Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2012-2449 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, January 28, 2013 (case Sport 2000 Brand AG v. sport2000)

• Resolution Date: January 28, 2013
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Complaint denied
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Sport 2000 Brand AG v. sport2000

Case No. D2012-2449

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Sport 2000 Brand AG of Zug, Switzerland, represented by Dr. Michele Provera, Italy and Dr. Jochen M. Schaefer of Germany.

The Respondent is sport2000 of Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (“U.S.”), represented pro se.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [sport2000.com] is registered with Tucows Inc. (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on December 13, 2012. On December 13, 2012, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On December 13, 2012, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response.

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(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on December 17, 2012. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was January 6, 2013. The Response was filed with the Center on January 4, 2013.

The Center appointed Michael J. Spence as the sole panelist in this matter on January 15, 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.

On January 8, 2013, the Complainant sent an email to the Center seeking its consent to submit supplemental filing. The Center replied on January 8, 2013 that it would be within the discretion of the Panel to determine whether to accept supplemental material. The Respondent filed supplemental material with the Center on January 16, 2103. The Center also replied on January 16, 2013 that it would be within the discretion of the Panel to determine whether to accept supplemental material received after the date for the filing of a Response and the appointment of a Panel. In this case, the...