Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2015-1070 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, August 28, 2015 (case LinkedIn Corporation v. yin jun)

Resolution DateAugust 28, 2015
Issuing OrganizationWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
DecisionTransfer
DominioGeneric Domains

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

LinkedIn Corporation v. yin jun

Case No. D2015-1070

1. The Parties

The Complainant is LinkedIn Corporation of Mountain View, California, United States of America, represented by The GigaLaw, Douglas M. Isenberg, Attorney at Law, LLC, United States of America.

The Respondent is yin jun of Huai’an, Jiangsu, China.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name [linkedin.wang] is registered with Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 23, 2015. On June 23, 2015, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On June 24, 2015, 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.

On June 25, 2015, the Center transmitted an email to the parties in English and Chinese regarding the language of proceeding. On June 25, 2015, the Complainant submitted its request that English be the language of proceeding. The Respondent did not submit its comment within the specified due date.

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(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on July 6, 2015. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was July 26, 2015. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on July 27, 2015.

The Center appointed Sok Ling MOI as the sole panelist in this matter on August 10, 2015. 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

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States, the Complainant is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Founded in 2003, the Complainant is now one of the world’s largest and most popular professional network on the Internet, operating offices in major cities of the world.

The Complainant is the owner of numerous trade mark registrations consisting of or including the trade mark LINKEDIN worldwide, including the following trade mark registrations in the United States of America:

Country
Trade Mark
Registration Number
Registration Date
USA LINKEDIN 3,074,241 March 28, 2006
USA LINKEDIN 3,074,242 March 28, 2006
USA LINKEDIN 3,303,349 October 2, 2007
USA LINKEDIN 3,971,644 May 31, 2011
USA LINKEDIN 4,007,079 August 2, 2011

The Complainant owns the domain name [linkedin.com], registered on November 2, 2002 which it uses in connection with its primary website.

The disputed domain name [linkedin.wang] was registered on June 30, 2014, long after the Complainant has registered the trade mark LINKEDIN in the United States of America. According to the evidence provided by the Complainant, the disputed domain name resolved to a pay-per-click (“PPC”) parking page containing links to certain business websites relating to publishing and other unrelated products/services.

5. Parties’ Contentions

A. Complainant

Founded in 2003, the Complainant is the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 347 million members worldwide. The Complainant has more than 7,600 full-time employees and operates websites in 24 languages. It has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. all in the United States, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Sydney, Australia, Tokyo, Japan, Beijing, China and other cities.

The Complainant has rights in the LINKEDIN mark. It is the owner of an extensive number of trade mark registrations worldwide that consist of or include the mark LINKEDIN. The services associated with these trade mark registrations include “online business networking services” and “providing online career networking services and information in the fields of employment, recruitment...

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