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Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution CentreCOMPLAINTIN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT PURSUANT TOTHE CANADIAN INTERNET REGISTRATION AUTHORITY (CIRA) DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY (the “Policy”)THE CIRA DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE RESOLUTION RULES (the “Resolution Rules”)The complaint must be filed in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Rules. The following form is intended for the assistance of the parties. The Complaint shall a) be submitted in English or French; (b)?be submitted in hard copy or electronic form; (c)?be accompanied by the Fee (see Schedule of Fees)TO:Name of Registrant (domain name holder)at its address for serviceAND TO:Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC)500 – 666 Burrard StreetVancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3P6Phone: 604-684-2821Email: resolution@TAKE NOTICE that name of the initiating party (the “Complainant”) seeks resolution by arbitration of a dispute which has arisen between the Complainant and the Registrant concerning the registration of domain name(s). DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME(S):PARTIES TO THE DISPUTECOMPLAINANT:Name of Contact Person:Address:Telephone:Fax:E-Mail Address(s):Preferred method of communication (regular mail, email or telephone):COMPLAINANT AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, if any:Name of Contact Person:Address:Telephone:Fax:E-Mail Address(s):Preferred method of communication (regular mail, email or telephone):REGISTRANT:Is Registrant Known? Resolution Rule 3.2 (d), Provide all Registration Information known to the Complainant (including the name of the Registrant and all postal and e-mail addresses and telephone and facsimile numbers where available) for contacting the Registrant or any representative of the Registrant, including contact information based on pre-Complaint dealings.Provide copies of the printout of the database search(es) in Annex [Annex number].NOTE: Multiple Registrations: A Complaint may relate to more than one Registration provided that the Registration Information for all such Registrations indicates the same Registrant for all the Registrations. For greater certainty, a Proceeding may be between only one Complainant and one Registrant regardless of the number of such Registrations.All information known to the Complainant regarding how to contact the Registrant is as follows:Full Name of the Registrant:Name of Contact Person:Address:Telephone:Fax:E-Mail Address(s):REGISTRANT’s AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, if known:Name of Contact Person:Address:Telephone:Fax:E-Mail Address(s):ADMINISTRATVE PANELCOMPLAINANTS NOMINEES TO PANEL, Resolution Rule 3.2 (c): Nominate to serve as Panelists up to five (5) candidates. Click here for a list of CIIDRC panelists available for selection.1.2.3.4.5.Note: Resolution Rule 6.5. In the event that no Response was submitted as required by Resolution Rule 5.1 after the time for submission of the Response has expired, the Complainant may convert the three (3) member Panel to a single member Panel.REGISTRAR(s) INFORMATIONResolution Rule 3.2 (g), identify the Registrar of record in respect of each Registration at the time the Complaint is submitted. Provide the name and full contact details of the registrar(s) with which the domain name(s) is/are registered. Registrar’s Name:Website:E-Mail Address:CANADIAN PRESENCE REQUIREMENTSResolution Rule 3.2 (f) and CDRP Paragraph 1.4 of the Policy, specify the basis on which the Complainant satisfies CIRA’s Canadian Presence Requirements for Registrants in respect of the domain name to which each Registration that is the subject of the Proceedings relates. TRADEMARK/SERVICE MARK INFORMATIONResolution Rule 3.2 (h), specify the Marks on which the Complaint is based and, for each Mark, describe the goods, services, business or non-commercial activity, if any, with which the Mark has been or is used by the Complainant, or a predecessor in title, or a licensor or a licensee thereof.PARTICULARS OF THE BASIS FOR THE COMPLAINT You may use the following language: This dispute is properly within the scope of the Policy and the Administrative Panel has jurisdiction to decide the dispute. The registration agreement, pursuant to which the domain name(s) that is/are the subject of this Complaint is/are registered, incorporates the Policy. [If relevant, indicate when the domain name(s) was/were registered and specify the provision of the registration agreement that makes the Policy applicable to the domain names(s).] A true and correct copy of the domain name dispute policy that applies to the domain name(s) in question is provided as Annex [Annex number] to this Complaint and can be found at [insert URL].FACTUAL AND LEGAL GROUNDSDescribe the facts you rely on to prove your case below. There is 5,000 combined words limit for the first domain name and up to 1,000 additional words for each additional domain name in dispute. Relevant documentation in support of the Complaint should be submitted as Annexes, with a schedule indexing such Annexes. Resolution Rule 9: Particulars to be proven:the Registrant’s dot-ca domain name is Confusingly Similar to a Mark;the Registrant has no legitimate interest in the domain name;the Registrant registered the domain name in bad faith. The description should discuss any aspects of paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 of the Policy that may be applicable to the Proceeding:Confusingly Similar to a Mark: Resolution Rule 3.2 (i) (1) & Paragraph 3.1 (a) of the Policy: Specify why the Registrant’s dot-ca domain name should be considered as Confusingly Similar to a Mark in which the Complainant had Rights prior to the date of registration of the domain name and continues to have such Rights;Registrant has no legitimate interest: Resolution Rule 3.2 (i)(2) & Paragraph 3.1(b) of the Policy: Specify in the space below why the Registrant should be considered as having no legitimate interest in the domain name.Attention should be paid to all the relevant provisions of Paragraph 3.4 of the Policy:Registrant registered the domain name in bad faith: Resolution Rule 3.2(i)(3) & the relevant provisions of Paragraph 3.5 of the Policy: Specify in the space below why the Registrant should be considered as having registered the domain name in bad faith as described in the relevant provisions of Paragraph 3.5 of the Policy. Note: Paragraph 4.1 of the Policy places on the Complainant the onus to prove on a balance of probabilities that: the disputed domain name is Confusingly Similar to a Mark in which the Complainant had Rights prior to the date of registration of the disputed domain name and continues to have such Rights; AND that the Registrant has registered the disputed domain name in bad faith a set forth in the relevant provisions of Paragraph 3.5 of the Policy; AND the Complainant must provide some evidence that the Registrant has no legitimate interest in the disputed domain name as provided by the provisions of Paragraph 3.4 of the Policy.REMEDY SOUGHT Resolution Rule 3.2(j) & Paragraph 4.3 of the Policy: The Complainant requests that the Panel issue a decision that the domain-name registration be transferred to the Complainant or deleted.Note: if Complainant prevails, transferring gives Complainant control of the domain name. Deleted outcome simply takes it from Registrant. Anyone can re-register a deleted domain name.SUMMARY OF, AND REFERENCES TO, THE RELEVANT CANADIAN LAWResolution Rule 3.2(k): provide a summary of, and references to, the relevant Canadian law, and if desired, indicate a preference for the application of the laws of a particular Canadian province or a territory. SUMMARY OF, AND REFERENCES TO, THE PRIOR DECISIONS IN CIRA PROCEEDINGSResolution Rule 3.2(l): provide a summary of, and references to, prior decisions in CIRA Proceedings or the dispute resolution proceedings which apply to domain names registered under any other top-level domain which the Complainant considers persuasive.REQUEST that the Complaint be submitted for decision in accordance with the Policy and the Resolution MENCEMENT FEEThe commencement fee in the amount of $1,050 CDN (GST included) pursuant to the Fee Schedule must be submitted via online payment, via wire transfer, or by cheque issued to Vancouver International Arbitration Centre concurrently with the filing of this Complaint. LIST OF SCHEDULESList all Schedules attached to the Complaint as Annexes together with an index of the same. APPENDIX A CERTIFICATION OF COMPLAINANT IN THE MATTER OF A COMPLAINT IN RESPECT OF DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION(S): LISTBy initiating this Proceeding, the Complainant named below (the “Complainant”) agrees that it will be bound by the CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy”) and the CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Rules (the “Resolution Rules”) in respect of the Proceeding.The Complaint certifies that it is eligible to initiate the Proceeding under the Policy and that it does not owe to any Provider in trust any amount pursuant to a finding in a prior Proceeding that the Complainant commenced such Proceeding for the purpose of attempting, unfairly and without colour of right, to cancel or obtain a transfer of the Registration which was the subject of that Proceeding.The Complainant certifies that the information contained in this Complaint is to the best of the Complainant’s knowledge complete and accurate, that this Complaint is not being commenced for the purpose of attempting, unfairly and without colour of right, to cancel or obtain a transfer of the Registration which is the subject of the Proceeding, and that the assertions in this Complaint are warranted under the Policy and the Resolution Rules and under applicable Canadian law, as it now exists or as it may be extended by a good faith and reasonable argument.The Complainant agrees that any claim or remedy which it may have concerning the domain name(s), the Registration(s), the dispute, the Proceeding or the dispute’s resolution shall be solely against the Registrant and agrees that in no event shall CIRA, the Registrant’s Registrar, the Provider or their respective directors, officers, members, agents, representatives or any Panellist be liable to the Complainant or any other person for any loss, damages or expense including, without limitation, any special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or economic loss or damages resulting from loss of use, lost business revenue, lost profits or third party damages arising from or in any way connected with: (A) the application of the Policy or the Resolution Rules by any of them; (B) a decision rendered by a Panel in a Proceeding; (C) CIRA’s compliance with any order, ruling, decision or judgment made by a Panel in a Proceeding or by any court, tribunal, board, administrative body, commission or arbitrator; or (D) any action taken or not taken by CIRA, the Registrant’s Registrar, a Provider, or a Panel in consequence of the Resolution Rules or the Policy; provided that in no event is this limitation of liability intended to limit the liability of the Provider for the Provider’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or a member of the Panel for the member’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.The Complainant will submit, with respect to any challenge to a decision in the Proceeding, to the jurisdiction of a superior court of a province or territory of Canada having jurisdiction over the Registrant pursuant to the rules of such court or, if no such court has jurisdiction pursuant to its rules, to the jurisdiction of the superior court of the province or territory in Canada in the city in which the Provider has its principal place of business in Canada, as posted on the Provider’s website, or the jurisdiction of the superior court in the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario.6. The Complainant acknowledges and agrees that, if, pursuant to the Policy the Panel orders the Complainant to pay an amount to defray the costs incurred by the Registrant in preparing for, and filing material in, the Proceeding:(a) the Complainant shall pay such amount to the Provider in trust for the Registrant within thirty (30) days of the date the Provider receives notice of the decision, failing which the Complainant shall be ineligible to file another Complaint in respect of any Registration after such thirty (30) day period until such monies are paid in full to the Provider; and(b) such amount is a debt due from the Complainant to the Registrant payment of which may be enforced by the Registrant in a court of competent jurisdiction.Respectfully Submitted, ___________________Signature__________________Name___________________Date ................
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