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ARBITRATIONANDMEDIATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Coolside Limited v. Get On The Web Limited
Case No. D2016-0335
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Coolside Limited o Glas!o"# $%otland# the
&nited 'in!dom o G(eat )(itain and
No(the(n *(eland +the &nited 'in!dom,# (ep(esented b )(ness
/all LL/# &nited 'in!dom.
The espondent is Get On The Web Limited o e(to(dshi(e# the
&nited 'in!dom (ep(esented b ohn
)e((hill# &nited $tates o me(i%a.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The dispted domain name 4t(tl.%om +the Domain Name7, is
(e!iste(ed "ith T%o"s *n%. +the e!ist(a(7,.
. Pro!ed"ra# $istor%
The Complaint "as iled "ith the W*/O (bit(ation and 8ediation
Cente( +the 7Cente(7, on
9eb(a( 1:# 2016. On 9eb(a( 1:# 2016# the Cente( t(ansmitted b
email to the e!ist(a( a (e;est o(
(e!ist(a( ve(ii%ation in %onne%tion "ith the Domain Name. On
9eb(a( 1:# 2016# the e!ist(a( t(ansmitted
b email to the Cente( its ve(ii%ation (esponse %oni(min! that
the espondent is listed as the (e!ist(ant and
p(ovidin! the %onta%t details.
The Cente( ve(iied that the Complaint satisied the o(mal
(e;i(ements o the &nio(m Domain Name
Dispte esoltion /oli% +the 7/oli%7 o( &D/7,# the les o(
&nio(m Domain Name Dispte esoltion
/oli% +the les7,# and the W*/O $pplemental les o( &nio(m
Domain Name Dispte esoltion /oli%
+the $pplemental les7,.
*n a%%o(dan%e "ith the les# pa(a!(aphs 2 and tended to 8a(%h 20#
2016. The esponse "as iled "ith the Cente( on
8a(%h 20# 2016.
On 8a(%h :# 2016# the Complainant sbmitted a spplemental
ilin!.
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The Cente( appointed *an Lo"e# on Lan! and i%ha(d G. Lon as
panelists in this matte( on p(il 15# 2016.
The /anel inds that it "as p(ope(l %onstitted. ?a%h membe( o the
/anel has sbmitted the $tatement o
%%eptan%e and De%la(ation o *mpa(tialit and *ndependen%e#
as (e;i(ed b the Cente( to ens(e
%omplian%e "ith the les# pa(a!(aph @.
The Complainant=s spplemental ilin! %omp(ised (the( a(!ment as
to "h the Domain Name %old be
said to have been (e!iste(ed and sed in bad aith. The les do not
p(ovide an s%ope o( a pa(t to maAe
a spplemental ilin!# save that the les pa(a!(aph 12 p(ovides
that the /anel ma (e;est# in its soledis%(etion# (the( statements
o( do%ments (om eithe( o the /a(ties. The /anel does not %onside(
that
the(e is an !(ond on "hi%h to admit the spplemental ilin! and#
a%%o(din!l# de%lines to do so# notin! that
nothin! in that ilin! "old alte( its de%ision.
&. 'a!t"a# Ba!(gro"nd
The Complainant is a %ompan in%o(po(ated in $%otland in 2010.
The Complainant %ommen%ed t(adin!
nde( the name t(tl7 on O%tobe( 26# 2013 and sells "hat it %laims
is a (e-invention o the t(aditional t(avel
pillo"7# ma(Aeted as the t(tl pillo"7. *t has spent &$D
1@#[email protected] and G)/ 6#@:1.55 on adve(tisin! the t(tl7
p(od%t nde( the TTL b(and sin%e 8a 1# 2015# mainl o%sin! on the
.%om7# .%o.A7 and .de7 maBon"ebsites.
The Complainant is the p(op(ieto( o &nited 'in!dom
(e!iste(ed t(adema(A nmbe( 30230:2 TTL iled on
$eptembe( 22# 2013# (e!iste(ed in (espe%t o pillo"s and s%a(ves.
*t has also applied o( (e!iste(ed
t(adema(As in (espe%t o t(tl7 in the &nited $tates o me(i%a
and othe( %ont(ies. *t ope(ates a "ebsite at
""".t(tl.%o.A7.
The espondent is a %ompan in%o(po(ated in ?n!land and Wales on
O%tobe( 6# 1::. *t is a "eb
development %ompan. 9(om the late 1::0s th(o!h to the ea(l pa(t
o the 21st %ent( it (e!iste(ed a
nmbe( o domain names %omp(isin! a%(onms o( initialisms# in%ldin!
the Domain Name "hi%h "as
(e!iste(ed b the espondent on 8a(%h
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The Complainant also alle!es that TTL is a distin%tive ma(A
"hi%h no othe( bsiness is t(adin! nde(. *n
the %i(%mstan%es# !iven also that the Complainant o"ns the
&' (e!iste(ed t(adema(A TTL and has othe(
pendin! (e!ist(ations in (espe%t o that ma(A# it is liAel that
the Complainant is the onl pa(t "ho "old be
inte(ested in p(%hasin! the Domain Name.
B. Res+ondent
The espondent states that one o its aims in the ea(l das o its
ope(ation# in li!ht o the %i(%mstan%es othe *nte(net in 1::# "as to
assist small bsinesses to obtain visibilit on the *nte(net. *ts
a%tivities e>tended
to developin! a%(onms +a nmbe( o "hi%h a(e np(onon%eable as
"o(ds and shold be mo(e p(ope(l
des%(ibed as initialisms, as domain names "ith a vie" to bildin!
and de(ivin! vale (om the tilit o sho(t
domain names.
The espondent points ot that its (e!ist(ation o the Domain Name
is man ea(s senio( to the adoption b
the Complainant o the TTL ma(A and sbmits that it is pe(e%tl
entitled to dispose o its le!itimatel
a%;i(ed bsiness asset as it sees it. The espondent=s se o the
Domain Name has had nothin! to do
"ith the Complainant=s (i!hts. The espondent maintains that it
has neve( sed the Domain Name o(
anthin! to do "ith pillo"s and s%a(ves and has not attempted to
t(ade on the Complainant=s nio(
(eptation. *t has not attempted to pass itsel o as the
Complainant and has not sed the Domain Name todive(t %onsme(s to
%ompetitive oe(in!s o pillo"s o( s%a(ves.
*n (elation to bad aith (e!ist(ation and se# the espondent
points ot that the Domain Name "as (e!iste(ed
mo(e than 10 ea(s beo(e the Complainant %ame into e>isten%e#
let alone the date on "hi%h the
Complainant ma have a%;i(ed (i!hts in (espe%t o TTL. The
espondent also sbmits that the(e is no
eviden%e eithe( to sppo(t a indin! in line "ith those mino(it
indin!s b &D/ panelists that a ta(!eted
%han!in! o se o a domain name in some "a %(eates a (et(ospe%tive
bad aith (e!ist(ation. The
espondent does not a%%ept that its oe(in! the Domain Name o(
sale %an be deemed to indi%ate that the
Domain Name "as (e!iste(ed# o( is bein! sed# in bad aith. The
espondent has not ta(!eted the
Complainant in an "a and the espondent=s !ene(al oe( to sell the
Domain Name is not p(emised on the
Complainant=s ma(A o( di(e%ted to an %ompetito( o the
Complainant. The espondent believes# o( !ood
(eason# that this sho(t a%(onmi%7 domain name has inhe(ent
%omme(%ial vale "holl independent o the
Complainant=s nio( %laim to (i!hts in (espe%t o TTL. The
espondent is adamant that the Domain Name
"as o( sale (om 200:# beo(e the Complainant %ame into
e>isten%e# and has been and is still o( sale.
,. Dis!"ssion and 'indings
%%o(din! to pa(a!(aph
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B. Rights or Legitimate Interests
*n li!ht o the /anel=s indin! in (espe%t o bad aith (e!ist(ation
and se belo"# the(e is no need o( the /anel
to add(ess the isse o "hethe( the espondent has (i!hts o(
le!itimate inte(ests in (espe%t o the Domain
Name.
C. Registered and sed in Bad 'aith
The Domain Name "as (e!iste(ed on 8a(%h isten%e# and 13 ea(s
beo(e the Complainant a%;i(ed (i!hts in (espe%t o the ma(A TTL
and
sbse;entl %ommen%ed t(adin! nde( that name. *n those
%i(%mstan%es# it ha(dl needs statin! that the
espondent %annot %on%eivabl have been a"a(e o the e>isten%e#
o( even potential e>isten%e# o the
Complainant o( o an (i!hts it mi!ht sbse;entl a%;i(e in the name
TTL at the time o (e!ist(ation. *n
this /anel=s vie"# the(eo(e# the Domain Name %annot %on%eivabl
have been (e!iste(ed in bad aith.
small mino(it o &D/ panelists has in the past
attempted to %onst(e sbse;ent bad aith se o a
domain name as (ele%tin! ba%A to bad aith (e!ist(ation#
not"ithstandin! no eviden%e o an bad aith
a%tall ope(atin! at the date o (e!ist(ation. This /anel does not
adhe(e to that theo(. The &D/ poli% is
%lea( in (e;i(in! that a %omplainant mst sho" both that the
domain name "as (e!iste(ed in bad aith andthat it is bein! sed in
bad aith.
?ven those panelists "ho have advo%ated s%h an inte(p(etation o
the /oli% still (e;i(e the(e to be some
eviden%e that the domain name has been sed in bad aith in a
manne( "hi%h indi%ates a %han!e o
behavio( o( othe( spe%ii% ta(!etin! o the %omplainant and its
(i!hts. The Complainant has not b(o!ht an
%ohe(ent eviden%e even o an s%h bad aith se in this %ase.
*t ollo"s that the /anel does not ind that the Domain Name has
been (e!iste(ed and is bein! sed in bad
aith.
D. A/"se o- the Administrati0e Pro!eeding
$eve(al %i(%mstan%es o this %ase (e;i(e the /anel to %onside(
"hethe( the ilin! o the Complaint
%onstittes sin! the /oli% in bad aith to attempt to dep(ive a
(e!iste(ed domain-name holde( o a domain
name.7 les# pa(a!(aph 1# deinition o eve(se Domain Name ia%Ain!
+DN7,. The les# pa(a!(aph
15+e,# %all o( this analsis even "hen the espondent has not
e>p(essl (e;ested a indin! o abse.
Timbermate Products Pty Ltd v. Domains by Proxy, LLC / arry
!or" # W*/O Case No. D2013-1603.
mon! the (easons %ited b &D/ /anels o( a indin! o DN
o( othe( abse a(e the ollo"in!# all o
"hi%h a(e p(esent in this %aseE
- The Complainant i!no(ed settled /oli% p(e%edent in p(esentin!
its %ase as it doesE p(e-t(adema(A
(e!ist(ation o the dispted domain name +W*/O Ove(vie" 2.0#
pa(a!(aph 3.1# i(st pa(a!(aph#
Consenss ie",F bad aith (e;i(es ta(!etin! +/oli%# pa(a!(aph ists
o( as it ma be e>tended b a !ood-aith and (easonable a(!ment.7
Li3uid Nutrition 0nc. v.
li3uidnutrition.com/ 4ertical &xis 0nc .# W*/O Case No.
D200@-15:.
- The Complainant "as told p(io( to ilin! that its %ase "as
baseless +esponse# nne> 9, and "h# et
p(o%eeded an"a. Co5peratie 2niv6 2.&. v. &shantiplc Ltd
/ c/o Domain Name Privacy LLC # W*/O
Case No. D2011-0636. *n the p(esent %ase this "as pa(ti%la(l
ine>%sable# as the espondent
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pointed ot a %ase involvin! simila( alle!ations a!ainst this
same espondent in "hi%h the %omplaint
"as smma(il denied.
- O(dina(il i the a%e o the %omplaint itsel demonst(ates a
settled (eason "h the %omplaint mst be
denied# a panel ma maAe a indin! o DN.7 Tarheel Ta"e7#ut, LLC v.
4ersimedia, 0nc .# W*/O Case
No. D2012-166# %itin! Li3uid Nutrition 0nc. v.
li3uidnutrition.com/ 4ertical &xis 0nc .#supra.
*n li!ht o the o(e!oin!# this /anel %on%ldes that the
%omplainant in a%t Ane" o( %lea(l shold haveAno"n at the time that
it iled the %omplaint that it %old not p(ove one o the essential
elements (e;i(ed b
the &D/7 H bad aith in (e!ist(ation and se. W*/O Ove(vie"
2.0# pa(a!(aph
