Decision

Case Information

Case Number:

UDRP-12855

Decision Status:

Transferred

Dispute Domain(s):

yanaitadashi-foundation.org

Complainant:

Yanai Tadashi Foundation

Respondent:

Unknown

Date Complaint Submitted:

June 29, 2020 2:25 pm PDT

Date Decision Rendered:

July 29, 2020

Presiding Panelist:

Steve Levy

Decision

Decision Summary:

i) Complainant owns trademark rights to the phrase YANAI TADASHI FOUNDATION and the disputed yanaitadashi-foundation.org domain name is a nearly identical copy of Complainant’s trademark, merely adding a hyphen and the “.org” TLD;
ii) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name as its use in pursuit of an email phishing scheme is not a bona fide offering of goods or services, there is no evidence that Respondent is commonly known by the disputed domain name, and Respondent’s phishing scheme is not a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the disputed domain name; and
iii) The email phishing scheme pursued by Respondent impersonates Complainant and seeks commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with the YANAI TADASHI FOUNDATION mark in violation of Policy par. 4(b)(iv).

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