At the request of the Panel, Respondent submitted a Reply to Complainant s Rebuttal on August 29, 2000. The Decision Date was subsequently extended to September 28, 2000. Complaint, Annex A. Respondent registered this domain name for use with his sole proprietorship, Crystalline Concepts, as well as for personal use. Crystalline Concepts provides training tools and custom encyclopedias for the semiconductor industry. Complainant Crystallize, Inc. is a Michigan corporation with its principal place of business in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Complainant develops business computer software for use in database management.
Respondent replied that he did not wish to sell the Domain Name at that time. Complaint, Annex E. The Respondent did not reply. The Complainant contends that the Domain Name registered by the Respondent is identical to Complainant s Crystallize trademark. Complainant further contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the Domain Name and that the Respondent has registered and is using the Domain Name in bad faith. In Complainant s Answer to Respondent s Response, Complainant states that in a search of the Arizona business database, it found no registered business under the name Crystalline Concepts.