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WIPO · Case No. D2025-2143

Commvaultcareers.com

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The Panel ordered transfer of <commvaultcareers.com>. It found the domain confusingly similar to the COMMVAULT mark because it incorporated the mark in full with the additional term “careers.” The Complainant established an unrebutted prima facie case that the Respondent lacked rights or legitimate interests. The Panel further found that the Respondent used the domain for emails appearing to originate from the Complainant, likely to obtain personal information under false pretenses, constituting phishing and bad-faith registration and use under paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy.

Outcome
Transfer
At a glance
Provider
WIPO
Outcome
Transfer
Decision date
2025-07-22
Panelist(s)
Brownlee, Michelle
Complainant
CommVault Systems, Inc.
Respondent
kwnny ohguns
Disputed domain(s)
commvaultcareers.com
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Verified public record
Outcome & remedy
Complaint granted. Panel ordered transfer of commvaultcareers.com.
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
No RDNH raised.
Westmore Insight

The case illustrates a recruitment-impersonation pattern in which a well-established mark is combined with “careers,” a term directly connected to the trademark owner’s genuine recruitment page. The Panel’s decision turned especially on use of the domain for emails appearing to come from the Complainant and likely intended to obtain personal information under false pretenses.

The three-part test
Identical or Confusingly SimilarMet
Rights or Legitimate InterestsMet
Registered and Used in Bad FaithMet

Result of record. The panel's reasoning and decisive facts behind each element are in the Intelligence dossier below.

Case details
Provider
WIPO
Outcome
Transfer
Decision date
2025-07-22
Panel
Brownlee, Michelle
Full decision
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ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION CommVault Systems, Inc. v. kwnny ohguns Case No. D2025-2143 1. The Parties The Complainant is CommVault Systems, Inc., United States of America (“United States”), represented by Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP, United States. The Respondent is kwnny ohguns, United States. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar The disputed domain name <commvaultcareers.com> is registered with NameSilo, LLC (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on May 31, 2025. On June 2, 2025, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On June 2, 2025, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain name which differed from the named Respondent (Domain Administrator, See PrivacyGuardian.org) and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on June 3, 2025, providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint on June 10, 2025. The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy” or “UDRP”), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules”), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Supplemental Rules”). In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2 and 4, the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on June 12, 2025. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was July 2, 2025. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on July 3, 2025. page 2 The Center appointed Michelle Brownlee as the sole panelist in this matter on July 8, 2025. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7. 4. Factual Background The Complainant is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, United States that is engaged in the business of computer and Internet-related goods and services, including computer hardware and computer software used for data storage, back-up and retrieval, systems management; data management services; electronic data storage services; consulting services in the fields of cloud computing and datacenter architecture; and technical support services. The Complainant owns numerous registrations in jurisdictions throughout the world for the COMMVAULT mark and other marks that include the term COMMVAULT. These include: United States Registration Number 1,650,465 for the mark COMMVAULT for goods in international class 9, registered on July 9, 1991; United States Registration Number 3,488,184 for the mark COMMVAULT for services in international class 41, registered on August 19, 2008; and United States Registration Number 3,488,183 for the mark COMMVAULT for services in international class 42, registered on August 19, 2008. The Complainant operates a web site at the domain name <commvault.com> and has a recruitment page on the site at “www.commvault.com/careers”. The disputed domain name was registered on May 19, 2025. The disputed domain name resolves to a parked page that appears to be operated by the Registrar, displaying pay-per-click links to career and job- related third-party websites. 5. Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant The Complainant contends that it has satisfied each of the elements required under the Policy for a transfer of the disputed domain name. Notably, the Complainant contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s COMMVAULT trademark, that the Respondent has no rights to or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name and that the Respondent registered and is using the disputed domain name in bad faith. The Complainant contends that the Respondent used the disputed domain name to send fraudulent email messages offering jobs with the Complainant for the purpose of collecting personal information. B. Respondent The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions. page 3 6. Discussion and Findings A. Identical or Confusingly Similar It is well accepted that the first element functions primarily as a standing requirement. The standing (or threshold) test for confusing similarity involves a reasoned but relatively straightforward comparison between the Complainant’s trademark and the disputed domain name. WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition, (“WIPO Overview 3.0 ”), section 1.7. The Complainant has shown rights in respect of a trademark or service mark for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 1.2.1. The entirety of the mark is reproduced within the disputed domain name. Accordingly, the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the mark for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 1.7. Although the addition of other terms, here, “careers,” may bear on assessment of the second and third elements, the Panel finds the addition of such term does not prevent a finding of confusing similarity between the disputed domain name and the mark for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 1.8. The Panel finds the first element of the Policy has been established. B. Rights or Legitimate Interests Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy provides a list of circumstances in which the Respondent may demonstrate rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name. Although the overall burden of proof in UDRP proceedings is on the complainant, panels have recognized that proving a respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in a domain name may result in the difficult task of “proving a negative”, requiring information that is often primarily within the knowledge or control of the respondent. As such, where a complainant makes out a prima facie case that the respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests, the burden of production on this element shifts to the respondent to come forward with relevant evidence demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the domain name (although the burden of proof always remains on the complainant). If the respondent fails to come forward with such relevant evidence, the complainant is deemed to have satisfied the second element. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 2.1. Having reviewed the available record, the Panel finds the Complainant has established a prima facie case that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Respondent has not rebutted the Complainant’s prima facie showing and has not come forward with any relevant evidence demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name such as those enumerated in the Policy or otherwise. Panels have held that the use of a domain name for illegal activity, here, claimed phishing, can never confer rights or legitimate interests on a respondent. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 2.13.1. The Panel finds the second element of the Policy has been established. C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith The Panel notes that, for the purposes of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy, paragraph 4(b) of the Policy establishes circumstances, in particular, but without limitation, that, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith. page 4 In the present case, the Panel notes that the Respondent used the disputed domain name to send emails that appeared to originate with the Complainant for the likely purpose of obtaining personal information under false pretenses. The Respondent’s use of the disputed domain name for phishing is an intentional attempt to attract internet users for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s mark in violation of paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy. Panels have held that the use of a domain name for illegal activity, here, claimed phishing, constitutes bad faith. WIPO Overview 3.0 , section 3.4. Having reviewed the record, the Panel finds the Respondent’s registration and use of the disputed domain name constitutes bad faith under the Policy. The Panel finds that the Complainant has established the third element of the Policy. 7. Decision For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name <commvaultcareers.com> be transferred to the Complainant. /Michelle Brownlee/ Michelle Brownlee Sole Panelist Date: July 22, 2025

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