Domain Goodness

#UDRP #dcal.com denied. The Complainant, A&Z Pharmaceutical, Inc. of New York, established in 1995, relied on U.S. registrations for the D-CAL mark from 2016 and 2021. The Domain Name was created in 2000, and the Korean Respondent said he bought it at public auction in March 2023 for USD 2,492 to build a personal website, but financial difficulties delayed development. The domain was parked and offered for sale, with an asking price of USD 685,000. The Panel found no direct evidence that the Respondent targeted the mark, noting that the Complainant did not prove its mark was famous generally or in Korea and that a four-letter term has varied legitimate uses. A profit-motivated offer to sell, without a showing of targeted bad faith, does not violate the Policy, so the asking price did not establish bad faith @ wipo.int/amc/en/domains/deci…