WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Revlon Consumer Products Corporation v. Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC / Vinay A Case No. D2019-0561 1. The Parties

Complainant is Revlon Consumer Products Corporation of New York, New York, United States of America (“United States”), represented by Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, United States.

Respondent is Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona, United States / Vinay A of Mangalaur, Karnataka, India. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed 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 March 13, 2019. On March 14, 2019, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On March 14, 2019, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification 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 March 15, 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 March 21, 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 March 26, 2019. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was April 15, 2019. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on April 18, 2019.

The Center appointed David Perkins as the sole panelist in this matter on April 24, 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. 4.A Complainant.

Complainant is one of the world’s best-known names in cosmetics and beauty care products and is a leading mass-market global cosmetics brand. It has traded under the REVLON trade mark since 1932. In 2017 Complainant had net sales in excess of USD 2.5 billion across its portfolio of brands worldwide. It sells Revlon branded products in more than 150 countries through wholly owned subsidiaries and a large number of distributors and licensees. In addition to its cosmetics products, Complainant also sells Revlon branded electric hair appliances. For example, hair dryers, hair straighteners and curling tongs.

Complainant’s parent company, Revlon, Inc., is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Exhibited to the Complaint is a sample of articles focused on Complainant and its Revlon products taken from news, financial and business publications and websites.

Complainant states that it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars over several decades advertising and promoting Revlon products worldwide on media including print, point of sale materials, television, the Internet and social media. Exhibited to the Complaint is a sample of Revlon advertisements by celebrities featuring prominent actors, singers and models. They include Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey, Audrey Hepburn, Lauren Hutton, Elle Macpherson, Halle Berry and Claudia Schiffer. Complainant states that it pioneered such use of celebrities in advertising.

The REVLON trade mark

The Complaint explains that the REVLON trade mark is a fanciful combination of the names of Complainant’s founders, Charles and Joseph Revson and Charles Lachman. It takes “re” and “on” from Revson and “l” from Lachman.

The Complaint states that Complainant owns approximately 70 United States trade marks and/or pending applications for trade marks incorporating the REVLON mark and more that 2,000 such marks and/or pending applications worldwide. Exhibited to the Complaint is a selection of such registrations. The United States REVLON registrations, variously, cover international classes 3, 8, 9, 11, 18, 20, 21, 25, and 26. They range from applications filed in 1950 to 2004, claiming first use in commerce from as early as March, 1932, including the United States registration number 647222 registered on June 18, 1957.

The REVLON domain names

Complainant states that it owns more than 300 domain name registrations that incorporate the REVLON trade mark and variations of that mark.

Complainant states that it has maintained a presence on the Internet since May, 1997 when its website at “” was launched. Exhibited to the Complaint are the current home pages from that website and also from the Revlon Professional home page at “”.

Also exhibited to the Complaint are screenshots from Complainant’s current social media pages at Facebook “/revlon”, Instagram “/revlon”, Twitter “/revlon”, Pinterest “/revlon”