of the Domain Names However passive holding of a domain name can be considered bad faith The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford v Damian Macafee WIPO Case No D2001-0975 The only possible good faith use Respondent could

trademark that the Respondent passive holding of the Domain Name registration constitutes use in bad faith The Respondent did not file any Response to the Complaint However in his correspondence addressed to the Complainant Annex K and L Respondent

Furthermore the Respondent s passive use of the domain names is evidence of bad faith See Cruzeiro Licenciamentos Ltda v Sallen & Sallen Enter D2000-0715 WIPO Sept 6 2000 finding that mere passive holding of a domain name can qualify as bad faith

Respondent registration and passive holding of the paralympicgames.com domain name supports a finding of bad faith pursuant to Policy Paragraph 4 a iii See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000 finding

Respondent registration and passive holding of the buyhp.com domain name supports a finding of bad faith pursuant to Policy Paragraph 4 a iii See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000 finding bad faith

it Respondent is now passively holding the domain name DISCUSSION Paragraph 15 a of the Rules instructs this Panel to decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted in accordance with the Policy these Rules and

it Respondent is now passively holding the domain name DISCUSSION Paragraph 15 a of the Rules instructs this Panel to decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted in accordance with the Policy these Rules and

May 31 2000 same The issue of passively holding a domain name that utilizes a third party s well-known trademark was addressed in one of WIPO s first written opinions See Telstra Corporation Limited v Nuclear Marshmallows D2000-0003 WIPO holding

Respondent registration and passive holding of the trumphotelcasino.com domain name supports a finding of bad faith See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000 finding bad faith where the Respondent made

Respondent registration and passive holding of the trumpplaza.org domain name supports a finding of bad faith See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000 finding bad faith where the Respondent made no use

Respondent registration and passive holding of the trumpcasinoonline.com domain name supports a finding of bad faith See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000 finding bad faith where the Respondent made

the conclusion was that passive holding of a domain name may amount to use in bad faith Complainant remarks that in ferrarishop.net case the holding is somewhat active Indeed as shown in the enclosed documents at the URL www.ferrarishop.net

bad faith in registering and holding the domain name in issue passively before offering it for sale to Complainant at a consideration in excess of expected costs of registering the domain name Respondent registration and passive holding of the

date April 1 2000 Passive holding of domain names is considered as a use and a use in bad faith if the Respondent has acted in bad faith in the light of the specific circumstances of the case WIPO Case No D2000-0003 Telstra Corporation

as a domain name Respondent s passive holding of the domain name is evidence of bad faith See Telstra Corp Ltd v Nuclear Marshmallows D2000-0003 WIPO Feb 18 2000 finding that respondent s registration of complainant s coined well-known mark could

decision I find that the passive holding of the domain name in dispute is in bad faith 7 DecisionPursuant to Paragraph 4 i of the Policy and Paragraph 15 of the Rules the Panel grants the Complainant s request for transfer to it of the domain

that the Respondent s passive holding of the domain name satisfies the requirement of paragraph 4 a iii of the Policy Respondent s registration and passive holding of the disputed domain name also constitutes bad faith because Respondent

could at most show passive holding of the domain names To be sure passive holding can in appropriate circumstances be found to constitute bad faith See e.g Telstra Corp v Nuclear Marshmallows Case No D2000-0003 WIPO February 18 2000 But

Respondent registration and passive holding of the state-farm-income-tax.com domain name supports a finding of bad faith pursuant ot Policy Paragraph 4 a iii See Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A v Colour Digital D2000-1260 WIPO Nov 23 2000

this particular Complaint the passive holding of the domain name by the Respondent amounts to the Respondent acting in bad faith The Administrative Panel has come to the conclusion keeping in view the following circumstances that the passive