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NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DECISION Silver Lake Management, L.L.C. v. Chang Mao Zhang Claim Number: FA2604002217366 PARTIES Complainant is Silver Lake Management, L.L.C. ("Complainant"), United States, represented by Kelley B. Harrington of Cooley LLP, United States. Respondent is Chang Mao Zhang ("Respondent"), China. REGISTRAR AND DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME The domain name at issue is <silvernlake.cc>, registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 April 22, 2026; Forum received payment on April 22, 2026. On April 23, 2026, GoDaddy.com, LLC confirmed by email to Forum that the <silvernlake.cc> domain name is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC and that Respondent is the current registrant of the name. GoDaddy.com, LLC has verified that Respondent is bound by the GoDaddy.com, LLC 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 April 23, 2026, Forum served the Complaint and all Annexes, including a Written Notice of the Complaint, setting a deadline of May 13, 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@silvernlake.cc. Also on April 23, 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 May 14, 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 a global technology investment firm with approximately $117 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital. Complainant has used SILVER LAKE in connection with its services since it was founded in 1999. Complainant owns longstanding United States trademark registrations for SILVER LAKE in standard character form, along with similar registrations in China and other jurisdictions. The disputed domain name <silvernlake.cc> was registered in November 2025. The name is registered in the name of a privacy registration service on behalf of Respondent. The domain name is being used for a website that is nearly identical to that of Complainant. The website prominently displays the SILVER LAKE mark and information about Complainant and its portfolio companies, and states that "we are Silver Lake, The global leader in technology investing." Complainant states that the only difference is the inclusion of a fabricated press release attributed to Complainant that reports false information about Complainant's activities in China. Complainant alleges that Respondent is using the domain name to perpetrate fraud and disseminate false information about Complainant and its activities. Complainant states that Respondent is not commonly known by the domain name, is not affiliated with Complainant, and is not authorized to use Complainant's mark. Complainant contends on the above grounds that the disputed domain name <silvernlake.cc> is confusingly similar to its SILVER LAKE mark; 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 Select UDRP Questions, § 4.3 (version 3.1, 2026), available at https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/overview; 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 <silvernlake.cc> incorporates Complainant's registered SILVER LAKE trademark, omitting the space, inserting a letter "N," and adding the ".cc" top-level domain. These alterations do not substantially diminish the similarity between the domain name and Complainant's mark. See, e.g., TrueCar, Inc. v. tian xing / tian xing guo an ke ji you xian gong si / tou tou, FA 2172778 (Forum Sept. 16, 2025) (finding <truecarshwa.cc> confusingly similar to TRUECAR); Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. Timucin Devirmis, FA 2164633 (Forum July 31, 2025) (finding <mysticllake.com>, <mysticclake.com>, <mysticalake.com>, and other domain names confusingly similar to MYSTIC LAKE); Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. v. Charles Tweedle / IT SOLUTIONS, FA 2105494 (Forum July 31, 2024) (finding <farallnoncapital.com> confusingly similar to FARALLON); Silver Lake Management, L.L.C. v. Alex Goldberg / Registrant ID No.: nec08g92g6e5t2n0, FA 1554595 (Forum May 24, 2014) (finding <silverlake.ventures> identical to SILVER LAKE); Silver Lake Management L.L.C. v. Host Master, 1337 Services LLC, D2022-2746 (WIPO Sept. 15, 2022) (finding <silverlake.group> identical to SILVER LAKE). 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 corresponds to a misspelling of Complainant's registered mark without authorization. Its sole apparent use has been for a misleading website that attempts to pass off as Complainant, likely for fraudulent purposes. Such use does not give rise to rights or legitimate interests under the Policy. See, e.g., TrueCar, Inc. v. tian xing / tian xing guo an ke ji you xian gong si / tou tou, supra (finding lack of rights or interests in similar circumstances); Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. Timucin Devirmis, supra (same); Silver Lake Management L.L.C. v. Host Master, 1337 Services LLC, 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 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; and has used it for a misleading and likely fraudulent website that attempts to pass off as Complainant. Such circumstances are indicative of bad faith registration and use under the Policy. See, e.g., TrueCar, Inc. v. tian xing / tian xing guo an ke ji you xian gong si / tou tou, supra (finding bad faith registration and use in similar circumstances); Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community v. Timucin Devirmis, supra (same); Silver Lake Management L.L.C. v. Host Master, 1337 Services LLC, supra. 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 <silvernlake.cc> domain name be TRANSFERRED from Respondent to Complainant. David E. Sorkin, Panelist Dated: May 14, 2026 Click Here to return to the main Domain Decisions Page. Click Here to return to our Home Page

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