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THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM PO BOX 50191 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 5405 USA America Online, Inc. COMPLAINANT vs.
Tencent Communications Corp. RESPONDENT DECISION The above entitled matter came on for an administrative hearing on March 21, 2000 before the undersigned arbitrator on the Complaint of Americal Online, Inc. ("AOL" or "Complainant"), represented by James R. Davis, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLLC, 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036, against Tencent Communications Corp. ("Tencent" or "Respondent"), represented by Stephen C. Warneck, Foley Hoag & Elliot, LLP, One Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109. Upon the written submitted record including the Complaint, the Response to Complaint, the Complainants Rebuttal to Respondents Reply to Complaint and the Response of Respondent to the Rebuttal, the following AMENDED DECISION is rendered (superseding the original Decision of March 17, 2000): PROCEDURAL FINDINGS
Domain Name: oicq.com; oicq.net; Domain Name Registrar: Network Solutions Domain Name Registrant: Tencent Communications Corporation Date of Domain Name Registration: January 26, 1999; November 7, 1998 Date Complaint Filed: February 7, 2000 Date Response to Complaint Filed: March 3, 2000
After reviewing the complaint, and determining it to be in administrative compliance, the National Arbitration Forum ("Forum") forwarded the Complaint to the Respondent on February 9, 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 that the administrative proceeding had commenced. The Complaint, the Response, Complainants Rebuttal to Respondents Reply to Complaint and the Response of Respondent to the Rebuttal were docketed and forwarded to the undersigned arbitrator for decision.
FINDINGS OF FACT
CONCLUSION
The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and has no known conflict of interest to serve as the Arbitrator in this proceeding. Having been duly selected, and being impartial, the undersigned makes the following findings and conclusions:
AMENDED DECISION
Based upon the above findings and conclusions, and pursuant to Rule 4(i) of the ICANNs Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the National Arbitration Forums Supplemental Rules to ICANNs Uniform Domain Resolution Policy, it is decided as follows:
THE UNDERSIGNED DIRECTS THAT THE DOMAIN NAMES "OICQ.NET" and "OICQ.COM," REGISTERED BY RESPONDENT TENCENT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, BE TRANSFERRED TO COMPLAINANT AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
Signed this 21st of March 2000 by Judge James A. Carmody (Retired), arbitrator. Honorable James A. Carmody |
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