Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº DCO2020-0039 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 15, 2020 (case ZipRecruiter Inc. v. JH Kang)

• Resolution Date: September 15, 2020
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Colombia (.co)

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

ZipRecruiter Inc. v. JH Kang

Case No. DCO2020-0039

1. The Parties

The Complainant is ZipRecruiter Inc., United States of America (“United States”), represented by SafeNames Ltd., United Kingdom.

The Respondent is JH Kang, Republic of Korea.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [ziprecruiters.co] is registered with GoDaddy.com, LLC (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on July 24, 2020. On July 24, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On July 27, 2020, 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 July 31, 2020. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 20, 2020. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on August 21, 2020.

The Center appointed Charles Gielen as the sole panelist in this matter on September 1, 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 owns numerous trademark registrations for the trademark ZIPRECRUITER, such as:

- in the United States registered under number 3934310 on March 22, 2011, for services in class 42 and registered under number 5232840 on May 30, 2017, for goods in class 9 and services in classes 35 and 42;

- in New Zealand registered under number 1036562 on August 4, 2016, for goods in class 9 and services in classes 36, 41 and 42;

- in the European Union registered under number 015070873 on June 13, 2016, for goods in class 9 and services in classes 36, 41 and 42;

- in Canada registered under number TMA979480 on August 28, 2017, for goods in class 9 and services in classes 41 and 42;

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