Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DEU2020-0017 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, November 24, 2020 (case Skyscanner Limited v. Aim S.r.l.)

• Resolution Date: November 24, 2020
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Country domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Skyscanner Limited v. Aim S.r.l.

Case No. DEU2020-0017

1. The Parties

Complainant is Skyscanner Limited, United Kingdom, represented by Keltie LLP, United Kingdom.

Respondent is Aim S.r.l., Italy.

2. The Domain Name, Registry and Registrar

The Registry of the disputed domain name [skyskanner.eu] is the European Registry for Internet Domains (“EURid” or the “Registry”). The Registrar of the disputed domain name is Register S.p.A.

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on September 4, 2020. On September 7, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registry a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On September 8, 2020, the Registry 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 .eu Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules (the “ADR Rules”) and the World Intellectual Property Organization Supplemental Rules for .eu Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules (the “Supplemental Rules”).

In accordance with the ADR Rules, Paragraph B(2), the Center formally notified Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on September 21, 2020. In accordance with the ADR Rules, Paragraph B(3), the due date for Response was November 2, 2020. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified Respondent’s default on November 3, 2020.

The Center appointed Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa as the sole panelist in this matter on November 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 ADR Rules, Paragraph B(5).

Pursuant to the Administrative Panel decision of July 20, 2020 in Skyscanner Limited v. Bolognesi Damiano, Aim S.r.l,[WIPO Case No. DEUL2020-0001], while the language of the registration agreement is Italian, the language of these ADR proceedings shall be English.

4. Factual Background

Complainant is a company incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2003 that operates a travel information, search and arrangement website.

Complainant is the proprietor of several trademark registrations for its SKYSCANNER trademark (the “Mark”), including the following marks, all of which are protected in the European Union:

- International Trademark No. 900393 for SKYSCANNER (word mark), registered on March 3, 2006 for services in classes 35, 38 and 39;

- International Trademark No. 1030086 for SKYSCANNER (word mark), registered on December 1, 2009 for services in classes 35, 39 and 42;

- International Trademark No. 1133058 for SKYSCANNER (figurative mark), registered on August 16, 2012 for services in classes 35, 39, and 42.

Complainant operates its primary website at “www.skyscanner.net”.

The disputed domain name was registered on September 27...