URS DEFAULT DETERMINATION

LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH v. zhang yin
Claim Number: FA1608001686655

DOMAIN NAME

<lanxess.club>

PARTIES

	Complainant: LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH of Köln, Germany
	Complainant Representative: Partridge Partners PC Mark V.B. Partridge of Chicago, IL, United States of America

	Respondent: zhang yin zhang yin of xns, hbs, II, CN

REGISTRIES and REGISTRARS

	Registries: .CLUB DOMAINS, LLC
	Registrars: Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

EXAMINER

	The undersigned certifies that he or she has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his or her knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Examiner in this proceeding.
	Vali Sakellarides, as Examiner

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

	Complainant Submitted: August 2, 2016
	Commencement: August 3, 2016
	Default Date: August 18, 2016
	Having reviewed the communications records, the Examiner finds that the Forum has discharged its responsibility under URS Procedure Paragraphs 3 and 4 and Rule 4 of the Rules for the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (the "Rules").

RELIEF SOUGHT

Complainant requests that the domain name be suspended for the life of the registration.

STANDARD OF REVIEW

Clear and convincing evidence.

FINDINGS and DISCUSSION

	Procedural Findings:
		Multiple Complainants: This proceeding features a sole Complainant regarding the single domain name <lanxess.club>. No domain names are dismissed from this complaint.
		Multiple Respondents: This proceeding features a sole Respondent regarding the single domain name <lanxess.club>. No domain names are dismissed from this complaint.

Findings of Fact: Complainant is LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, a limited liability company incorporated in Germany, together with its affiliates, subsidiaries and their predecessors-in-interest. Complainant states that it has fifty-two production sites worldwide and that in China, it has ten subsidiaries including three joint ventures and six research and development centers with over 1,000 employees. Complainant states that it is the owner of numerous marks worldwide containing or comprising the fanciful term LANXESS, including, but not limited to, U.S. Registration Nos. 3,154,793 and 3,924,517, and Chinese Registration Nos. 3,949,911, 3,949,912, 3,949,913, and 3,949,914. Complainant states that it has used the LANXESS marks in connection with the development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals since at least as early as 2004, and the marks are in use worldwide today, including in China. Complainant asserts that as a result of extensive use, promotion and advertisement, the LANXESS marks are some of the most famous marks in the chemicals industry and source of significant goodwill for Complainant.

Even though the Respondent has defaulted, URS Procedure 1.2.6, requires Complainant to make a prima facie case, proven by clear and convincing evidence, for each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be suspended.

[URS 1.2.6.1] The registered domain name(s) is/are identical or confusingly similar to a word mark:
  (i) for which the Complainant holds a valid national or regional registration and that is in current use; or
  (ii) that has been validated through court proceedings; or
  (iii) that is specifically protected by a statute or treaty in effect at the time the URS complaint is filed.

Determined: Finding for Complainant

Complainant submits a copy of the mark LANXESS (U.S. Registration No. 3,154,793) and evidence of use in China on its website <http://lanxess.cn>. Examiner finds that the disputed domain name <lanxess.club> is identical to the Complainant’s LANXESS trademark, as the gTLD 'club' is not relevant for a finding under URS 1.2.6.1. Examiner finds that Complainant has established the first element under URS 1.2.6.1(i).

[URS 1.2.6.2] Registrant has no legitimate right or interest to the domain name.

Determined: Finding for Complainant

Respondent has not filed a Response. Complainant has not authorized Respondent to use its registered LANXESS trademark. Examiner finds that the Complainant has established that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in <lanxess.club>.

[URS 1.2.6.3] The domain name(s) was/were registered and is being used in bad faith.
  a. Registrant has registered or acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of documented out-of pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or
  b. Registrant has registered the domain name in order to prevent the trademark holder or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that Registrant has engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or
  c. Registrant registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or
  d. By using the domain name Registrant has intentionally attempted to attract for commercial gain, Internet users to Registrant’s web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant’s mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of Registrant’s web site or location or of a product or service on that web site or location.

Determined: Finding for Complainant

Complainant submits evidence that the domain name <lanxess.club> resolves to an inactive website. Hence, it is apparent that Respondent had Complainant in mind when registering the disputed domain name and that Respondent registered the domain name either with the purpose of selling it to Complainant or to a third party and prevent the Complainant from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name. Examiner finds that the Complainant has established the element under URS 1.2.6.3.

FINDING OF ABUSE or MATERIAL FALSEHOOD

The Examiner may find that the Complaint was brought in an abuse of this proceeding or that it contained material falsehoods.

The Examiner finds as follows:

The Complaint was neither abusive nor contained material falsehoods.

DETERMINATION

After reviewing the parties’ submissions, the Examiner determines that the Complainant has demonstrated all three elements of the URS by a standard of clear and convincing evidence; the Examiner hereby Orders the following domain name(s) be SUSPENDED for the duration of the registration:

lanxess.club

Vali Sakellarides
Examiner
Dated: August 23, 2016

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