Dell Computer Corporation v. Clinical Evaluations
WIPO Case No. D2002-0423
- Outcome
- Transfer
- Domain names
- dell4e.com, del4me.com
- Complainant
- Dell Computer Corporation
- Respondent
- Clinical Evaluations
- Panelist
- A. Albert
- Decided
- 09 Jul 2002
- Response
- The respondent did not reply
- Language
- English
Source: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. Official copy: https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2002/d2002-0423.html
WIPO Arbitration
and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE
PANEL DECISION
Dell Computer
Corporation v. Clinical Evaluations
WIPO Case
No. D2002-0423
1. The Parties
Complainant is Dell Computer
Corporation, One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682, United States of America
("Dell" or "Complainant").
Respondent is Clinical
Evaluations, 1525 Broadway, New York, New York 10010, United States of America
("Clinical Evaluations" or "Respondent").
2. Domain Names and
Registrar
The domain names in issue
are <del4me.com> and <dell4e.com> (collectively the "Domain
Names").
The registrar is Domain
Direct, Tucows, Inc., 96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6K 3M1 ("Domain
Direct").
3. Procedural History
The WIPO Arbitration and
Mediation Center ("the Center") received Dell’s Complaint via e-mail
on May 2, 2002 and in hard copy on May 7, 2002. The Center acknowledged receipt
of the Complaint via e-mail on May 7, 2002. The Center forwarded a copy of the
Acknowledgment of Receipt of Complaint to the Respondent, notifying it that
there was a Complaint filed against it but that it had no duty to act at that
time. The Acknowledgment further stated that after the Center verified that
the Complaint satisfied the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy ("the Rules"), the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain
Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("the Supplemental Rules"), and the
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("the Policy"), the
Center would send Respondent an official copy of the Complaint after which Respondent
would have 20 days to respond. The letter further directed Respondent to
the Web sites containing the Rules, Supplemental Rules, and Policy.
The Center sent e-mail
to Domain Direct on May 7, 2002 requesting verification of the registration
of the Domain Names. On May 8, 2002 the Center received confirmation from Domain
Direct via e-mail that:
1) Complainant had sent
it a copy of the Complaint; 2) the Domain Names were registered with Domain
Direct; 3) Respondent was the current registrant; 4) the Policy applies to the
Domain Names; and 5) the current status of the Domain Names was Registrar Lock
(preventing changes from occurring to registration information during the administrative
proceeding). Domain Direct also confirmed the contact names, postal addresses,
e-mail addresses, and phone and facsimile numbers for the organization, administrative,
and technical contacts for the Domain Names.
On May 10, 2002, the Center
requested that Complainant amend the Complaint based on the requested remedy
transferring "all of the Dell Domains" to Complainant. (emphasis
in original) The Center noted that paragraph 4(i) of the Policy allows transfer
or cancellation only of the disputed domain names as a remedy. Complainant clarified
via e-mail on May 22, 2002 that the term "Dell Domains" applied only
to the disputed domains <del4me.com> and <dell4e.com>. The Center
accepted this clarification in lieu of amendment on May 23, 2002.
After verifying that the
Complaint complied with the formal requirements of the Rules, Supplemental Rules,
and Policy, the Center notified the registrant, the administrative, billing
and technical contacts of the Domain Names, by mail and e-mail on May 23, 2002,
of the commencement of the administrative proceeding. It notified Respondent
that Complainant had submitted a Complaint as described above. The notification
also stated that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Policy,
Rules, and Supplemental Rules and that Complainant had made the appropriate
payment. Accordingly, the administrative proceeding commenced on May 23, 2002.
The notification invited Respondent to reply by June 12, 2002 in accordance
with Paragraph 5 of the Rules and the Supplemental Rules. Furthermore, the notification
identified the consequences of default: a Panel would still decide the case
and, in accordance with Paragraph 14 of the Rules, the Panel could draw any
appropriate inferences from the default. The notification also informed Respondent
that Complainant elected a single panelist who would be appointed within five
days after the Response was due. If Respondent preferred a three-member panel,
Respondent could so designate, with the required payment, and would have the
option to nominate three panelists for possible inclusion on the panel. Finally,
Respondent was notified of the identity and contact information of the Case
Manager. The Center sent a copy of the notification via e-mail to Complainant.
Having received no response
to the notification by the June 12, 2002 deadline, the Center notified Complainant
and Respondent via e-mail on June 14, 2002 of Respondent’s default. The notice
stated that the Center would appoint a single panelist to comprise the Panel,
the Panel would be informed of Respondent’s default, and it would be up to the
Panel’s discretion whether to consider any late-filed Response. Finally, the
notice stated that the Center would continue to send case-related materials
to Respondent, as it deemed appropriate.
On June 17, 2002 the Center
advised Complainant and Respondent by e-mail of the identity of the undersigned
sole panelist, Michael A. Albert. In addition, the Center notified Complainant
and Respondent that the Panelist had complied with Paragraph 7 of the Rules
by submitting a Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and
Independence to the Center.
Pursuant to Paragraph 11(a)
of the Rules, the language of this proceeding is English, which is the language
of the Domain Names’ Registration Agreements.
4. Factual Background;
Parties’ Contentions
a. The Trademark
Dell's Complaint alleges
that its DELL mark is a distinctive trademark federally registered in the United
States and used in over 130 countries. Dell began using the DELL mark in 1987
as a trade name, trademark, and service mark. Since then, Dell has used the
trademark DELL and variants thereof to identify itself, its goods, and its services.
(See Annex C and Annex E of the Complaint for copies of the Certificates
of Registration for some of the relevant marks.) Dell has registered more than
30 trademarks and applications involving DELL in the United States alone. (See
Annex C of the Complaint.) Dell has been using the DELL4ME mark since 1999 and
registered it in 2001. (See Annex D for a copy of the Certificate of
Registration for this mark.) Dell has invested substantial resources to promote
its mark worldwide.
Dell conducts business
on the Internet at various domains that contain DELL or DELL4ME as part of the
domain name (for example, <dell.com>, <e-dell.com>, <dell4me.com>,
and <delldimension.com>).
b. Jurisdictional Basis
Domain Direct verified
that the Policy applies to the Domain Names. Therefore, the Policy governs this
proceeding and in accordance with it, the Rules, and the Supplemental Rules,
the Panel has jurisdiction to decide this dispute.
c. The Complaint
Dell asserts as follows:
▪ The registered
DELL mark has worldwide recognition.
▪ Dell creates
substantial marketplace goodwill by spending millions of dollars annually to
promote its products, services, and trademarks.
▪ Three of Dell’s
marks have attained incontestable status in the United States under 15 U.S.C.
§1065.
▪ The mark DELL
and variations of it are registered by Dell in more than 130 countries.
▪ Dell owns the
United States trademark registration for the mark DELL4ME.
▪ Dell conducts
business on the Internet through numerous domain names containing its marks
DELL and DELL4ME, including <delldirect.com>, <dellcomputers.com>,
<dell4me.com>, and <e-dell.com> among others.
▪ Dell’s on-line
activities are vital to its business; at the end of the 2000 fiscal year, Dell’s
online Internet sales accounted for nearly 50 percent of Dell’s revenue.
? In March 2002, Dell
learned that the entity "American Clinic" registered the domain name
<del4me.com>. (See Annex F of the Complaint for a copy of the relevant
WHOIS listing.) Dell sent a letter on March 12, 2002 to Vicki Taylor, the administrative
contact person listed for the domain, at the e-mail and postal addresses listed
in the WHOIS record for <del4me.com>. (See Annex H of the Complaint
for a copy of Dell’s letter.) The letter informed American Clinic that this
registration violated Dell’s trademark rights and demanded that American Clinic
transfer the domain name to Dell.
▪ There was no
response to the letter sent via e-mail. The letter sent via overnight courier
to the postal address was returned as undeliverable; there was no such entity
as "American Clinic" at the listed address. Furthermore, Dell alleges
that the postal address is fictitious, with an incorrect ZIP code. (Compare
the address listed in the WHOIS record at Annex F of the Complaint with the
United States Postal Service search result for the address at Annex G of the
Complaint.)
▪ The Respondent
acted in bad faith by providing false information when registering the domain
<del4me.com>.
▪ On March 25,
2002 the registration information for <del4me.com> was changed to list
Clinical Evaluations as the registrant, with a postal address of 1525 Broadway,
New York, New York, 10010. The administrative contact for the domain was changed
to Patrick Henderson. However, the e-mail address for the contact person did
not change.
▪ Dell alleges
that the changed registrant information also contained false information, as
the ZIP code (10010) for 1525 Broadway is incorrect. (See the United
States Postal Service search result for that address at Annex I of the Complaint.)
▪ In April 2002,
Dell learned that Clinical Evaluations had registered the domain name <dell4e.com>.
The registrant information for the <dell4e.com> domain is identical to
that for <del4me.com> except that it lists a different administrative
contact. (See Annex J of the Complaint.)
▪ Respondent has
not used the Domain Names for any legitimate purpose, but forwards HTTP requests
for them to http://www.3452.net. This Web site in turn forwards requests to
various Web sites. On March 11, 2002 the site forwarded requests to <mini-dish.com>.
(See Annex K of the Complaint for a copy of mini-dish.com’s Web page
on March 11, 2002.) On March 12, 2002 the site forwarded requests
to a search result at <TurboFind.com>. (See Annex L of the Complaint
for a copy of TurboFind.com’s Web page displaying the results of this search
on March 12, 2002). On April 26, 2002 the site forwarded requests to <Engine54.com>.
▪ Respondent registered
the Domain Names without any legitimate right or interest in using them, and
holds them in bad faith to prevent Dell from acquiring them. There is no evidence
of legitimate use of the Domain Names by Respondent, nor any preparations for
such use. Forwarding requests from the Domain Names to the Web sites of other
businesses does not constitute legitimate use.
▪ Respondent has
engaged in "typo-piracy," hoping to attract users who incorrectly
enter the domain name <dell4me.com> into their browser. This typo-piracy
constitutes bad faith on the part of Respondent.
▪ The disputed
Domain Names are confusingly similar to Dell’s marks and domain names. Respondent’s
Domain Names will confuse customers, who will believe that the Domain Names
are associated with Dell.
▪ Respondents
registered the Domain Names long after Dell’s trademarks had become well known,
and did so with knowledge of Dell’s superior, prior rights.
d. Response
Respondent provided no
Response, and the deadline for so doing expired on June 12, 2002.
Accordingly, Respondent is in default. Given Respondent’s default, the Panel
can infer that Complainant’s allegations are true where appropriate to do so.
Talk City, Inc. v. Michael Robertson, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0009 (February 29, 2000). Nonetheless, Complainant retains
the burden of proving the three requisite elements of Paragraph 4(a) of the
Policy.
5. Discussion and Findings
The Panel now considers
this matter on the merits in light of the Complaint (uncontested as no response
was filed), the Policy, the Rules, and other applicable authority.
Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy
requires that Complainant prove, with respect to the Domain Names, each of the
following:
(i) The domain name
in issue is identical or confusingly similar to Dell’s trademark in issue; and
(ii) Respondent has
no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name; and
(iii) The domain name
was registered and is being used in bad faith.
Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy
sets out four non-exclusive, but illustrative, circumstances of acts that for
purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii) above would demonstrate registration and use
of a domain name in bad faith.
Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy
sets out three illustrative circumstances any one of which, if proved by Respondent,
would demonstrate Respondent’s rights or legitimate interests in the Domain
Names for purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(ii) above.
a. Effect of the Default
In this case, the Panel
finds that as a result of the default, Respondent has failed to rebut any of
the factual assertions that are made and supported by evidence submitted by
Complainant. The Panel does not, however, draw any inferences from the default
other than those that have been established or can fairly be inferred from the
facts presented to the Panel by Complainant and that, as a result of the default,
have not been rebutted by any contrary assertions or evidence.
In particular, by defaulting
and failing to respond, Respondent has failed to offer the Panel any of the
types of evidence set forth in Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy from which the Panel
might conclude that Respondent has any rights or legitimate interest in the
Domain Names, such as use or preparation to use the Domain Names prior to notice
of the dispute, being commonly known by the Domain Names, or making legitimate
noncommercial or fair use of the Domain Names.
b. Complainant’s Proof
(i) Domain Name Identical
or Confusingly Similar to Trademark
The Panel finds that Respondent’s
Domain Names are confusingly similar to Dell’s trademarks. Dell has registered
the trademark "DELL4ME" in the United States (Registration No. 2,425,829;
see Annex D of the Complaint for a copy of the Certificate of Registration).
Both Domain Names are variants of DELL4ME, formed by omitting one letter from
the mark. Omitting one of the two "l"s results in <del4me.com>
and omitting the "m" results in <dell4e.com>. Including the
top-level domain ("TLD") designation <.com> in the domain name
does not affect whether the domain name is confusingly similar. See, e.g., Diageo
p.l.c. v. John Zuccarini, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0541 (August 22, 2000) (stating that the "addition of
the generic top-level-domain (gTLD) .com is without legal significance in determining
similarity"). Previous WIPO decisions have held that domain names which
differ from famous marks only by one letter may constitute "typo-squatting"
or "typo-piracy." See, e.g., Microsoft Corporation v. Microsof.com
aka Tarek Ahmed, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0548 (July 21, 2000) (holding that an "Internet
user or consumer viewing the term ‘microsof’ (or <microsof.com>) is likely
to confuse it with the term ‘microsoft’ (or <microsoft.com>)"), and
Guinness UDV North America, Inc. v. Dallas Internet Services, WIPO
Case No. D2001-1055 (December 12, 2001) (finding that the "Domain Name
consists of Complainant’s world-famous SMIRNOFF Mark minus the final ‘F’. This
mutilation of a famous mark or "typo-piracy" has been held on many
occasions to remove none of the confusing similarity such a misspelling gives
rise to"). Typo-squatting seeks to take advantage of errors by users in
typing domain names into their Web browser’s location bar. Domain names which
constitute typo-squatting are confusingly similar by definition; it is this
similarity which makes them attractive. It is not necessarily the case that
alteration of a single letter will constitute typo-squatting; there may be legitimate
trademark or domain name uses that happen coincidentally to differ from another’s
legitimate use by a single letter. This, however, is not such a case. It is
particularly persuasive that Respondent has adopted not one but two different
domain names that differ from Complainant’s by only a single letter each. It
is implausible in the extreme that this circumstance was merely coincidental
– particularly, as discussed below, absent any evidence that either of these
variants is legitimately owned marks of Respondent. Accordingly, given that
the Domain Names differ from Dell’s mark only by one letter, and in a way that
mimics typing errors by Internet users, the Panel finds that the Domain Names
are confusingly similar to Dell’s trademark.
(ii) Whether Respondent
Has Rights Or Legitimate Interest In the Domain Name.
The Panel finds that Respondent
has no rights or legitimate interest in the Domain Names. There is no evidence
in the record that Respondent has any legitimate interests in the Domain Names.
The Web sites at the Domain Names do not advertise or sell any goods or services,
but only forward users to other sites. There is no evidence suggesting that
Respondent is preparing to use the Domain Names to promote or sell goods or
services, and such preparations seem implausible given the length of time elapsed
since Respondent registered the Domain Names. Respondent does not use the Domain
Names, or any variants of them, in its business name, and there is no evidence
it is commonly known by the Domain Names. Finally, there is no evidence that
Respondent is making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the Domain Names.
The fame, strength, and priority of use of Complainant’s marks, coupled with
the Domain Names’ overwhelming similarity to Complainant’s marks and corporate
name, and Respondent’s failure to advance any of the defenses provided in Paragraph
4(c) of the Policy lead this Panel to conclude that Respondent has no rights
or legitimate interests in the Domain Names.
(iii) Registration and
Use in Bad Faith
As guidance in determining
whether the bad faith requirement is met, Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy sets
forth four non-exclusive illustrations of fact patterns that can show registration
and use of a domain name in bad faith.
The first illustrative
scenario of bad faith is if Respondent has "registered or … acquired the
domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring
the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark
or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration
in excess of documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name"
(Paragraph 4(b)(i) of the Policy). The record contains no evidence that Respondent
registered the Domain Names with intent to gain consideration greater than out-of-pocket
costs from either Complainant or a competitor of Complainant. This fact pattern
does not apply to Respondent’s conduct and hence does not establish registration
and use in bad faith.
The second illustrative
scenario of bad faith is if Respondent has "registered the domain name
in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting
the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that [Respondent has] engaged
in a pattern of such conduct" (Paragraph 4(b)(ii) of the Policy). The record
contains no evidence that Respondent registered the Domain Names to prevent
Dell from reflecting one of its marks in the Domain Names. While this scenario
could apply to <dell4e.com>, which contains the DELL mark, it could not
apply to <del4me.com>, which, although confusingly similar to the DELL4ME
mark, does not contain any of Dell’s marks. Furthermore, it is not clear that
registering two Domain Names amounts to a "pattern of such conduct."
This illustration thus does not apply to Respondent’s conduct and therefore
does not establish registration and use in bad faith.
The third illustrative
scenario of bad faith is if Respondent has "registered the domain name
primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor" (Paragraph
4(b)(iii) of the Policy). The record contains no evidence that Respondent competes
with Dell, nor that it registered the Domain Names to disrupt Dell’s business.
Further, the names "American Clinic" and "Clinical Evaluations"
do not seem to indicate an affiliation with the computer industry. As such,
this fact pattern does not apply to Respondent’s conduct and thus does not establish
registration and use in bad faith.
Finally, the fourth illustrative
scenario of bad faith is if Respondent has "intentionally attempted to
attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your Web site 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 your web site
or location or of a product or service on your web site or location" (Paragraph
4(b)(iii) of the Policy).
This Panel finds, first
of all, that Respondent has attempted to attract Internet users to its Web site,
which it then forwarded to other sites, by using Domain Names confusingly similar
to Dell’s Web site <dell4me.com> and Dell’s marks DELL and DELL4ME. These
Domain Names are unrelated to Respondent’s business names and do not appear
to be related to its field of commerce. As discussed in Paragraph 5(b)(i) above,
Respondent has engaged in typo-squatting by registering domain names that differ
from a well-known domain name only in minor ways that mimic common typing errors
by Internet users. This conduct constitutes bad faith conduct in itself. See,
e.g., Neuberger Berman Inc. v. Alfred Jacobsen, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0323 (June 12, 2000) (describing "typo-piracy"
whereby bad faith operators deliberately misspell a famous domain name trademark
in hopes of luring search engines to their site in conjunction with searches
for the famous name website"); Briefing.com Inc v. Cost Net Domain Manager,
WIPO
Case No. D2001-0970 (September 12, 2001) (finding "Respondent has demonstrated
bad faith by engaging in ‘typo-piracy’ to confuse Internet users and draw them
away from Complainant’s web site"); and Estée Lauder Inc. v.
estelauder.com, estelauder.net and Jeff Hanna, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0869 (September 25, 2000) (stating that the panel’s "findings
that the Respondent intentionally registered domain names with a slight, but
knowingly confusing, spelling difference are pertinent to determining whether
Respondent has acted in good faith.") The Panel finds that Respondent has
intentionally attempted to attract users to its site in bad faith through the
use of confusingly similar domain names.
Secondly, the Panel further
finds that Respondent did so for commercial gain. This aspect of the scenario
is a closer question, as Respondent does not sell or advertise its own goods
or services on the site. Furthermore, there is no evidence in the record of
a contractual or other business relationship between Respondent and the owners
of the sites to which Respondent’s site forwards users (for example, <mini-dish.com>,
<TurboFind.com>, and <Engine54.com>). However, the factual record
makes clear that Respondent deliberately forwarded users to at least two commercial
sites. <Mini-dish.com> attempts to sell DIRECTV Satellite Systems to consumers,
and <TurboFind.com> lists franchise opportunities such as "Mini-ATMs"
and a "virtual marketplace." See Annexes K and L of the Complaint.
Respondent clearly controls the destination web sites to which the Domain Names
are being forwarded; indeed, it altered the destination site three times in
two months. Such forwarding in itself can constitute bad faith use. See
Edmunds.com, Inc. v. WWWEDMUNDS.com and DMUNDS.com, WIPO
Case No. D2001-0937 (August 31, 2001) (finding that "the fact that
users are automatically redirected to another site… is evidence of bad faith
under paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy"). Since Respondent is in default
and has not contested any of Complainant’s factual allegations, these facts
are taken as established. See Paragraphs 4(d) and 5(a) above. Given Respondent’s
control over which sites it forwarded requests to, and the commercial nature
of the sites it chose, the Panel infers that Respondent did so for commercial
gain. Again, since Respondent is in default, the Panel may draw such inferences
from the facts where appropriate. See Paragraph 14(b) of the Rules, and Paragraph
5(a) above. The Panel concludes that Respondent has intentionally attracted
users to its site for commercial gain.
Third, the Panel finds
that Registrant created a likelihood of confusion with Complainant’s mark as
to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of its site or the sites
to which it forwarded users. Respondent’s Domain Names are confusingly similar
to Complainant’s marks, and Respondent has engaged in typo-squatting. See Paragraph
5(b)(i) above. Internet users seeking to reach one of Complainant’s web sites
might well be confused as to whether Complainant was associated with, sponsored,
or endorsed the destination sites. Accordingly, the Panel finds Registrant created
a likelihood of confusion by users with Complainant’s marks as to the source,
sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the destination sites.
Finally, the Panel also
finds that Respondent registered and uses the domain name <del4me.com>
in bad faith by providing incorrect contact information for that domain name.
Paragraph 2 of the Policy states that by "applying to register a domain
name, or by asking us to maintain or renew a domain name registration, you [the
registrant] hereby represent and warrant to us that… the statements that you
made in your Registration Agreement are complete and accurate." The contact
information provided pursuant to Respondent’s Registration Agreement was not
complete and accurate. Complainant alleges that its attempt to deliver a copy
of the Complaint to Respondent failed because the postal address listed in the
WHOIS information for <del4me.com> was not correct. This contact address
derives from the registration information. The Panel assumes that Complainant’s
statement is correct based on Respondent’s failure to offer any alternative
facts or explanation. See Paragraph 14(b) of the Rules. Falsifying contact
information constitutes bad faith registration and use. See, e.g., World
Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Matthew Bessette, WIPO
Case No. D2000-0256 (June 7, 2000). The integrity and effectiveness of the
Policy, and of its dispute resolution mechanism, depend on registrants providing
honest, complete, and accurate contact information. Failure to do so constitutes
bad faith registration and use. Hence, the Panel finds that Respondent registered
and used the domain name <del4me.com> in bad faith.
The record contains insufficient
evidence to determine whether Respondent provided inaccurate information for
the <dell4e.com> domain name. While Complainant alleges that the postal
ZIP code for Clinical Evaluations’ mailing address is incorrect, there is no
evidence in the record of failed deliveries to the Clinical Evaluations address
at 1525 Broadway. As such, the Panel cannot conclude that the information is
sufficiently inaccurate or incomplete to impair attempts to contact Respondent.
The Panel does not find bad faith registration or use based on the WHOIS contact
information provided for the <dell4e.com> domain name.
Based on Respondent’s intentional
attempts to attract users to its site for commercial gain through forwarding
requests and the likelihood of confusion from its confusingly similar Domain
Names, and based on Respondent’s provision of incorrect contact information
for the <del4me.com> domain name, the Panel finds that there is sufficient
evidence to support Complainant’s allegation that Respondent has registered
and used the Domain Names in bad faith.
6. Decision
In light of the above findings
and analysis, the Panel decides that Dell has met its burden of proving: (1)
the Domain Names are confusingly similar to marks belonging to Complainant;
(2) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the Domain Names; and
(3) the Domain Names have been registered and are being used by Respondent in
bad faith.
Accordingly, pursuant to
Paragraph 4(i) of the Policy and Paragraph 15 of the Rules, the Panel requires
that registration of the <dell4e.com> and <del4me.com> domain names
be transferred to Dell.
Michael
A. Albert
Sole Panelist
Dated: June
30, 2002
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