Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DCO2016-0030 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, October 17, 2016 (case Alstom S.A. and General Electric Company v. Sichuan Shanghai Electric Power TD Engineering Co., Ltd)

• Resolution Date: October 17, 2016
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Colombia (.co)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Alstom S.A. and General Electric Company v. Sichuan Shanghai Electric Power T&D Engineering Co., Ltd

Case No. DCO2016-0030

1. The Parties

The Complainants are Alstom S.A. of Levallois-Perret, France (“Alstom”) and General Electric Company (“GEC”) of New York, United States of America (the “United States”), represented by Lynde & Associés, France.

The Respondent is Sichuan Shanghai Electric Power T&D Engineering Co., Ltd of Chengdu, China.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain names, [gec-alstom.co], [gec-alsthom.co] and [ge-alstom.co], are registered with PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on August 30, 2016. On August 30, 2016, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain names. On August 31, 2016, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details.

The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy” or “UDRP”), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules”), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Supplemental Rules”).

In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2 and 4, the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on September 5, 2016. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 25, 2016. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on September 26, 2016.

The Center appointed Steven A. Maier as the sole panelist in this matter on October 5, 2016. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.

The Respondent sent an email to the Center on October 14, 2016, stating that owing to extended holidays it had failed to read the Center’s communications in time and requesting an extension of time to file a Response. Under paragraph 10 of the Rules, the Panel has the obligation (among others) to ensure that the administrative proceeding takes place with due expedition. Given the length of the Respondent’s delay and lack of any compelling reason for that delay, the Panel does not consider it appropriate to grant the extension requested.

4. Factual Background

Alstom is a company registered in France. It was formed in 1928 and is in the business of transport infrastructure.

GEC is a company registered in the United States which is engaged in technology, energy and industrial...