Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2020-1895 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 08, 2020 (case Compagnie de Saint-Gobain v. WhoisGuard, Inc. / Buhari Muhammadu)

• Resolution Date: September 08, 2020
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain v. WhoisGuard, Inc. / Buhari Muhammadu

Case No. D2020-1895

1. The Parties

Complainant is Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, France, represented by Tmark Conseils, France.

Respondent is WhoisGuard, Inc., Panama / Buhari Muhammadu, Nigeria.

2. The Domain Names and Registrar

The disputed domain names [saint-gobain.online] and [saint-gobain.xyz] are registered with NameCheap, Inc. (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on July 21, 2020. On July 21, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain names. On July 21, 2020, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain names which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to Complainant on July 26, 2020 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint on July 31, 2020.

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 Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on August 3, 2020. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 23, 2020. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified Respondent’s default on August 24, 2020.

The Center appointed David Perkins as the sole panelist in this matter on August 31, 2020. 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

4.A. Complainant

4. A.1 Complainant, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, is a French company headquartered in Paris. It was established in 1665. It is a world leader in the production and sale of construction materials. It ranks among the best in Europe and worldwide in the production of flat glass.

4. A.2 Complainant has over 170,000 employees and is active in 39 countries, including Respondent’s home country of Nigeria. Worldwide Complainant...