Failure to Respond To Trademark Threat Letters & Use of Privacy Services Can Support a Finding Of Bad Faith

There are many risks to domain investors under the UDRP.   The opportunity to capitalize on strong generic or descriptive domain names is in many ways dependent on a solid understanding of UDRP decisions and avoiding behavior which would increase a risk of transfer. As investors purchase domains at higher prices, the ability to protect those domains from transfer later on becomes more important.  A serious domainer needs to understand that their own behavior can provide ammunition to a complainant seeking a domain transfer order of a high value domainvunder the UDRP.  The WIPO panelists in creditkeeper.com ordered a transfer of a domain purchased by a domain investor for $48,000 based, in large part, on avoidable behavior and poor decision making by the domain investor.