WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd v. Privacy Protect, LLC / Joel Zorrilla, Intag Case No. D2018-1500 1. The Parties

The Complainant is BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd of Melbourne, Australia, represented by Griffith Hack Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, Australia.

The Respondent is Privacy Protect, LLC of Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America ("United States") / Joel Zorrilla of Chico, California, United States. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with L Inc. (the "Registrar"). 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on July 5, 2018. On July 5, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On July 5, 2018, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response disclosing registrant and contact information for the disputed domain name which differed from the named Respondent and contact information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on July 12, 2018 providing the registrant and contact information disclosed by the Registrar, and inviting the Complainant to submit an amendment to the Complaint. The Complainant filed an amended Complaint on July 12, 2018.

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 Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on July 18, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 7, 2018. The Respondent did not submit any response by August 7, 2018. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent's default on August 8, 2018. On August 9, 2018, the Respondent sent an email communication to the Center regarding the dispute.

The Center appointed Steven A. Maier as the sole panelist in this matter on August 21, 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

The Complainant is a company incorporated in Australia. It is a subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited which, together with its associated company BHP Billiton PLC, forms the BHP Billiton Group (the "BHP Group"). The Complainant manages intellectual property on behalf of the BHP Group.

The BHP Group is a mining and diversified resources group which is active in numerous regions throughout the world. Its activities include copper mining operations in Ecuador.

The BHP Group is the owner of numerous registrations for the trademark BHP in various territories worldwide. These registrations include, for example:

- Australia trademark number 730190 for the word mark BHP, registered on October 31, 1997 in a total of 17 classes of goods and services.

- Ecuador trademark number I-3417-97 for the mark BHP, registered on October 20, 1997 in Class 6.

The disputed domain name was registered on June 2, 2018. The disputed domain name has resolved to a website at "www." which is headed "BHP ECUADOR" and "Why BHP Should Leave" and sets out arguments why BHP should leave the Intag region of Ecuador. 5. Parties' Contentions A. C