WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Linklaters LLP v. Domain Admin, Privacy Protect, LLC / Patrick Leitner Case No. D2019-0096 1. The Parties

The Complainant is Linklaters LLP of London, the United Kingdom.

The Respondent is Domain Admin, Privacy Protect, LLC of Burlington, United States of America (“United States”) / Patrick Leitner of Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainR (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on January 16, 2019. On January 16, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On January 17, 2019, 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 January 18, 2019 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 January 22, 2019.

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 January 24, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was February 13, 2019. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on February 14, 2019.

The Center appointed Luca Barbero as the sole panelist in this matter on February 20, 2019. 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 Limited Liability Partnership registered in the United Kingdom since February 27, 2007 and is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales.

The Complainant, its affiliates and predecessors have been providing legal services since 1838, as shown in “About us” section of the website “”.

Today, the Complainant and its affiliates provide legal services under the name LINKLATERS from 30 offices in 20 countries worldwide.

The Complainant’s wholly owned subsidiary Linklaters Business Services owns registered trademarks for LINKLATERS in various countries worldwide, including the following:

- United Kingdom trademark registration Nos. 1274996 for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on October 1, 1986, in class 35, 1315277 for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on July 9, 1987, in class 42, and 2200536 for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on June 17, 1999, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 41, 42 and 45,

- European Union trademark registration Nos. 165043 for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on April 1, 1996, in classes 35 and 42, and 1209477 for for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on June 17, 1999, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 41 and 42,

- United States trademark registration No. 2633820 for LINKLATERS (word mark), filed on August 25, 1999, in classes 16, 35, 36, 41 and 42.

The Complainant’s wholly owned subsidiary Linklaters Business Services is also the owner of the domain name , which was registered on September 23, 1996 and is used to promote the legal services of the Complainant and its affiliated companies worldwide.

The disputed domain name was registered on November 30, 2018 and is pointed to a webpage indicating that the account has been suspended. 5. Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant

The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark LINKLATERS since it reproduces the trademark in its entirety with the mere addition of the suffix “llp”, and highlights that the resulting term “linklatersllp” corresponds to the Complainant’s full registered name Linklaters LLP.

The Complainant states that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name and that neither the Respondent nor any third party appear to be making any legitimate commercial or noncommercial use of the disputed domain name, as the corresponding website is not active.

The Complainant submits that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith as the Respondent created on its basis email addresses which have been used in a way that has confused people into falsely believing that emails sent from those email addresses were sent by, or o