simi#ar

Te anel "ust first deter"ine 7eter te Do"ain Na"e is identi%al or %onfusinly si"ilar to a trade"ar< in

7i% Co"plainant as rits. Co"plainant as su"itted eviden%e tat it o7ns a '.#. federally reisteredtrade"ar< for H88E '#& reistered in 3une 201= in relation to *(dvertisin and "ar


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respondent fails to do so& a %o"plainant is dee"ed to ave satisfied pararap 4)a,)ii, of te 'D/.

8n support of itsprima facie %ase& Co"plainant %ontends tat /espondents la%< any rit or leiti"ate rits

in te Do"ain Na"e e%ause it is ina%tive and as not een used y /espondents in %onne%tion 7it a

bona fideofferin of oods or servi%es? tat Co"plainant as not li%ensed or oter7ise per"itted

/espondents to use its H88E '# "ar

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