Acronyms: Sino Edward, Hear No Edward

Case: D2001-1092

Domain(s): sembcorp.com

Complainant: SembCorp Industries Limited

Respondent: Hu Huan Xin

The Defense:

...at the time of registering the domain name, the Respondent (whose English name is Michael) intended to set up a company along with his partner Edward He (an employee of Procter & Gamble in Guangzhou, P.R. China). The company was to be called "Sino Edward and Michael Business Corporation". The term SEMBCORP was a contraction of this name.