Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2016-0578 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, May 18, 2016 (case Asurion, LLC v. ORM Ltd/Contact Privacy Inc. d/b/a ContactPrivacy.com)
| Resolution Date | May 18, 2016 |
| Issuing Organization | WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center |
| Decision | Transfer |
| Dominio | Generic Domains |
The Complainant is Asurion, LLC of Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, represented by Adams and Reese LLP, United States of America (“United States”).
The Respondent is ORM Ltd/Contact Privacy Inc. d/b/a ContactPrivacy.com of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The disputed domain name [assurionphoneclaim.com] (the “Domain Name”) is registered with Tucows Inc. (the “Registrar”).
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on March 24, 2016. On March 24, 2016, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On March 24, 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 proceeding commenced on April 5, 2016. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was April 25, 2016. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on April 26, 2016.
The Center appointed Tan Tee Jim, S.C. as the sole panelist in this matter on May 4, 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 Complainant is Asurion, LLC, a corporation whose corporate headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is in the business of providing, amongst others, insurance, warranty management, claims processing as well as repair and replacement services for telephones and other wireless devices (the “Services”). It has offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia (including China, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan Province of China and Japan) which serve over 90 million subscribers worldwide. It advertises and sells its services through various means, such as print media and its website bearing the domain name [asurion.com].
The Complainant is the owner of the mark ASURION which it has used since 2001. The mark is registered as a trademark in more than 40 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Australia and Singapore. Aside from the domain name [asurion.com], the Complainant also owns domain names incorporating the ASURION mark such as [asurionclaim.com], [asurionphoneclaim.com] as well as domain names containing an additional “s” for the word or mark ASURION mark such as [assurioninsurance.com].
The Respondent is the registrant of the Domain...
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