WIPO Domain Name Decision D2019-2216 for 1lifeco.com
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION 1Life Insurance Limited v. Makarem Sobhi Batterjee, Shababco Enterprise Case No. D2019-2216 1. The Parties
The Complainant is 1Life Insurance Limited, South Africa, represented by Moore Attorneys Incorporated, South Africa.
The Respondent is Makarem Sobhi Batterjee, Shababco Enterprise, Saudi Arabia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name, (the “Domain Name”), is registered with GoD, LLC (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on September 12, 2019. On September 13, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Domain Name. On September 13, 2019, 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 September 20, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was October 10, 2019. The Response was filed with the Center on October 9, 2019.
The Center appointed Tony Willoughby as the sole panelist in this matter on October 15, 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 is a South African insurance company, which was founded in 2005. It is the registered proprietor of several South African trade mark registrations protecting its name including Trade Mark Registration No. 2013/03645 1LIFE registered on April 29, 2016, (application filed February 12, 2013) in class 35 for a variety of advertising and consultancy services. It operates a website connected to its domain name, , which it registered on July 7, 2009.
The Domain Name was registered on September 6, 2016, and connected to a parking page of the Registrar featuring a number of “Related Links”, all relating to the insurance industry and many of them unrelated to the Complainant. Currently, those links have been removed from the parking page.