WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Bayer AG v. Sofia Artola Plunkett Case No. D2018-1273 1. The Parties

Complainant is Bayer AG of Leverkusen, Germany, represented by BPM Legal, Germany.

Respondent is Sofia Artola Plunkett of Kilwinning, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with OVH (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 7, 2018. On the same date, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On June 8, 2018, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing Respondent’s 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 Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on June 11, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was July 1, 2018. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified Respondent’s default on July 4, 2018.

The Center appointed Michael A. Albert as the sole panelist in this matter on July 23, 2018. 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

Complainant, Bayer AG is a well-known company with core competencies in the fields of healthcare, nutrition and plant protection. The company name “Bayer” dates back to 1863, when the firm of “Friedrich Bayer & Co.” was established in the town of Elberfeld, now part of the city of Wuppertal in Germany. In 1881, the name was transferred to a stock corporation called “Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.”. This company began manufacturing and marketing pharmaceutical products in 1888 and has sold such products under the BAYER trademark ever since that time.

Complainant is the owner of about 700 registrations and pending applications of the word mark BAYER alone, including the following registrations:

- European Union Trademark registration No. 011628625 of August 19, 2013,

- International Trademark registration No. 182970 of February 25, 1955.

As a result of exclusive and extensive use, Complainant’s BAYER mark has acquired a significant goodwill and is widely known.

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