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 the panelist in this proceeding. The Complainant requests that the domain name be transferred from the Respondent to the Complainant.
Complainant is a publicly listed international company incorporated in the Philippines.
There are international registrations for the mark in many countries, all of which predated Respondent s registration of the domain name on March 28, 2000. The domain name is identical to Complainant s mark. It can be inferred that Respondent is using the domain name in bad faith for the purpose of attracting for commercial gain visitors to its website, and creating confusion as to the sponsorship by Complainant. The domain name was registered because it is associated with the nickname of Respondent s wife, who has been called by that name since 1974. The domain name is not being used, nor will it be used, for commercial gain.