Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DIR2019-0001 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, April 11, 2019 (case Axis AB v. Emad Pazoki)

• Resolution Date: April 11, 2019
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Irán (.ir)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Axis AB v. Emad Pazoki

Case No. DIR2019-0001

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Axis AB of Lund, Sweden, represented internally.

The Respondent is Emad Pazoki of Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [axiscenter.ir] is registered with IRNIC.

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on February 15, 2019. On February 14, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to IRNIC a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On February 16, 2019, IRNIC transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details. Hard copies of the Complaint were received by the Center on February 14, 2019.

The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the .ir Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy” or “irDRP”), the Rules for .ir Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules”), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for .ir Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Supplemental Rules”).

In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on February 25, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was March 17, 2019. On March 18, 2019, the Center notified the Respondent’s default.

The Center appointed Knud Wallberg as the sole panelist in this matter on March 28, 2019. 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 was founded in 1984 in Sweden and is today the global market leader in network video, security cameras and video encoders. Headquartered in Sweden, the Complainant is a global company with around 3,000 employees, and a network of 90,000 partners worldwide, spanning 179 countries. The Complainant is a global company who, in 2017, reported sales of SEK 8.6 billion.

The Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations worldwide for AXIS as word mark and for AXIS COMMUNICATIONS as logo. This includes registrations in the country of residence of the Respondent, Islamic Republic of Iran, under registration No. 848136 for AXIS COMMUNICATIONS (logo), registered on October 1, 2004, for goods and services in classes 9 and 42, and registration No. 958093 for the word mark AXIS, registered February 11...