{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108499", "time_of_filling": "2026-03-19 17:32:14", "domain_names": [ "hwei-recentre.com" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO, LTD" ], "complainant_representative": "Diana Sytnikova (Coöperatie SNB-REACT U.A.)", "respondent": [ "Ivan Ivannikov (OBSHHESTVO S OGRANICHENNOY OTVETSTVENNOSTYU \"MEDIAMAKS\")" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, the Complainant is a global provider of information and communications technology, infrastructure and smart devices. It employs over 180,000 people, operates in over 170 countries and maintains over 106 corporate offices worldwide. Its products and services include telecommunications network equipment, smartphones, laptops, wearable devices, cloud services, artificial intelligence solutions, enterprise networking technologies, and digital infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n

The Complainant owns numerous HUAWEI trademark registrations around the world, which predate the registration of the disputed domain name by several decades. It owns numerous domain names incorporating its HUAWEI trademark, including <huawei.com>, registered in 2000, which resolves to the Complainant’s official website.<\/p>\n

The disputed domain name was registered by the Respondent on 24 June 2022.<\/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 states that the disputed domain name incorporates a misspelled form of the Complainant’s HUAWEI trademark that omits the letters “ua” to shorten the mark to “hwei”, which is confusingly similar to its trademark.<\/p>\n

The Complainant asserts that:<\/p>\n

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  1. its trademark enjoys substantial reputation and recognition worldwide and that the Respondent must have known of the Complainant's rights when he registered the disputed domain name and in the absence of any license or permission from the Complainant to use its trademark, no actual or contemplated bona fide or legitimate use of the disputed domain name could reasonably be claimed;<\/li>\n
  2. the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name and the Complainant has no relationship with the Respondent and has never authorised the Respondent to use its HUAWEI trademark or any variation of it; and<\/li>\n
  3. the disputed domain name resolves to an active website offering repair and related services for HUAWEI branded devices and Internet users encountering the disputed domain name are likely to assume that it refers to an official Huawei service provider.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Complainant also asserts that the disputed domain name is being used for commercial purposes relating to the Complainant’s products. The Respondent’s website repeatedly refers to Huawei devices and services and prominently uses the Complainant’s HUAWEI word trademark as well as its figurative trademarks throughout the website content. The website prominently displays wording such as “Сервисный центр Huawei” (“Huawei Service Centre”) and offers diagnostics and repair of Huawei smartphones and other Huawei devices. The site also invites users to submit repair requests, check the status of repairs, and contact the service centre directly through the website interface.<\/p>\n

    The Claimant states that although the Respondent’s website contains a disclaimer stating that the service centre is not affiliated with Huawei, this statement appears only at the very bottom of the webpage in small font and is displayed after the main website content prominently referring to Huawei devices and services. In such circumstances, the disclaimer does not dispel the misleading impression created by the disputed domain name and the overall presentation of the website.<\/p>\n

    On 17 December 2025, the Complainant’s representative wrote to the Respondent regarding the disputed domain name and infringement of the Complainant’s trademark. The Complainant asserts that the Respondent’s registration and continued use of the disputed domain name demonstrate an attempt to exploit the reputation and goodwill associated with the Complainant’s HUAWEI trademark by diverting Internet traffic intended for the Complainant’s legitimate services to the Respondent’s website for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n

    No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>", "rights": "

    The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is identical or 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": "

    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": "

    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": "

    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": [ "Veronica Bailey" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-29 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

    The Complainant owns the following trademark registrations for HUAWEI:<\/p>\n