Hewlett-Packard Development Company and Hewlett-Packard Company submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum requesting the domain name hpdrivercenter.com to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
Both,Hewlett-Packard Development Company and Hewlett-Packard Company own many trademark regostrations for the "HP" mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The complainant,represented by Molly Buck Richard ,contended in the complaint that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
Moreover,it contended that the respondent registered and used the domain name in bad faith.
"Respondent’s use of the confusingly similar disputed domain name in order to profit by intentionally attracting Internet users to its website by creating a strong likelihood of confusion with Complainant’s HP mark is further evidence of bad faith ."
"The Panel finds that Respondent’s registration and use of the domain name to attract Internet users seeking Complainant’s goods and services and redirect them to Respondent’s website constitutes a disruption of Complainant’s business and constitutes bad faith registration and use ."
Because the respondent failed to submit a response in this proceeding and because the complainant managed to demonstrate all the elements needed,the Panel ordered the disputed domain name to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant.
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