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ARBITRATIONANDMEDIATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

IMB Textil S.A. v. Domain Administrator, Name Administration Inc. (BVI)

Case No. D20!"0#$

1. The Parties

T%e Com&lainant is IMB Textil S.A. o' So a*lo, Bra+il, re&resented - ir/er Co 1td., Sit+erland.

T%e 3es&ondent is Domain Administrator, Name Administration Inc. (BVI) o' 4rand Ca-man, Ca-man

Islands, 5verseas Territor- o' t%e 6nited in7dom o' 4reat Britain and Nort%ern Ireland, re&resented - 8o%n

Berr-%ill, %.d., 9s:., 6nited States o' America.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

T%e dis&*ted domain name ;&*/et.com< is re7istered it% 6nire7istrar Cor& (t%e =3e7istrar>).

. Pro!ed"ra# $istor%

T%e Com&laint as 'iled it% t%e ?I5 Aritration and Mediation Center (t%e =Center>) on 8*ne $, 20!.

5n 8*ne @, 20!, t%e Center transmitted - email to t%e 3e7istrar a re:*est 'or re7istrar veri'ication in

connection it% t%e dis&*ted domain name. 5n 8*ne 2, 20!, t%e 3e7istrar transmitted - email to t%e

Center its veri'ication res&onse con'irmin7 t%at t%e 3es&ondent is listed as t%e re7istrant and &rovidin7 t%e

contact details. 5n 8*ne 2!, 20! t%e Center sent a comm*nication to t%e Com&lainant re:*estin7 to

&rovide t%e missin7 Com&laint and Annexes. 5n 8*ne 2$, 20!, t%e Center sent a '*rt%er comm*nication tot%e Com&lainant noti'-in7 it t%at t%e Com&laint as administrativel- de'icient in t%at it %ad identi'ied t%e

ron7 3e7istrar. In res&onse to a noti'ication - t%e Center t%at t%e Com&laint as administrativel-

de'icient, t%e Com&lainant 'iled an amendment to t%e Com&laint on 8*l- , 20!.

T%e Center veri'ied t%at t%e Com&laint to7et%er it% t%e amendment to t%e Com&laint satis'ied t%e 'ormal

re:*irements o' t%e 6ni'orm Domain Name Dis&*te 3esol*tion olic- (t%e =olic-> or =6D3>), t%e 3*les 'or

6ni'orm Domain Name Dis&*te 3esol*tion olic- (t%e =3*les>), and t%e ?I5 S*&&lemental 3*les 'or

6ni'orm Domain Name Dis&*te 3esol*tion olic- (t%e =S*&&lemental 3*les>).

5n 8*l- 2, 20! t%e Center received an in'ormal comm*nication 'rom t%e 3es&ondent re:*estin7 t%e

Com&lainant to &rovide t%em it% some annexes.

5n 8*l- , 20! t%e Center received a comm*nication 'rom 3es&ondents A*t%ori+ed 3e&resentative


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re:*estin7 t%e Center to direct all '*t*re corres&ondence in t%is matter e sent to t%e contact details &rovided

'or t%e 3es&ondents re&resentative.

In accordance it% t%e 3*les, &ara7ra&%s 2(a) and !(a), t%e Center 'ormall- noti'ied t%e 3es&ondent o' t%e

Com&laint, and t%e &roceedin7s commenced on 8*l- , 20!. In accordance it% t%e 3*les, &ara7ra&% #(a),

t%e d*e date 'or 3es&onse as 8*l- 2, 20!. T%e 3es&onse as 'iled timel- it% t%e Center.

T%e Center a&&ointed ?aric/ A. 3ot%nie, 1*i+ 9. Monta*r- imenta and 3ic%ard 4. 1-on as &anelists int%is matter on A*7*st 2#, 20!. T%e anel 'inds t%at it as &ro&erl- constit*ted. 9ac% memer o' t%e anel

%as s*mitted t%e Statement o' Acce&tance and Declaration o' Im&artialit- and Inde&endence, as re:*ired

- t%e Center to ens*re com&liance it% t%e 3*les, &ara7ra&% $.

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

T%e Com&lainant is a Bra+ilian com&an-. Accordin7 to t%e Com&laint, it %as several stores in Bra+il and

Vene+*ela 'rom %ic% it sells clot%in7. T%e Com&lainant also claims t%at it ex&orts its clot%in7 to several

ot%er So*t% American co*ntries, ort*7al and A*stralia.

Accordin7 to t%e Com&laint, t%e Com&lainant %as een sellin7 its clot%in7 in Bra+il - re'erence to t%e rand

69T since @$. More recentl-, it %as assi7ned ri7%ts to a &arent com&an- %ic% is or/in7 on a

'ranc%isin7 &ro7ram.

T%e 3es&ondent is in t%e *siness o' re7isterin7 domain names s*c% as dictionar- ords, descri&tive

&%rases and 7eo7ra&%ic terms to moneti+e t%em.

In t%e &resent case, t%e 3es&ondent re7istered t%e dis&*ted domain name on Ma- #, 200. Materials

s*mitted in t%e 3es&onse and arc%ived on t%e ?a-ac/ Mac%ine at =.arc%ive.or7> s%o t%at, since it

as re7istered, t%e dis&*ted domain name %as resolved to a esite %ic% %as lin/s (&res*mal- &a-"&er"

clic/ lin/s) to searc%es related to */et (or %*/et) in T%ailand and 7eneral in'ormation related to T%ailand.

B- Se&temer 20, t%ere as a c%an7e in t%e esite. ?%ile still retainin7 lin/s related to */et (or

%*/et) and T%ailand, t%e esite also incl*ded a anner across t%e to& =Clic/ %ere to *- */et.com 'or

-o*r esite nameE>.

). Dis!"ssion and 'indings

ara7ra&% !(a) o' t%e olic- &rovides t%at in order to divest t%e 3es&ondent o' t%e dis&*ted domain name,

t%e Com&lainant m*st demonstrate eac% o' t%e 'olloin7F

(i) t%e dis&*ted domain name is identical or con'*sin7l- similar to a trademar/ or service mar/ in %ic%

t%e Com&lainant %as ri7%tsG and

(ii) t%e 3es&ondent %as no ri7%ts or le7itimate interests in res&ect o' t%e dis&*ted domain nameG and

(iii) t%e dis&*ted domain name %as een re7istered and is ein7 *sed in ad 'ait%.

ara7ra&% #(a) o' t%e 3*les directs t%e anel to decide t%e Com&laint on t%e asis o' t%e statements and

doc*ments s*mitted and in accordance it% t%e olic-, t%ese 3*les and an- r*les and &rinci&les o' la t%at

it deems a&&licale.

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

In s*&&ort o' its claim to trademar/ ri7%ts, t%e Com&laint incl*des in Annexes H and $ a list o' trademar/s 'or,

or containin7 69T, %ic% t%e Com&lainant sa-s it %as re7istered in vario*s co*ntries incl*din7 Bra+il.


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T%ese trademar/s do incl*de Bra+ilian 3e7istered Trademar/ No. H0$!$$ in class 2# 'or 69T %ic%

as a&&arentl- 'iled on 8*ne 0, @@$ and re7istered on 5ctoer @, @@. A lar7e n*mer o' t%e claimed

trademar/s, %oever, are descried in t%e Annexes as =&endin7>.

T%e 'irst di''ic*lt- is t%at t%e evidence o' t%ese trademar/s does not incl*de re7istration certi'icates or

&rinto*ts 'rom online 3e7isters s*c% as t%at 'o*nd t%ro*7% T9SS at =.*s&to.7ov>. 3at%er, t%e annexes

are &rint o*ts o' %at a&&ear to e t%e internal listin7 maintained - t%e Com&lainants la 'irm or trademar/

attorne-s.

ara7ra&% ()(xv) o' t%e 3*les re:*ires a com&lainant toF

Annex an- doc*mentar- or ot%er evidence, incl*din7 a co&- o' t%e olic- a&&licale to t%e domain

name(s) in dis&*te and any trademark or service mark registration*&on %ic% t%e com&laint relies .

(em&%asis s*&&lied).

T%is anel considers t%at t%e Com&lainants (or its la 'irms) internal listin7 o' trademar/s o*ld t-&icall-

not e s*''icient to satis'- t%e re:*irements o' t%e olic- and t%e 3*les. T%e anel also notes t%at t%e

materials in t%e Com&laint do not incl*de 'i7*res 'or sales reven*es or advertisin7 ex&endit*res *nder or -

re'erence to t%e trademar/ 69T. Nor does t%e Com&laint incl*de exam&les or ill*strations o' t%etrademar/ in *se. T%*s, t%e Com&laint 'alls ell s%ort o' satis'-in7 t%e re:*irements to &rove oners%i& o'

an *nre7istered trademar/F see ?I5 5vervie o' ?I5 anel Vies on Selected 6D3 J*estions,

Second 9dition (=?I5 5vervie 2.0>), &ara7ra&% .$.

It is *nnecessar- 'or t%e anel to decide t%is case on t%e asis o' lac/ o' &roo' o' trademar/ ri7%ts, %oever,

in vie o' t%e concl*sions t%e anel reac%es in relation to t%e t%ird lim *nder t%e olic- to %ic% t%e anel

no t*rns.

B. Rights or Legitimate Interests

In vie o' t%e concl*sions t%e anel reac%es in relation to t%e t%ird lim *nder t%e olic- it is *nnecessar- to

decide t%is case *nder t%e second lim o' t%e olic-.

C. Registered and +sed in Bad 'aith

6nder t%e t%ird re:*irement o' t%e olic-, t%e Com&lainant m*st estalis% t%at t%e dis&*ted domain name

%as een ot% re7istered and *sed in ad 'ait% - t%e 3es&ondent. T%ese are conK*nctive re:*irementsF

ot% re7istration and *se m*st e s%on to %ave een in ad 'ait%.

4enerall- s&ea/in7, a 'indin7 t%at a domain name as re7istered and is ein7 *sed in ad 'ait% re:*ires an

in'erence to e dran t%at t%e res&ondent in :*estion %as re7istered and is *sin7 t%e dis&*ted domain name

to ta/e advanta7e o' its si7ni'icance as a trademar/ oned - (*s*all-) t%e com&lainant.

In t%e &resent case, t%e dis&*ted domain name consists o' t%e letter strin7 =&*/et> &l*s t%e 7eneric To&"1evel

Domain (7T1D) =.com>. Disre7ardin7 t%e 7T1D com&onent, t%e letter strin7 =&*/et> is in 'act t%e name o' a

ell"/non island in T%ailand. In ma/in7 t%at 'indin7, t%e anel ac/noled7es t%at t%ere is at least one

ot%er commonl- *sed s&ellin7 'or t%at &lace, %*/et. Loever, =*/et> is also :*ite idel- *sed.

T%e esite at t%e dis&*ted domain name dis&la-s lin/s in connection it% to&ics relatin7 to T%ailand travel.

T%e evidence in t%is case is t%at t%e 3es&ondent does see/ to moneti+e t%e dis&*ted domain name, *t

does so and %as a&&arentl- done so since it re7istered t%e dis&*ted domain name - see/in7 to ex&loit its

si7ni'icance as t%e name o' t%e %olida- destination in T%ailand. T%ere is no evidence t%at t%e 3es&ondent

%as so*7%t to ta/e advanta7e o' t%e dis&*ted domain names association it% t%e Com&lainants claimed

trademar/s. In t%ose circ*mstances, t%e anel is *nale to 'ind on t%e record in t%is case t%at t%e

3es&ondent %as re7istered t%e dis&*ted domain name in ad 'ait%. See e.g. Gold Medal Travel Group plc v.


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Damir Kruzicevic, ?I5 Case No. D200$"@02.

Accordin7l-, on t%e record in t%is case, t%e Com&laint m*st 'ail.

D. Re,erse Domain Name $i-a!(ing

ara7ra&% #(e) o' t%e 3*les &rovides (in &art)F

I' a'ter considerin7 t%e s*missions t%e anel 'inds t%at t%e com&laint as ro*7%t in ad 'ait%, 'orexam&le in an attem&t at 3everse Domain Name LiKac/in7 or as ro*7%t &rimaril- to %arass t%e

domain"name %older, t%e anel s%all declare in its decision t%at t%e com&laint as ro*7%t in ad 'ait%

and constit*tes an a*se o' t%e administrative &roceedin7.

In an a&&ro&riate case, t%ere'ore, a &anel m*st consider and is re:*ired to ma/e a determination %et%er or

not t%e Com&laint %as een ro*7%t in ad 'ait%. ara7ra&% !.$ o' t%e ?I5 5vervie 2.0 '*rt%er ex&lainsF

=?I5 &anels %ave 'o*nd t%at t%e on*s o' &rovin7 com&lainant ad 'ait% in s*c% cases is 7enerall- on

t%e res&ondent, %ere- mere lac/ o' s*ccess o' t%e com&laint is not itsel' s*''icient 'or a 'indin7 o'

3everse Domain Name LiKac/in7. To estalis% 3everse Domain Name LiKac/in7, a res&ondent o*ld

t-&icall- need to s%o /noled7e on t%e &art o' t%e com&lainant o' t%e com&lainants lac/ o' relevanttrademar/ ri7%ts, or o' t%e res&ondents ri7%ts or le7itimate interests in, or lac/ o' ad 'ait% concernin7,

t%e dis&*ted domain name. 9vidence o' %arassment or similar cond*ct - t%e com&lainant in t%e 'ace

o' s*c% /noled7e (e.7. in &revio*sl- ro*7%t &roceedin7s 'o*nd - com&etent a*t%orities to e

7ro*ndless, or t%ro*7% re&eated cease and desist comm*nications) ma- also constit*te a asis 'or a

'indin7 o' a*se o' &rocess a7ainst a com&lainant 'ilin7 *nder t%e 6D3 in s*c% circ*mstances.>

T%is o' co*rse is not an all"encom&assin7 statement o' t%e circ*mstances in %ic% a 'indin7 o' reverse

domain name %iKac/in7 or ad 'ait% - a com&lainant co*ld e made. It does re'lect, %oever, t%e 7eneral

a&&roac% t%at %as develo&ed over t%e co*rse o' t%e olic-.

In t%e &resent case, t%ere %ad een corres&ondence eteen t%e &arties e'ore t%e Com&laint as 'iled.

T%e Com&lainant %as relied on &art o' t%at corres&ondence O an o''er 'or sale O to tr- and estalis% ad 'ait%

on t%e &art o' t%e 3es&ondent. In t%is anels vie, t%at o''er did not assist t%e Com&lainant eca*se t%e

dis&*ted domain name %as val*e inde&endentl- o' its si7ni'icance as t%e Com&lainants trademar/. T%at is,

it %as val*e eca*se it is t%e name o' a &o&*lar to*rist destination and, as t%e anel %as 'o*nd aove, t%e

3es&ondent did not re7ister t%e dis&*ted domain name in ad 'ait%.

T%e 3es&ondent &oints to a di''erent &art o' t%at corres&ondence. 5n Marc% 2, 20!, t%e 3es&ondent (or

its ro/er) sent an electronic messa7e to t%e Com&lainant see/in7 to K*sti'- its &ositionF

=I am sorr- e ere *nale to come to a7reement ao*t t%is domain name. P*/etP is a common

s&ellin7 o' a ell"/non resort island in T%ailand, and t%e oner %as *sed t%e domain name to

advertise T%ailand travel 'or a ver- lon7 time. T%e oner does not elieve *se o' t%e domain name asa common 7eo7ra&%ic indicator %as an-t%in7 to do it% -o*r claimed trademar/, and loo/s 'orard to

addressin7 -o*r 6D3 com&laint i' necessar-.>

T%*s, t%e Com&lainant as arned e'ore it 'iled t%e Com&laint %at t%e 3es&ondents de'ence o*ld e.

Lavin7 received t%at arnin7, t%e Com&lainant co*ld %ave ta/en 'airl- r*dimentar- ste&s to investi7ate t%e

3es&ondents claims. At a minim*m, it co*ld %ave veri'ied %o t%e dis&*ted domain name as in 'act ein7

*sed. A &ro&erl- advised com&lainant s%o*ld also %ave ta/en ste&s to investi7ate t%e claim t%at t%e

3es&ondent %ad een *sin7 t%e dis&*ted domain name in an *noKectionale a- ='or a ver- lon7 time>. Qor

exam&le, T%e ?a-ac/ Mac%ine maintained at =.arc%ive.or7> is a ell"/non reso*rce %ic% can o'ten

&rovide some indication ao*t %o a domain name %as een *sed at &oints in time in t%e &ast.

T%e Com&lainant, %oever, %as not &rovided an- ex&lanation o' %at, i' an-t%in7, it did to investi7ate t%e

3es&ondents claims e'ore rin7in7 t%e Com&laint. 5n t%e contrar-, t%ere is some indication in t%e


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corres&ondence t%at %as een disclosed t%at t%e 3es&ondent &roceeded on t%e asis t%at man-

res&ondents do not de'end com&laints *nder t%e olic-G t%at is, as t%e 3es&ondent contends, in t%e %o&e

t%at t%e 3es&ondent o*ld not =s%o *&>.

T%e anel considers t%at, in t%e circ*mstances o' t%is case as revealed in t%e record, t%e Com&lainant

s%o*ld %ave reali+ed e'ore 'ilin7 t%e Com&laint t%at its &ros&ects o' s*ccess ere at est %i7%l- s&ec*lative.

It %as not so*7%t to &oint to an-t%in7 %ic% contradicts t%e 3es&ondents claims noti'ied in t%e &re"Com&laint

corres&ondence. 3at%er, on t%e record e'ore t%e anel, t%e Com&lainant a&&ears to %ave &roceeded in t%e%o&e t%at t%e 3es&ondent o*ld not see/ to de'end t%e Com&laint. 4iven t%e stron7 7eo7ra&%ic

si7ni'icance o' t%e dis&*ted domain name and t%e asence o' an- evidence t%at t%e 3es&ondent %as so*7%t

to trade on t%e trademar/ si7ni'icance o' t%e dis&*ted domain name, t%e anel considers t%at is not an

a&&ro&riate *se o' t%e &roced*re *nder t%e olic-. Accordin7l-, t%e anel 'inds t%at t%e Com&laint as

ro*7%t in ad 'ait%.

. De!ision

Qor t%e 'ore7oin7 reasons, t%e Com&laint is denied.

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