The unauthorized use of the AOL marks demonstrates Respondent s bad faith intent to profit from the consumer confusion that is likely to occur from Respondent s use of the AOL marks in connection with a pornographic Web site. See Annex F of the Complaint. The use of this registrant name and e-mail address demonstrates that Respondent registered the domain name for the purpose of profiting from the sale of the domain name to AOL or another bad faith cybersquatter. Respondents Answer Respondents have filed no answer, or any other document, with the Center. However, Respondent s failure to deny any of AOL s averments permits this panel to take AOL s averments as true and to draw appropriate inferences.
Identity is clear.
In light of the facts and factors averred in the Complaint, the Panel finds that the domain name in issue is confusingly similar to the AOL trade marks. No challenge has been leveled with respect to AOL s averments as to registrant s conduct. Registration and Use in Bad Faith Registration of the domain name in issue in bad faith is a matter of the appropriate inferences to draw from circumstantial evidence. With respect to the domain name in issue, by failing to respond to the Complaint, Respondent has failed to prove any of the three circumstances set out in Paragraph 4c of the Policy, viz. The panel has jurisdiction of this dispute.