Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2015-1709 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, November 23, 2015 (case bwin.party digital entertainment plc and ElectraWorks Limited v. B7win Ltd)

• Resolution Date: November 23, 2015
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

bwin.party digital entertainment plc and ElectraWorks Limited v. B7win Ltd

Case No. D2015-1709

1. The Parties

The Complainants are jointly bwin.party digital entertainment plc and ElectraWorks Limited, both of Gibraltar, Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, internally represented.

The Respondent is B7win Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The Disputed Domain Name [b7win.com] ("Disputed Domain Name") is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC (the "Registrar").

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on September 25, 2015. On September 25, 2015, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On September 25, 2015, 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 30, 2015. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was October 20, 2015. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent's default on October 21, 2015.

The Center appointed Charné Le Roux as the sole panelist in this matter on November 9, 2015, setting a due date for the Decision of November 23, 2015. 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 Center received a communication from the Respondent on November 18, 2015 and November 22, 2015

4. Factual Background

The Complainants are both part of the bwin.party group of companies, with the First Complainant being "bwin.party digital entertainment plc" and the ultimate parent of the group, and the Second Complainant being ElectraWorks Limited, the registered owner of a number of trade mark registrations worldwide for the trade mark BWIN. The Complainants' business is online gaming, sports betting, casino games and the like. The bwin.party group currently has 2,167 employees located in offices worldwide, with total revenues at December 31, 2012 and 2013, EUR 801.6 million and EUR 652.4 million respectively. The Complainants have an online presence in a large number of countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia.

The Complainants own over 260 trade mark registrations in 54 countries that comprise the BWIN trade mark, including in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Benelux, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, United Kingdom and United States America, dating back as early as 2006...