Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DCO2019-0016 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, June 06, 2019 (case Budage Pty Ltd v. WhoisGuard, Inc / Regina Parrish)

Resolution DateJune 06, 2019
Issuing OrganizationWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
DecisionTransfer
DominioColombia (.co)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Budage Pty Ltd v. WhoisGuard, Inc / Regina Parrish

Case No. DCO2019-0016

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Budage Pty Ltd, Australia, represented by Clayton Utz Solicitors, Australia.

The Respondent is WhoisGuard, Inc., Panama / Regina Parrish, United States of America.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [claytonutz.co] (‘the Domain Name’) is registered with NameCheap, Inc. (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on May 1, 2019. On May 1, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Domain Name. On May 1, 2019, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the Domain Name which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on May 2, 2019, 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 amended Complaint on May 7, 2019.

The Center verified that the Complaint, together with the amended 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 May 8, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was May 28, 2019. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on May 29, 2019.

The Center appointed Dawn Osborne as the sole panelist in this matter on June 4, 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 is the owner of the distinctive mark CLAYTON UTZ registered in Australia under trade mark number...

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