The Complainant is Guccio Gucci S.p.A., Italy, represented by Studio Barbero S.p.A., Italy.
The Respondents are 詹金荣 (Zhan Jinrong), China; 何祥 (He Xiang), China; 张明荣 (Zhang Mingrong), China; 蓝罗程 (Lan Luocheng), China; 张航 (Zhang Hang), China; Philipp Schumacher, Hardware Solutions Canada (HSC) Inc., Canada; Mathieu Laroussi, Gucciowner, Canada; Tok Pi, China; Eiki Stone village1 , China; Dominique Lacroix, United States of America (“United States”); Daniel Liao, Singapore; Chengwei Hong, Guccidubai, China; Jingjia Ji, Gucci, China; Ba Dan Wang, China; Hua Wang, China; Huaiwei Zhang, Hong Kong, China; Ke Ke Zhou, China; Manami Murakami, Japan; Peter Green, United States; Sara Lee, China; SDFDS DSFS, United States; Siciyuan Luo, Japan; Wang Zhang, China; and \u6d25\u5609\u5c71 \u5f18\u6a39 [津嘉山 弘樹] (referred to below as “Tsukayama Hiroki” 2), China.3 2. The Domain Names and Registrars
The disputed domain names The disputed domain name The disputed domain name The disputed domain names The disputed domain names The disputed domain names The disputed domain name The disputed domain name The disputed domain name The disputed domain names Tucows Inc., Blue Razor Domains, LLC, NameCheap, Inc., Hongkong Domain Name Information Management Co., Limited, Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Go Australia Domains, LLC, Go France Domains, LLC, Go Montenegro Domains, Inc., Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina, and GoDaddy.com, LLC are referred to below separately and collectively as the “Registrar”. 3. Procedural History The Complaint was filed in English with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on November 30, 2020. On December 1, 2020, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain names. On December 1, December 2, and December 7, 2020, and January 15, 2021, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain names which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on January 27, 2021 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. On January 28, 2021, the Complainant requested an extension of time to file an amendment. On January 29, 2021, the Center granted the extension of time until February 8, 2021. The Complainant filed an amended Complaint in English on February 5, 2021. On January 27, 2021, the Center transmitted an email in English and Chinese to the Parties regarding the language of the proceeding. The Complainant confirmed its request that English be the language of the proceeding on February 5, 2021. The Respondents did not comment on the language of the proceeding. The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amended Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy” or “UDRP”), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules”), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Supplemental Rules”). In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2 and 4, the Center formally notified the Respondents of the amended Complaint in English and Chinese, and the proceedings commenced on February 18, 2021. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was March 10, 2021. On January 28, 2021 and February 23, 2021, the Center received two informal emails sent from contact email addresses of the Respondents. On March 22, 2021, the Center notified the commencement of the Panel appointment process. On April 6, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered the transfer of 38 domain names, including The Center appointed Matthew Kennedy as the sole panelist in this matter on April 16, 2021. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7. 4. Factual Background The Complainant is an Italian fashion house founded in 1921 by Mr. Guccio Gucci. Gucci was ranked number 30 in Forbes list of the world’s most valuable brands in 2019 and number 33 in Interbrand’s best global brand rankings in 2019. The Complainant holds multiple trademark registrations for GUCCI including International trademark registration number 429833, registered from March 30, 1977, designating multiple jurisdictions, and specifying goods in classes 3, 14, 18, and 25. That trademark registration remains current. The Complainant has also registered over 1600 domain names that incorporate “Gucci” including The Respondents are identified in the Registrar’s WhoIs database by a variety of names. One registrant name (“SDFDS DSFS”) is composed of random letters typed on the left-hand side of a keyboard. Some of the contact addresses are also manifestly false. According to information provided by the Complainant, certain of the named registrants in this proceeding have been found in prior proceedings under the Policy to have registered and been using other domain names in bad faith. See Chapter 4 Corp. d/b/a Supreme v. Dominique Lacroix, Ndiaye Therese, Newbeta, Trani Johanna, geryi wang, WIPO Case No. D2017-1902; Moncler S.p.A. v. Dominique Lacroix,WIPO Case No. D2019-1017; and Chanel, Inc. v. Manami Murakami, \u82f1\u8a18 \u77f3\u6751 [英記石村], WIPO Case No. D2020-2459. The disputed domain names were registered on the following dates by the following named registrants: Date of registration Disputed Domain Name Registrant October 29, 2019 Manami Murakami December 10, 2019 siciyuan luo December 31, 2019 Manami Murakami February 24, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 15, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 18, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 18, 2020 Dominique Lacroix May 18, 2020 Dominique Lacroix May 19, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 20, 2020 Dominique Lacroix May 20, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 20, 2020 Eiki Stone village May 23, 2020