WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. v. Domains by Proxy, LLC / Management Group, Nanci Nette Case No. D2018-1453 1. The Parties

Complainant is Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. of San Francisco, California, United States of America, internally represented.

Respondent is Domains by Proxy, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America / Management Group, Nanci Nette of Los Angeles California, United States of America. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name (the “Domain Name”) is registered with GoD, LLC (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 29, 2018. On July 2, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Domain Name. On July 3, 2018, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the Domain Name which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to Complainant on July 4, 2018 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. Complainant filed an amendment to the Complaint on July 6, 2018.

The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amendment to the 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 Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on July 6, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was July 26, 2018. Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified Respondent’s default on July 30, 2018.

The Center appointed Robert A. Badgley as the sole panelist in this matter on August 10, 2018. 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

Complainant describes itself as “a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development, and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content.” Complainant was founded in 2003 and, according to the Complaint, currently maintains 13 “free knowledge products built and maintained by a community of over 77,000 active volunteers.”

Chief among Complainant’s operations is Wikipedia, “a free, online encyclopedia compiled, edited, and maintained by over 70,000 active contributors.” The Wikipedia online encyclopedia is accessible via the domain name .

Complainant holds numerous registered trademarks for WIKIPEDIA, including United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) Registration No. 3,040,722 registered January 10, 2006. This USPTO registration, in Class 41 for “providing information in the field of general encyclopedic knowledge via the Internet,” indicates a date of first use in commerce of January 13, 2001.

Several panels in prior decisions under the Policy have found that Complainant’s WIKIPEDIA mark is wellknown.

The Domain Name was registered on May 11, 2004. The Domain Name has been redirected to w