Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2013-0501 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, May 14, 2013 (case Gaseosas Posada Tobón S.A. v. Fundacion Private Whois / PPA Media Services, Ryan G Foo)
Resolution Date | May 14, 2013 |
Issuing Organization | WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center |
Decision | Transfer |
Dominio | Generic Domains |
The Complainant is Gaseosas Posada Tobón S.A. of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, represented by Cavelier Abogados, Colombia.
The Respondent is Fundacion Private Whois of Panama, Panama / PPA Media Services, Ryan G Foo of Santiago, Chile.
The disputed domain name [ligapostobom.com] is registered with Internet.bs Corp. (the “Registrar”).
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on March 12, 2013. On March 13, 2013, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On March 18, 2013, 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 March 18, 2013 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Center furthermore sent a notification that the Complaint was administratively deficient. The Complainant filed an amended Complaint on March 19, 2013.
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(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on March 28, 2013. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was April 17, 2013. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on April 18, 2013.
The Center appointed Kiyoshi Tsuru as the sole panelist in this matter on April 30, 2013. 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.
The Complainant, a beverage company, filed evidence of the following trademark registrations owned by said Complainant:
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LIGA POSTOBON | 455797 | 9(28) | 31/JUL/2012 | GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
LIGA POSTOBON | 456817 | 9(35) | 27/JUL/2012 | GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
LIGA POSTOBON | 455798 | 9(35) | 31/JUL/2012 | GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
LIGA POSTOBON | 456818 | 9(41) | 27/JUL/2012 | GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
LIGA POSTOBON | 455799 | 9(41) | 31/JUL/2012 | GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
The Panel found the following trademark registrations owned by the Complainant in Colombia, among others:
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POSTOBON | 81135 | 1 | 9/OCT/1973 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 81136 | 3 | 29/MAY/2003 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 389193 | 32 | 31/AUG/2005 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 161733 | 41 | 3/FEB/2004 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 280881 | 43 | 29/MAY/2004 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 281080 | 44 | 30/APR/2002 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
POSTOBON | 280824 | 45 | 29/MAY/2004 | 1-GASEOSAS POSADA TOBON S.A. | COLOMBIA |
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