Solartorbines.com

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NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DECISION Solar Turbines Incorporated v. Paul john / rominesheetmetal Claim Number: FA2601002199933 PARTIES Complainant is Solar Turbines Incorporated ("Complainant"), United States, represented by Stephanie H. Bald of Kelly IP, LLP, United States. Respondent is Paul john / rominesheetmetal ("Respondent"), Belgium. REGISTRAR AND DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME The domain name at issue is <solartorbines.com>, registered with NameCheap, Inc. PANEL The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Panelist in this proceeding. David E. Sorkin as Panelist. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Complainant submitted a Complaint to Forum electronically on January 15, 2026; Forum received payment on January 15, 2026. On January 16, 2026, NameCheap, Inc. confirmed by email to Forum that the <solartorbines.com> domain name is registered with NameCheap, Inc. and that Respondent is the current registrant of the name. NameCheap, Inc. has verified that Respondent is bound by the NameCheap, Inc. registration agreement and has thereby agreed to resolve domain disputes brought by third parties in accordance with ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy"). On January 19, 2026, Forum served the Complaint and all Annexes, including a Written Notice of the Complaint, setting a deadline of February 9, 2026 by which Respondent could file a Response to the Complaint, via email to all entities and persons listed on Respondent's registration as technical, administrative, and billing contacts, and to postmaster@solartorbines.com. Also on January 19, 2026, the Written Notice of the Complaint, notifying Respondent of the email addresses served and the deadline for a Response, was transmitted to Respondent via post and fax, to all entities and persons listed on Respondent's registration as technical, administrative, and billing contacts. Having received no response from Respondent, Forum transmitted to the parties a Notification of Respondent Default. On February 10, 2026, pursuant to Complainant's request to have the dispute decided by a single-member Panel, Forum appointed David E. Sorkin as Panelist. Having reviewed the communications records, the Administrative Panel (the "Panel") finds that Forum has discharged its responsibility under Paragraph 2(a) of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules") "to employ reasonably available means calculated to achieve actual notice to Respondent" through submission of Electronic and Written Notices, as defined in Rule 1 and Rule 2. Therefore, the Panel may issue its decision based on the documents submitted and in accordance with the ICANN Policy, ICANN Rules, Forum's Supplemental Rules, and any rules and principles of law that the Panel deems applicable, without the benefit of any response from Respondent. RELIEF SOUGHT Complainant requests that the domain name be transferred from Respondent to Complainant. PARTIES' CONTENTIONS A. Complainant Complainant is designer and manufacturer of industrial gas turbines and turbomachinery packages for use in the oil and gas and power generation industries. Complainant or a predecessor in interest has used the SOLAR TURBINES mark in connection with its products and services since at least as early as the 1980s, and the SOLAR mark since at least as early as 1950. Complainant owns corresponding trademark registrations in jurisdictions around the world, including a longstanding Mexico registration for SOLAR TURBINES in standard character form and a longstanding United States registration for SOLAR in standard character form. Complainant also asserts common law rights in the marks arising from extensive and continuous use and commercial success. The disputed domain name <solartorbines.com> was registered in November 2025. The name is registered in the name of a privacy registration service on behalf of Respondent. The domain name resolves to a website hosted by the registrar that is composed of pay-per-click advertisements. Complainant states that Respondent is not commonly known by the domain name and is not authorized to use Complainant's mark. Complainant contends on the above grounds that the disputed domain name <solartorbines.com> is confusingly similar to its SOLAR TURBINES and SOLAR marks; that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name; and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. B. Respondent Respondent failed to submit a Response in this proceeding. FINDINGS The Panel finds that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainant has rights; that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name; and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. DISCUSSION Paragraph 15(a) of the Rules instructs this Panel to "decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted and in accordance with the Policy, these Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable." Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy requires that Complainant must prove each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be cancelled or transferred: (1) the domain name registered by Respondent is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which Complainant has rights; and (2) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and (3) the domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith. In view of Respondent's failure to submit a response, the Panel shall decide this administrative proceeding on the basis of Complainant's undisputed representations pursuant to paragraphs 5(f), 14(a), and 15(a) of the Rules and draw such inferences it considers appropriate pursuant to paragraph 14(b) of the Rules. The Panel is entitled to accept all reasonable allegations set forth in a complaint; however, the Panel may deny relief where a complaint contains mere conclusory or unsubstantiated arguments. See WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, § 4.3 (3d ed. 2017), available at https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/overview3.0/; UDRP Perspectives on Recent Jurisprudence, §§ 0.2, 0.8 (updated June 2, 2025), available at https://udrpperspectives.org/; see also eGalaxy Multimedia Inc. v. ON HOLD By Owner Ready To Expire, FA 157287 (Forum June 26, 2003) (dismissing complaint where complainant failed to "produce clear evidence to support its subjective allegations"). Identical and/or Confusingly Similar The disputed domain name <solartorbines.com> incorporates Complainant's registered SOLAR TURBINES trademark, omitting the space, substituting a letter "O" for the "U," and adding the ".com" top-level domain. These alterations do not substantially diminish the similarity between the domain name and Complainant's mark. See, e.g., ZipRecruiter, Inc. v. Mike, D2024-2326 (WIPO July 29, 2024) (finding <ziprecroiter.com> confusingly similar to ZIPRECRUITER); Solar Turbines Inc. v. otumba david, FA 1873699 (Forum Dec. 30, 2019) (finding <sollarturbines.com> confusingly similar to SOLAR TURBINES); Solar Turbines Inc. v. miri Maza, FA 1838989 (Forum May 9, 2019) (finding <solarturbinez.com> confusingly similar to SOLAR TURBINES). The Panel considers the disputed domain name to be confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainant has rights. Rights or Legitimate Interests Under the Policy, the Complainant must first make a prima facie case that the Respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the disputed domain name, and then the burden shifts to the Respondent to come forward with concrete evidence of such rights or legitimate interests. See Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. v. Entertainment Commentaries, FA 741828 (Forum Aug. 18, 2006). The disputed domain name incorporates Complainant's registered mark without authorization. Respondent does not appear to have made any active use of the domain name, nor to have engaged in preparations for such use, suggesting that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the domain name. See, e.g., ZipRecruiter, Inc. v. Mike, supra (finding lack of rights or interests in similar circumstances); Solar Turbines Inc. v. otumba david, supra (same). Complainant has made a prima facie case that Respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the domain name, and Respondent has failed to come forward with any evidence of such rights or interests. Accordingly, the Panel finds that Complainant has sustained its burden of proving that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. Registration and Use in Bad Faith Finally, Complainant must show that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. Under paragraph 4(b)(iii) of the Policy, bad faith may be shown by evidence that Respondent registered the disputed domain name "primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor." Under paragraph 4(b)(iv), bad faith may be shown by evidence that "by using the domain name, [Respondent] intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to [Respondent's] web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of [Respondent's] web site or location or of a product or service on [Respondent's] web site or location." Respondent used a privacy registration service and what appears to the Panel to be at least partially fictitious underlying registration information to register a domain name corresponding to a misspelling of Complainant's registered mark, in what the Panel considers to be an instance of typosquatting. The only apparent use of the domain name has been for a parked page composed of pay-per-click links. Respondent has not come forward to offer any explanation or intended use of the domain name. Such circumstances are indicative of bad faith registration and use under the Policy. See, e.g., FTI Consulting, Inc. v. deric anole, FA 2191643 (Forum Dec. 31, 2025) (finding bad faith registration and use in similar circumstances). The Panel so finds. DECISION Having considered the three elements required under the ICANN Policy, the Panel concludes that relief shall be GRANTED. Accordingly, it is Ordered that the <solartorbines.com> domain name be TRANSFERRED from Respondent to Complainant. David E. Sorkin, Panelist Dated: February 11, 2026 Click Here to return to the main Domain Decisions Page. Click Here to return to our Home Page

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