WIPO Domain Name Decision D2019-0912 for pimplacentrale.com
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Car & Boat Media v. Host Master, 1337 Services LLC Case No. D2019-0912 1. The Parties
The Complainant is Car & Boat Media, France, represented by Passa Varet, France.
The Respondent is Host Master, 1337 Services LLC, Saint Kitts and Nevis. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name is registered with Tucows Inc. (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on April 23, 2019. On April 23, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On April 24, 2019, 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 April 24, 2019 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 amendment to the Complaint on April 25, 2019.
The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to 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 April 30, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was May 20, 2019. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on May 21, 2019.
The Center appointed Andrea Mondini as the sole panelist in this matter on May 27, 2019. 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 the French trademark registration no. 3036751 filed on June 23, 2000, and the European Union trademark registration no. 1919182 filed on October 24, 2000, both for the word mark LA CENTRALE, in classes 16, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42 and 45 and in particular for “newspapers and periodicals of classified ads for bringing people into contact concerning the acquisition and/or transfer of movable property” in class 16 and on-line advertising in class 35.
The Complainant operates the website “” to publish on-line classified ads for used cars and to estimate the price of second-hand vehicles.
The disputed domain name was registered on November 1, 2018, and resolves to a website describing its services as “La Centrale but better” and purporting to help users to “buy the best car deal or that allows you to find your ideal selling price on La Centrale”. 5. Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant
The Complainant in