Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2000-1377 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, November 29, 2000 (case AXA China Region Limited vs. KANNET Limited)

• Judge: Sang Jo JONG
• Resolution Date: November 29, 2000
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Complaint denied
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

AXA China Region Limited v. KANNET Limited

Case No. D2000-1377

1. The Parties

   The Complainant is AXA China Region Limited, a company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, whose registered address is at Cedar House, 41 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda and principal place of business is at 20th Floor, AXA Centre, 151 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, S.A.R. China.

   The Respondent is KANNET Limited whose address is Kantone Centre, 1 Ning Foo Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, S.A.R. China.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

   The domain name at issue is "axachinaregion.com", which domain name is registered with Network Solutions, Inc., 505 Huntmar Park Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, U. S. A.

3. Procedural History

   The Complaint submitted by the Complainant, AXA China Region Limited, was received by e-mail on October 12, 2000, and in hardcopy on October 17, 2000, by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the Center). An acknowledgment of receipt was sent by the Center to the Complainant on October 13, 2000.

   On October 13, 2000, a Request for Registrar Verification was transmitted to the registrar, Network Solutions, Inc. ("NSI") requesting it to: (1) confirm that a copy of the Complaint was sent to the Registrar by the Complainant, as required by WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (the Supplemental Rules), Paragraph 4(b); (2) confirm that the domain name at issue is registered with Network Solutions, Inc.; (3) confirm that the person identified as the Respondent is the current registrant of the domain name; (4) provide the full contact details (i.e., postal address(es), telephone number(s), facsimile number(s), e-mail address(es)) available in the registrar’s Whois database for the registrant of the disputed domain name, the technical contact, the administrative contact and the billing contact; (5) confirm that the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Policy) applies to the domain name; (6) indicate the current status of the domain name.

   On October 17, 2000, NSI confirmed by reply e-mail that the domain name "axachinaregion.com" is registered with NSI and that the Respondent, KANNET Limited, was the current registrant of the name. The registrar also forwarded the requested Whois details and, also, confirmed the applicability of the Policy to the domain name at issue.

   In accordance with Paragraph 4(a) of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the Rules) and Paragraph 5 of the Supplemental Rules, the Center has verified that the Complaint satisfies the formal requirements of the Policy, Rules and Supplemental Rules. A Formal Requirements Compliance Checklist was completed by the assigned WIPO Center Case Administrator on October 12, 2000. The Panel has independently determined and agrees...