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Aeropostale Procurement Company, Inc. v. Michael Kinsey

Claim Number: FA1403001550933

 

DOMAIN NAME

<aeropostale.uno>

 

PARTIES

Complainant: Aeropostale Procurement Company, Inc. of New York, New York, United States of America.

 

Complainant Representative: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP of New York, New York, United States of America.

 

Respondent: Michael Kinsey of Cypress, Texas, United States of America.

 

REGISTRIES and REGISTRARS

Registry: UNO Registry

Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC

 

EXAMINER

The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Examiner in this proceeding.

 

Alan L. Limbury, as Examiner.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Complainant submitted: March 26, 2014

Commencement: March 27, 2014     

Response Date: April 9, 2014

 

Having reviewed the communications records, the Examiner finds that the National Arbitration 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

 

URS Procedure 1.2.6 requires Complainant to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be suspended:

 

(a)       that the registered domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a                                    word mark: (i) for which the Complainant holds a valid national or regional                             registration and that is in current use; or (ii) that has been validated                                         through court proceedings; or (iii) that is specifically protected by a statute                                or treaty in effect at the time the URS complaint is filed;

(b)       that the Registrant has no legitimate right or interest to the domain

                        name; and

(c)        that the domain was registered and is being used in bad faith.

 

Current use of a mark on which a complainant relies can be shown by demonstrating that evidence of use – which can be a declaration and one specimen of current use in commerce – was submitted to, and validated by, the Trademark Clearinghouse. Proof of use may also be submitted directly with the URS Complaint: URS 1.2.6.1(a) and (b).

 

Complainant here submitted with its complaint copies of the certificates of registration of seven United States AEROPOSTALE trademarks, four of which are in the name R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., two of which are in the name Aeropostale West, Inc., and one of which is in the name Aeropostale, Inc. Complainant submitted no evidence of any relationship between any of those companies and the Complainant, Aeropostale Procurement Company, Inc.

 

Accordingly there is no evidence before the Examiner that the Complainant holds a valid national or regional registration for a mark to which the domain name is identical or confusingly similar.

 

DETERMINATION

 

After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the Examiner determines that

the Complainant has NOT demonstrated all three elements of the URS by a standard of clear and convincing evidence; the Examiner dismisses the complaint without prejudice to the Complainant proceeding with an action in court of competent jurisdiction or under the UDRP and hereby Orders the following domain name be RETURNED to the control of Respondent: <aeropostale.uno>.

 

Alan L. Limbury, Examiner

Dated:  April 10, 2014

 

 

 

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