[hedgetrimmer]

They said: “Some panels have held that a respondent’s lack of response can be construed as an admission that the respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name.”.

I guess you can’t ignore the ‘panel’ of an international institution. They are full of themselves.

[MamaTexan]

They said: “Some panels have held that a respondent’s lack of response can be construed as an admission that the respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name.”.

They are right. Silence implies consent.

BUT -

The respondent can send the panel a letter responding to their decision and tell them to do something anatomically impossible with it.

THAT will hold up in a court of US law, and the respondent can go on about his business.

:-)