Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DCO2020-0051 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, October 21, 2020 (case The MathWorks, Inc. v. Shuo Wu)

• Resolution Date: October 21, 2020
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Colombia (.co)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

The MathWorks, Inc. v. Shuo Wu

Case No. DCO2020-0051

1. The Parties

The Complainant is The MathWorks, Inc., United States of America (“United States”), internally represented.

The Respondent is Shuo Wu, China.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

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

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on September 8, 2020. On September 8, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On September 9, 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 the Complainant on September 9, 2020, 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 on September 9, 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 the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on September 10, 2020. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 30, 2020. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on October 1, 2020.

The Center appointed Nick J. Gardner as the sole panelist in this matter on October 7, 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

The Complainant has since 1985 designed and marketed software products for scientists and researchers doing technical computing under the name “Mathworks”. The MathWorks’ software is made available online and promoted by the Complainant through its website at “www.mathworks.com”. The domain name [mathworks.com] was registered in 1989. Additionally, the Complainant registered [mathworks.co.com] on December 14, 2010, and owns numerous other domains which include the term “mathworks”. The Complainant owns...