The Panel notes that the record of the registration of the Domain Name annexed to the Complaint states that it was registered in January 1998, which was more than two years before the Complainant was formed or commenced its business. Despite this, the Complainant founded its Complaint on the allegation that the Respondent registered the Domain Name for the purpose of sale, rental or other transfer to the Complainant or a competitor of the Complainant at a profit.
The Panel considers that this allegation was made recklessly without any proper consideration of the information in the Complainant’s possession, let alone further information readily available on the Internet.
In these circumstances, the Panel finds that the Complaint was brought in bad faith, in an attempt at reverse domain name hijacking, as defined in the Rules.