The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his knowledge, has no known conflict in serving as Panelist in this proceeding. John J. Upchurch as Panelist. Having received no Response from Respondent, using the same contact details and methods as were used for the Commencement Notification, the Forum transmitted to the parties a Notification of Respondent Default. The disputed domain names are confusingly similar to Complainant's mark.
Complainant contends that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the domain names.
Complainant contends that Respondent has registered and is using the domain names in bad faith. The Respondent did not file any response. The following Registered Trademark is owned by Complainant and are in use by Complainant First Team Sports in connection with its on-going business activities. Complainant formed Hespeler Hockey, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary of First Team Sports. Because of Respondent s ownership of the domain names in dispute, Complainant has delayed the advertising campaign.