URS DEFAULT DETERMINATION
Celgene Corporation v. WhoisGuard, Inc.
Claim Number: FA1511001645398
DOMAIN NAME
<celgene.bio>
PARTIES
Complainant: Celgene Corporation of Summit, NJ, United States of America | |
Complainant Representative: Cozen O'Connor
Camille M Miller of Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
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Respondent: WhoisGuard, Inc. WhoisGuard Protected of Panama, Panama, II, PA | |
REGISTRIES and REGISTRARS
Registries: STARTING DOT LIMITED | |
Registrars: eNom, Inc |
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. Marie Emmanuelle Haas, as Examiner |
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Complainant Submitted: November 4, 2015 | |
Commencement: November 6, 2015 | |
Default Date: November 23, 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 URS paragraph 1.2.6.1: The domain name at issue is composed with the Complainant’s CELGENE trademark, together with the extension “.bio”. The domain name is identical to the Complainant’s trademark. The extension “.bio” is a non-exclusive wording referring to the goods and services provided under the CELGENE trademark in the medical field. [URS 1.2.6.2] Registrant has no legitimate right or interest to the domain name. Determined: Finding for Complainant URS paragraph 1.2.6.2: Respondent has not been authorized to use the domain name. He is not commonly known under the domain name at issue and he used it in connection with a link farm providing links with names such as “Celgene Stock”, “Multi Myeloma” and “Pfizer Sales” and “GSK Stock”. Therefore, the Panel finds that Respondent does not make any fair and noncommercial use of that domain name and has no legitimate right or interest to the disputed domain name.
[URS 1.2.6.3] The domain name(s) was/were registered and is being used in bad faith.
Determined: Finding for Complainant URS paragraph 1.2.6.3: Celgene is one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world. Respondent cannot have ignored the Complainant’s rights when registering the domain name at issue. Respondent has registered the disputed domain using a Privacy Blocker and provides no contact information on the website. Using a privacy service is one of the factors evidencing bad faith. Respondent has made use of the disputed domain name in connection with a link farm providing links with names such as “Celgene Stock”, “Multi Myeloma” and “Pfizer Sales” and “GSK Stock”, causing confusion and misdirecting consumers to other websites, including competitors ’websites. 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 or of a product or service on its website or location, in the meaning of the URS Procedure. For these reasons, the Examiner finds that, Complainant made 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. 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. Marie Emmanuelle Haas Examiner
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