Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DCO2020-0034 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, August 18, 2020 (case Quizlet, Inc. v. Nanci Nette, Name Management Group)

• Resolution Date: August 18, 2020
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Colombia (.co)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Quizlet, Inc. v. Nanci Nette, Name Management Group

Case No. DCO2020-0034

1. The Parties

Complainant is Quizlet, Inc., United States of America (“United States”), represented by Brand Enforcement Team 101 Domain, United States.

Respondent is Nanci Nette, Name Management Group, United States.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [quizlet.co] is registered with Dynadot, LLC (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 30, 2020. On June 30, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On July 2, 2020, 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 Complainant on July 2, 2020, providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. Complainant filed an amended Complaint on July 2, 2020.

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 Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on July 6, 2020. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was July 26, 2020. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the parties of Respondent’s default on July 27, 2020.

The Center appointed Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa as the sole panelist in this matter on August 4, 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

Complainant is a United States company offering online educational resources. It is the proprietor of several trademark registrations for the QUIZLET Mark (the “Mark” or the “QUIZLET Mark”), including the following:

- United States registration No. 3735796 for QUIZLET (word mark), registered on January 12, 2010 for services in class 42, claiming a date of first use of April 23, 2007; and,

- International registration No. 1148792 for QUIZLET (word mark), registered on December 4, 2012 for goods and services in classes 9 and 42.

Complainant operates its primary business website at “www.quizlet.com”, and has registered numerous...