Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2015-1410 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 30, 2015 (case Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) v. Hildegard Gruener)

• Resolution Date: September 30, 2015
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) v. Hildegard Gruener

Case No. D2015-1410

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) of Washington, United States of America, represented by Burns & Levinson LLP, United States of America.

The Respondent is Hildegard Gruener of Wien, Austria.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [geico-com.com] 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 August 10, 2015. On the same date, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On August 11, 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 August 14, 2015. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 3, 2015. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on September 4, 2015.

The Center appointed Charles Gielen as the sole panelist in this matter on September 16, 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.

4. Factual Background

The Complainant owns several registrations of trademarks composed in whole or in part of the term “Geico”.

The Complainant notably owns the following United States federal registrations for the word GEICO registered for services in class 36: number 763,274 registered on January 14, 1964 and number 2,601,179, registered on July 30, 2002.

The disputed domain name [geico-com.com] was created on July 28...