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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Complainant, Vs. FULL SYSTEM S.a.S., Respondent. Decision: NAF FA94637 This is a DOMAIN NAME dispute between the parties and will be decided on the record provided by the Complainant. The Complainant is represented by counsel. The Respondent did not answer the Complaint.
PROCEDURAL FINDINGS
Domain Name: OPENMAIL.COM Domain Name Registrar: Network Solutions, Inc. Domain Name Registrant: Full System S.a.S. Date of Domain Name Registration: March 17, 1997. Date Complaint Filed: April 17, 2000. Date of Commencement of Administrative Proceeding in Accordance with Rule 2(a)[1] and Rule 4(c): April 17, 2000. Due Date for a Response: May 8, 2000. Respondent did not file a response as required by Rule 5(a). After reviewing the Complaint and determining it to be in administrative compliance, the NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM (THE FORUM) forwarded the Complaint to the Respondent on April 17, 2000 in compliance with Rule 2(a), and the administrative proceeding was commenced pursuant to Rule 4(c). In compliance with Rule 4(d), The Forum immediately notified Network Solutions, Inc., the INTERNET CORPORATION FOR ASSIGNED NAMES AND NUMBERS (ICANN) and the Respondent that the administrative proceeding had commenced. Respondent did not file a response as required by Rule 5(a). On March 17, 1997, Respondent registered the domain name OPENMAIL.COM with Domain Name Registrar Network Solutions, Inc., the entity that is the Registrar of the domain name. On April 18, 2000, the Domain Name Registrar, NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., verified that Respondent is the Registrant for the domain name OPENMAIL.COM and that by registering its domain name with NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., Respondent agreed to resolve any dispute regarding its domain name through ICANN's Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. FINDINGS OF FACT The undisputed evidence establishes that:
Based on the foregoing, and considering the Respondents failure to dispute the allegations of the Complaint, it is found that the Respondent registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of the Complainant or by using the domain name, the Respondent has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's mark as to source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement or location of a product or service. Complainant's prayer for relief requests that the domain name OPENMAIL.COM be transferred from Respondent to Complainant, pursuant to Paragraph of 4(I) of ICANN's Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution Policy.
CONCLUSIONS
The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and has no know conflict of interest to serve as the Arbitrator in this proceeding. Having been duly selected, and being impartial, the undersigned makes the following conclusions.
DECISION Based on the foregoing, and pursuant to Rule 4(I), it is decided the undersigned directs that the DOMAIN NAME "openmail.com" be transferred to Complainant Hewlett-Packard. Dated: May 22, 2000, by Judge Daniel B. Banks, Jr. (Ret.), Arbitrator.
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