{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108567", "time_of_filling": "2026-04-14 09:14:38", "domain_names": [ "qwen35.xyz" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ " Alibaba Innovation Private Limited " ], "complainant_representative": "Convey srl", "respondent": [ "Xing Wang" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant is a company that belongs to a leading Chinese multinational conglomerate founded on June 28, 1999, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang and active in over 190 countries. The Complainant's group operates across a wide range of sectors including e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. It offers consumer-to-consumer, business-to-consumer, and business-to-business sales services through both Chinese and international marketplaces. In addition, the Complainant's group provides services in digital media and entertainment, logistics, and cloud computing. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant's group was ranked in 2020 as the fifth-largest artificial intelligence enterprise globally. <\/span><\/p>\n

As part of its AI strategy, the Complainant has developed QWEN, a family of cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) designed for multilingual understanding, reasoning, and enterprise applications. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant has systematically promoted its Qwen models through a series of public releases, both internationally and domestically. <\/span><\/p>\n

The QWEN model has been showcased at major industry events and has achieved top-tier recognition across several international and Chinese AI benchmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant registered the domain name <qwen.net> on March 18, 2023, followed by the domain name <qwen.ai> on August 27, 2023. The latter resolves to the Complainant’s official website<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant has consistently promoted the “QWEN” denomination across major online platforms, including its official website<\/span>, as well as verified accounts on leading social media and developer environments.<\/span><\/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 parties' contentions are summarized below.<\/p>\n

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COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Complainant considers that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademarks, as it incorporates the Complainant’s “QWEN” trademark in its entirety. The Complainant argues that the addition of the numerical element “35” does not affect the recognizability of the Complainant’s mark, which remains the dominant component of the disputed domain name. The Complainant adds that top‑level domains are typically disregarded for the purpose of the first element analysis.<\/p>\n

The Complainant states that the Respondent is neither a licensee nor an authorized distributor of the Complainant and has received no permission to use the Complainant’s \"QWEN\" trademark or to register a domain name incorporating it. The Complainant points out that it has not granted the Respondent any rights to operate a domain name identical or confusingly similar to its trademark. <\/p>\n

The Complainant observes that the Respondent uses the disputed domain name to promote activities in the field of Artificial Intelligence related services, thereby attempting to exploit the Complainant’s reputation and goodwill, and such use cannot constitute a bona fide offering of services nor any legitimate non‑commercial or fair use. <\/p>\n

The Complainant considers that the Respondent's conduct confirms that the Respondent holds no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n

The Complainant considers that it is inconceivable that the Respondent was unaware of the Complainant’s rights when registering the disputed domain name.
The Complainant observes that the disputed domain name resolves to a website on which the Complainant’s trademarks are prominently and unduly displayed and this would demonstrate that the Respondent was fully aware of the Complainant’s brand and deliberately sought to associate its own offerings with it. The Complainant argues that such conduct constitutes clear evidence of bad‑faith registration and use.
The Complainant underlines that the Respondent failed to respond when contacted in an effort to explore an amicable resolution.<\/p>\n

The Complainant points out that the Respondent's conduct evidences a clear and deliberate attempt to associate itself with the Complainant’s brand, leveraging its reputation and technological credibility to attract users. The Complainant submits that the Respondent's unauthorized use of the Complainant’s trademarks on the website, combined with the provision of information services under the “QWEN” name, does not only confirm that the Respondent is fully aware of the Complainant’s business, but also highlights that it is actively seeking to benefit from the Complainant’s goodwill. In the view of the Complainant, such behavior supports the conclusion that the Respondent’s registration and use of the disputed domain name were undertaken in bad faith.

The Complainant concludes that the disputed domain name was registered in bad faith and is being used in bad faith.<\/p>\n

RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n

The Respondent filed no <\/span>administratively compliant Response, but simply stated that the website was taken down. <\/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": "

Paragraph 5(c)(i) of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy provides that: <\/p>\n

\"The response, including any annexes, shall be submitted in electronic form and shall:<\/em><\/p>\n

(i) Respond specifically to the statements and allegations contained in the complaint and include any and all bases for the Respondent (domain-name holder) to retain registration and use of the disputed domain name<\/em> [...]\".<\/p>\n

The Panel notes that the Response consists merely of a statement that the website was taken down. Therefore, it does not comply with the above-mentioned requirements and cannot be considered as an administratively compliant Response.<\/p>\n

The Panel observes that the fact of having deactivated the website does not prevent a transfer decision based on the Policy (see, for example, WIPO Case No. D2016-1140).<\/p>\n

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": [ "Michele Antonini" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-05-03 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant is the owner of numerous registrations for the trademark \"QWEN\", including the EU trademark No. 019113462, “QWEN”, registered on August 2, 2005, for goods and services in classes 9 and 42.<\/p>\n

The disputed domain name was registered by the Respondent on February 9, 2026.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "qwen35.xyz": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }