Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2003-0433 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, July 23, 2003 (case Elisabetta Dami vs. Alexander Albert W. Gore)

• Judge: Brigitte Joppich
• Resolution Date: July 23, 2003
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Elisabetta Dami , Edizioni Piemme S.p.A. v. Alexander Albert W. Gore

Case No. D2003-0433

1. The Parties

   The complainants are Elisabetta Dami, Milan, Italy and the company Edizioni Piemme S.p.A., Alessandria, Italy, (herein after referred to as the "Complainants"). The Complainants are represented by Studio Legale Jacobacci e Associati, Torino, Italy.

   The Respondent is Alexander Albert W. Gore, Lviv Rudno, Ukraine.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

   The disputed domain name (the "Domain Name") is registered with eNom.

3. Procedural History

   The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on June 5, 2003. On June 6, 2003, the Center transmitted by email to eNom a request for registrar verification in connection with the domain name at issue. On June 9, 2003, eNom transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details for the administrative billing, and technical contact. The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy"), 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 June 13, 2003. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was July 3, 2003. The Respondent did not submit any Response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondents default on July 4, 2003.

   The Center appointed Brigitte Joppich as the sole panelist in this matter on July 9, 2003. 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 Elisabetta Dami is an author who created the character "Geronimo Stilton", a mouse reporter in an internationally successful series of illustrated children books. The Complainant Edizioni Piemme is a publishing company that publishes the Italian editions of the Geronimo Stilton stories and sells them internationally. The Complainant Dami is...