URS DEFAULT DETERMINATION
Deutsche Lufthansa AG v. petri salo
Claim Number: FA1511001649586
DOMAIN NAME
<lufthansa.one>
PARTIES
Complainant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG of Frankfurt, Germany | |
Complainant Representative: Rauschhofer Rechtsanwälte
Hajo Rauschhofer of Wiesbaden, Germany
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Respondent: petri salo of turku, II, FI | |
REGISTRIES and REGISTRARS
Registries: One.com A/S | |
Registrars: One.com |
EXAMINER
The undersigned certifies that he or she has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his or her knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Examiner in this proceeding. | |
Ms. Natalia Stetsenko, as Examiner |
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Complainant Submitted: November 24, 2015 | |
Commencement: November 25, 2015 | |
Default Date: December 10, 2015 | |
Having reviewed the communications records, the Examiner finds that the Forum has discharged its responsibility under URS Procedure Paragraphs 3 and 4 and Rule 4 of the Rules for the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (the "Rules"). |
RELIEF SOUGHT
Complainant requests that the domain name be suspended for the life of the registration. |
STANDARD OF REVIEW
Clear and convincing evidence. |
FINDINGS and DISCUSSION
Findings of Fact: [OptionalComment] |
Even though the Respondent has defaulted, URS Procedure 1.2.6, requires Complainant to make a prima facie case, proven by clear and convincing evidence, for each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be suspended.
[URS 1.2.6.1] The registered domain name(s) is/are identical or confusingly similar
to a word mark: Determined: Finding for Complainant Complainant met the standard set out in 1.2.6.1 of the URS Procedure since the Complainant, a worldwide known airline and aviation-related business, proved its rights to the mark based on valid national German, CTM, US registrations and international registrations under the Madrid Agreement. The case records show that the trademark is in current use. The added top-level domain “one” is irrelevant for assessing whether the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the Complainant’s mark. The Examiner thus finds that the disputed domain name is identical to Complainant’s “Lufthansa” trademark. [URS 1.2.6.2] Registrant has no legitimate right or interest to the domain name. Determined: Finding for Complainant Complainant has never granted an authorization to Respondent to use the “Lufthansa” sign in its activities, particularly in domain names. Respondent has no trademark rights to the relevant sign, nor does it offer relevant services under the subject trademark. The records show that there are sufficient grounds to presume that such a registration of the disputed domain name was made for commercial gain seeking to benefit from the goodwill related to Complainant’s mark. Accordingly, the Examiner finds that Respondent has no rights to or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. Thus, Complainant satisfied the elements of URS Procedure 1.2.6.2.
[URS 1.2.6.3] The domain name(s) was/were registered and is being used in bad faith.
Determined: Finding for Complainant Complainant satisfied the requirements of URS Procedure 1.2.6.3. Previous Panels have often found bad faith in circumstances where it is unlikely that the registrant would have selected the Domain Name without knowing about the fame and reputation of the well-known trademark corresponding to the domain name in question. See. Harrods Limited v. Walter Trautner, WIPO Case no. D2001-1164 (“…Given the HARRODS Mark’s reputation, the Panel finds it unlikely that (i) Respondent could commercially use the Domain Name without violating Complainant’s trademark right under either German or English law, and that (ii) Respondent would have selected the Domain Name without knowing of the reputation of that mark.”). The degree of fame associated with the “Lufthansa” trademark excludes any presumption that the choice of the domain name could have been incidental. The case records also show that there is a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s mark and the source. Previous UDRP and URS Panels have found bad faith when it is clear that the respondent, by using the domain name, has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to its website or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant’s mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of its website or location. Thus, it is believed that there are clear and convincing evidences on the record in support of bad faith. FINDING OF ABUSE or MATERIAL FALSEHOOD The Examiner may find that the Complaint was brought in an abuse of this proceeding or that it contained material falsehoods. The Examiner finds as follows:
DETERMINATION
After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the Examiner determines that the Complainant
has demonstrated all three elements of the URS by a standard of clear and convincing
evidence; the Examiner hereby Orders the following domain name(s) be SUSPENDED for
the duration of the registration:
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Ms. Natalia Stetsenko Examiner
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