{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108278",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-12-30 10:45:56",
    "domain_names": [
        "alibabablower.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Alibaba Group Holding Limited"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Convey srl",
    "respondent": [
        "li xin (李鑫)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a Chinese multinational company specialised in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. It was founded on June 28, 1999, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It provides consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer, and business-to-business sales services via Chinese and global marketplaces. It owns and operates a diverse portfolio of companies around the world in numerous business sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant is one of the world&rsquo;s largest retailers and e-commerce companies and is active in over 190 countries. In 2020, it was ranked the 5th largest artificial intelligence company. It is also one of the biggest venture capital firms and investment corporations in the world. Its Fintech arm, Ant Group, is the second-largest financial services group.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant registered the domain name &lt;alibaba.com&gt; in 1999, amongst numerous other domain names, all of which consist of or contain the term &ldquo;ALIBABA&rdquo;. The Complainant has a strong Internet and social media presence.<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent registered the disputed domain name on June 14, 2023. At the time of filing the Complaint, the disputed domain name resolved to a website which promotes the design and manufacture of industrial air-moving equipment, specifically ring blowers, side channel blowers, vacuum pumps, high-pressure blowers, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant reported the infringement of the Complainant&rsquo;s trademark rights to the domain name Registrar, the hosting provider of the website, and to the Respondent. No response was received from the Respondent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name.<\/p>",
    "no_response_filed": "<p>The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).<\/p>",
    "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "<p>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondent to have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy).<\/p>",
    "bad_faith": "<p>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).<\/p>",
    "procedural_factors": "<p>LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS<\/p>\n<p>The language of the registration agreement is Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant has requested that the language of proceedings be English for a variety of reasons. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The disputed domain name consists of Latin characters including the English word &ldquo;blower&rdquo;, which shows that the Respondent is familiar with the English language;<\/li>\n<li>The Respondent&rsquo;s website provides an option to select English as the applicable language, and is in English;<\/li>\n<li>English is the primary language for international relations and business; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>To conduct the proceeding in Chinese, the Complainant would have to incur additional costs for translation and cause a delay in the proceeding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having considered these points and the circumstances of this case, the Panel has decided that it would be fair and equitable to all parties to adopt English as the language of the proceedings. Furthermore, the Respondent did not respond to the issue of the language in the proceedings and did not object to the Complainant&rsquo;s request.<\/p>\n<p>The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.<\/p>",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Francine Tan"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-02-04 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the owner of numerous trademark registrations for ALIBABA word and figurative marks across the world, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark registration No. 1800560, registered on March 1, 2024;<\/li>\n<li>China trademark registration No. 67863513, registered on April 7, 2024;<\/li>\n<li>China trademark registration No. 12127699, registered on July 27, 2014;<\/li>\n<li>European Union trademark registration No. 004534319, registered on August 2, 2006; and<\/li>\n<li>U.S. trademark registration No. 2579498, registered on June 11, 2002.<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "alibabablower.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}