The Complainant is a global internet and video games company listed on NASDAQ. In the 2nd quarter of 2025, NetEase reported RMB 27.9 billion (US$3.9 billion) in net revenues, including RMB 22.8 billion (US$3.2 billion) from games and related value-added services. The Complainant is claimed to be the parent company of subsidiaries including without limitation: Netease Information Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd; Guangzhou NetEase Information Technology Limited; and Netease Hangzhou Network Co Ltd which are the registered proprietors of various trade marks and other intellectual property rights, including the registered trade marks.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on November 28, 2025.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolves to a page offering information on so called cheats and hacks for the game Where Winds Meet.<\/p>", "other_legal_proceedings": "
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": "
The Complainant contends that it has satisfied each of the elements required under the Policy for a transfer of the disputed domain name. <\/span><\/p>\n The Complainant contends that the complaint has been filed on behalf of the Complainant itself and the Subsidiaries, in order to defend its rights in its registered trade marks and its valuable goodwill and reputation in its Where Winds Meet brand.<\/p>\n The Complainant is well-known internationally for their successful games, including: Where Winds Meet.<\/p>\n No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
"rights": " The Complainant has not shown that he has rights in the trademarks or has the authority to conduct these proceedings for the trademark owners. The panel must accordingly not further decide on the confusing similarity of the disputed domain names rights or legitimate interests or an application and use in bad faith.<\/p>",
"no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": " Since the Complainant has not shown that he has rights in the trademarks respectively has the authority to conduct these proceedings for the trademark owners. The panel must accordingly not further decide on the confusing similarity of the disputed domain names rights or legitimate interests or an application and use in bad faith.<\/p>",
"bad_faith": " Since the Complainant has not shown that he has rights in the trademarks respectively has the authority to conduct these proceedings for the trademark owners. The panel must accordingly not further decide on the confusing similarity of the disputed domain names rights or legitimate interests or an application and use in bad faith.<\/p>",
"procedural_factors": " 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": "Rejected",
"panelists": [
"Dietrich Beier"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-13 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant claims that daughter companies own several trademarks for „Where winds meet“ in several countries, among them, for example, the European trademark <\/span>registration 019014945 of NETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD.in classes 9 and 41 registered since July 31, 2024 and the Chinese registration 67279193-16 of Netease (hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd.registered on June 28, 2023 in class 16, being in effect. <\/span><\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"wherewindsmeetcheat.com": "REJECTED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}