Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2021-2707 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, October 15, 2021 (case AlphaGraphics, Inc. v. 吴元锋 (Wu Yuan Feng))

• Resolution Date: October 15, 2021
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

AlphaGraphics, Inc. v. 吴元锋 (Wu Yuan Feng)

Case No. D2021-2707

1. The Parties

The Complainant is AlphaGraphics, Inc., United States of America (“United States” or “US”), represented by Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A., Italy.

The Respondent is 吴元锋 (Wu Yuan Feng), China.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [alphagraphicssugarland.com] is registered with Cloud Yuqu LLC (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed in English with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on August 18, 2021. On August 18, 2021, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On August 19, 2021, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain name which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on August 25, 2021, providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint in English on August 27, 2021.

On August 25, 2021, the Center transmitted an email communication to the Parties in English and Chinese regarding the language of the administrative proceeding. On August 26, 2021, the Complainant confirmed its request that English be the language of the administrative proceeding. The Respondent did not comment on the language of the administrative proceeding.

The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to 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 in English and Chinese of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on September 1, 2021. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 21, 2021. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on September 22, 2021.

The Center appointed Deanna Wong Wai Man as the sole panelist in this matter on October 4, 2021. 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 is a franchising chain founded in 1970 and headquartered in the US. The Complainant’s franchising network currently consists of more than 270 independently owned and operated marketing service providers, located across six geographical areas (the US, United Kingdom, Brazil, China, Kong Hong, China, and Saudi Arabia), which also provide full-service print shops. The Complainant’s franchising network currently provides more than 200,000 business customers with print and marketing...