Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2018-0541 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, May 13, 2018 (case Renée Blanche S.r.l. v. Yang Kyung Won)

• Resolution Date: May 13, 2018
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Renée Blanche S.r.l. v. Yang Kyung Won

Case No. D2018-0541

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Renée Blanche S.r.l. of Salento, Italy, represented by Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A.., Italy.

The Respondent is Yang Kyung Won of Seoul, Republic of Korea, self-represented.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [reneeblanche.com] is registered with Megazone Corp., dba HOSTING.KR (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on March 12, 2018. On March 12, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On March 13, 2018, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response indicating that the language of the registration agreement is Korean, confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant, and providing the contact details.

On March 16, 2018, the Center notified the Parties in both English and Korean that the language of the registration agreement for the disputed domain name is Korean. On March 19, 2018, the Respondent requested that Korean be the language of the proceeding. On March 19, 2018, the Complainant requested that English be the language of the proceeding.

The Center verified that 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 the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on March 22, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was April 11, 2018. On March 29, 2018, the Respondent requested an extension of the Response due date. On April 4, 2018, the Center granted the Respondent an additional four calendar days to respond, and confirmed the new Response due date was April 15, 2018. On April 11, 2018, the Respondent requested a further extension of the Response due date. On April 13, 2018, the Center granted the Respondent an additional seven days to file a Response, and confirmed the new due date for Response was April 22, 2018. The Response was filed with the Center on April 23, 2018.

The Center appointed Thomas P. Pinansky as the sole panelist in this matter on April 30, 2018. 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 an Italian company that has been operating in the beauty and health care industry since 1970. The Complainant is the owner of several trademark registrations for the mark RENÉE BLANCHE and its variations (i.e., RB RENÉE BLANCHE) in several countries, the earliest of which was registered on March 26, 1998, in Italy...