Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2016-1594 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 16, 2016 (case LEGO Juris A/S v. Tanawat Tongwan)

• Resolution Date: September 16, 2016
• Issuing Organization: WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Decision: Transfer
• Dominio: Generic Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

LEGO Juris A/S v. Tanawat Tongwan

Case No. D2016-1594

1. The Parties

The Complainant is LEGO Juris A/S of Billund, Denmark, represented by CSC Digital Brand Services AB, Sweden.

The Respondent is Tanawat Tongwan of Songkhla, Thailand.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [legominifig.com] (the “Domain Name”) is registered with Name.com, Inc. (Name.com LLC) (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on August 4, 2016. On August 5, 2016, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Domain Name. On August 5, 2016, 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 August 9, 2016. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 29, 2016. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on August 30, 2016.

The Center appointed Reyes Campello Estebaranz as the sole panelist in this matter on August 31, 2016. 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 limited liability company incorporated and based in Denmark, which operates in the toys sector. It is best known for the manufacture of LEGO brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks, which are commercialized by the Complainant, its licensees or subsidiaries throughout the world, in more than 130 countries, including Thailand. The Complainant has also expanded its use of the LEGO trademark to, inter alia, computer hardware and software, books, videos and computer controlled robotic construction sets, and operates several retail stores as well as a commercial website at “www.lego.com”.

The Complainant uses the mark LEGO to identify its products, its stores and website, holding several trademark registrations throughout the world containing or consisting of this word alone or in combination with other denominative or device elements. In Thailand, the Complainant holds Trademark Registration No. KOR78.605 LEGO in class 28, which was registered on July 23...