Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2021-1523 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 15, 2021 (case Susan Lordi v. 林洪国 (Lin Hong Guo))

• Resolution Date: September 15, 2021
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Susan Lordi v. 林洪国 (Lin Hong Guo)

Case No. D2021-1523

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Susan Lordi, United States of America (“US”), represented by Hovey Williams LLP, US.

The Respondent is 林洪国 (Lin Hong Guo), China.

2. The Domain Names and Registrar

The disputed domain names [wiliowtree.com], [willowtree-nativity.com], and [willowtreestore.shop] are registered with Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed in English with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on May 17, 2021. On May 18, 2021, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain names [wiliowtree.com] and [willowtree-nativity.com]. On May 19, 2021, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain names [wiliowtree.com] and [willowtree-nativity.com] which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on May 24, 2021 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Complainant filed an amended Complaint in English on May 26, 2021.

On May 24, 2021, the Center transmitted an email communication to the Parties in English and Chinese regarding the language of the proceeding. On May 26, 2021, the Complainant submitted a request that English be the language of the proceeding. The Respondent did not comment on the language of the proceeding.

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 the Respondent in English and Chinese of the Complaint, and the proceeding commenced on May 31, 2021. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was June 20, 2021. The Respondent did not submit any response. The Center received the Respondent’s communication by email on May 19, 2021. On July 11, 2021, the Center informed the Parties that it would proceed to panel appointment.

On July 20, 2021, the Complainant sent a request to the Center for the additional domain name [willowtreestore.shop] to be added to the Complaint. On July 22, 2021, the Center notified the Complainant that its request would be determined by the Panel.

The Center appointed Sebastian M.W. Hughes as the sole panelist in this matter on July 22, 2021. 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 August 23, 2021, following a request from the Complainant, the Panel requested the Center to issue a request for registrar verification and a panel order in respect of the disputed domain name [willowtreestore.shop].

On August 25, 2021, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the...