Decisión del Panel Administrativo nº D2020-1694 of WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, September 08, 2020 (case LEGO Juris A/S v. Oleg Vasilyev)
| Resolution Date | September 08, 2020 |
| Issuing Organization | WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center |
| Decision | Transfer |
| Dominio | Generic Domains |
The Complainant is LEGO Juris A/S, Denmark, represented by CSC Digital Brand Services Group AB, Sweden.
The Respondent is Oleg Vasilyev, Russian Federation.
The disputed domain name [lego-lepin.com] (the “Disputed Domain Name”) is registered with Registrar of Domain Names REG.RU LLC (the “Registrar”).
The Complaint was filed in English with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 29, 2020. On June 29, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On June 30, 2020, 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 Registrar confirmed that the language of the Registration Agreement for the Disputed Domain Name is Russian. On July 13, 2020, the Center sent an email communication in both English and in Russian to the Parties regarding the language of the proceeding. On July 14, 2020, the Complainant confirmed the language of the proceeding to be English. The Respondent did not submit any comments on the language of the proceeding.
The Center verified that the Complaint 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 July 24, 2020. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 13, 2020. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on August 14, 2020.
The Center appointed Mariya Koval as the sole panelist in this matter on August 25, 2020. 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.
The Complainant is a part of the Lego Group, which was founded in 1932 and is a company based in Billund, Denmark. The Complainant is one of the world leaders among toy manufacturers, namely it manufactures the toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The Complainant has subsidiaries and branches throughout the world, its LEGO products are sold in more than 130 countries, including Russian Federation. The Lego Group has also built several amusement parks around the world, each known as the Legoland Resorts, and operates numerous retail stores.
The Complainant has provided evidence that previous UDRP panels have determined the LEGO trademark (the “LEGO Trademark”) as being well-known or famous. See LEGO Juris A/S v. Level 5 Corp, [WIPO Case No. D2008-1692]: “The Panel finds that the Complainant has established that LEGO and LEGOLAND are well-recognized and world famous trademarks and that the trademarks are distinctive”; LEGO Juris A/S v. Michael Longo,[WIPO Case No. D2008-1715]: “The Panel finds, as numerous panels have found before, that the Complainant has established that LEGO is a well-known trademark and that the trademark is distinctive and famous.”
The Complainant is the owner of numerous LEGO Trademark registrations around the world, among which are:
- International Registration No. 869258, registered on November 11, 2005, in respect of goods and services in classes 9, 16, 25, 28, and 41;
- Russian Federation Trademark No. 42932, registration date December 10, 1971, in respect of goods in class 28;
- Russian Federation Trademark No. 474693, registration date November 14, 2012, in respect of goods and services in classes 9, 21, 25, 35, and 41.
The Complainant has also a significant online presence, operating the main domain name [lego.com], and is the owner of close to 5,000 domain names containing the term “lego” (Annex 5 to the Complaint). It is the strict policy of the Complainant that all domain names containing the term should be owned by the...
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