Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2008-0597 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, July 07, 2008 (case President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Texas International Property Associates - NA NA)

• Judge: M. Scott Donahey
• Resolution Date: July 07, 2008
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Texas International Property Associates - NA NA

Case No. D2008-0597

1. The Parties

   Complainant is President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.

   Respondent is Texas International Property Associates - NA NA, Wheatland, Dallas, Texas, United States of America.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

   The disputed domain name [harvarduniversitypress.com] is registered with Compana LLC.

3. Procedural History

   The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on April 16, 2008. On April 17, 2008, the Center transmitted by email to Compana LLC a request for registrar verification in connection with the domain name at issue. On the same date, Compana LLC transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details. The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy"), 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 April 22, 2008. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was May 12, 2008. On April 28, 2008, the Center received a letter from Counsel for Complainant stating that Respondent had agreed to transfer the name voluntarily and requesting that the proceedings be suspended for thirty days to allow the transfer to occur. On April 29, 2008, the Center notified the parties that the proceedings had been suspended until May 28, 2008. On May 22, 2008, the Center received a request from counsel for Complainant that the suspension be lifted and the proceedings re-instituted. On May 22, 2008, the Center notified the parties that the matter had been re-instituted. Respondent was given until June 5, 2008, to file a Response in this matter.

   On June 5, 2008, Respondent filed a Response. On June 6, 2008, the Center issued its Acknowledgement of Receipt of Response.

   The Center appointed M. Scott Donahey as the sole panelist in this matter on June 23, 2008. 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

   Complainant is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States of America, founded in 1636. Harvard University Press is a licensee of Complainant and was established by Complainant in 1913. It is engaged in the publishing of academic and non-academic books, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and in London, the...