Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2021-2290 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, October 15, 2021 (case VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG v. Jarrod Brennet)

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

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG v. Jarrod Brennet

Case No. D2021-2290

1. The Parties

The Complainant is VHV Allgemeine Versicherung AG, Germany, represented by JBB Rechtsanwaelte Jaschinski Biere Brexl Partnerschaft mbB, Germany.

The Respondent is Jarrod Brennet, United States of America (“United States”).

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [vhv-insurance.com] is registered with PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on July 12, 2021. On July 15, 2021, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On July 22, 2021, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details.

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 August 19, 2021. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 8, 2021. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on September 23, 2021.

The Center appointed Oleksiy Stolyarenko as the sole panelist in this matter on October 1, 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.

4. Factual Background

The Complainant is an established insurance company operating in Germany since 1919. The Complainant started operating under the name “VHV” in various forms since 2003. Even earlier, September 14, 2000, the associated companies of the VHV Group first started to use “VHV” in their company names.

The Complainant and other companies from its group have registered a number of VHV trademarks for services in Class 36, mostly related to insurance. Some of the VHV trademark registrations are indicated below:

- German Trademark Registration for VHV III VERSICHERUNGEN and design, No. DE30737113, registered on September 24, 2007, in Class 36;

- German Trademark Registration for VHV CYBERPROTECT, No. DE302016226750, registered on January 16, 2017, in Class 36;

The Complainant’s affiliated companies also...