Fenix International Limited v xing he

WIPO Case No. D2025-2372

ARBITRATION
AND
MEDIATION CENTER

ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION

Fenix International Limited v. xing he

Case No. D2025-2372

1. The Parties

The Complainant is Fenix International Limited c/o Walters Law Group, United States of America (“United

States”).

The Respondent is xing he, United States.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name <onlyfans-downloader.com> is registered with Porkbun LLC (the “Registrar”).

3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on June 16, 2025.
On June 17, 2025, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in
connection with the disputed domain name. On June 18, 2025, 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 (“Whois Privacy, Private by Design, LLC”) and contact
information in the Complaint. The Center sent an email communication to the Complainant on June 19,
2025, 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 amendment to the

Complaint on June 19, 2025.

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 June 23, 2025. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was July 13, 2025. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on July 14, 2025.

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The Center appointed Kaya Köklü as the sole panelist in this matter on July 16, 2025. 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 owns and operates an online social media platform, which enables its users to post and subscribe to online audiovisual content. Since at least 2016 the Complainant’s online platform is accessible through the Complainant’s website resolving from its domain name <onlyfans.com> and enjoys significant popularity.

The Complainant owns various word and figurative ONLYFANS trademark registrations. According to the provided documents in the case, the Complainant is, among many others, the registered owner of the United States Trademark Registration No. 5,769,267, registered on June 4, 2019, for ONLYFANS, covering protection for arranging subscriptions of the online publications of others, as covered by class 35.

The Respondent is reportedly located in the United States.

The disputed domain name was registered on January 5, 2025.

According to screenshots provided by the Complainant, the disputed domain name resolves to a website in English language that prominently uses the ONLYFANS trademark to allegedly offer downloading services for content from the Complainant’s online platform that is not dedicated for being downloaded. The

Respondent’s website provides for two disclaimers indicating a non-affiliation between the Respondent and the Complainant. One disclaimer is placed in a frequently asked questions section as an answer to the question “What video quality is supported?”. The other disclaimer has been placed in the “Privacy Policy” section together with a notice “use at your own risk”. Despite the identified disclaimers, the Respondent prominently uses a copyright notice, literally stating “© 2025 Onlyfans Downloader. All rights reserved.”

On April 7, 2025, the Complainant’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Respondent, but no response was received.

5. Parties’ Contentions

A. Complainant

The Complainant contends that it has satisfied each of the elements required under the Policy for a transfer of the disputed domain name.

B. Respondent

The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions.

6. Discussion and Findings

According to paragraph 15(a) of the Rules, the Panel shall decide the Complaint in accordance with the
Policy, the Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable.

In accordance with paragraph 4(a) of the Policy, the Complainant must prove that each of the three following elements is satisfied:

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(i)        the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the Complainant

has rights;

(ii)       the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name; and

(iii)      the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.

Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy states that a complainant bears the burden of proving that all these requirements are fulfilled, even if a respondent has not substantively replied to the complainant’s contentions. Stanworth Development Limited v. E Net Marketing Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2007-1228.

However, concerning the uncontested information provided by a complainant, the Panel may, where relevant, accept the provided reasonable factual allegations in a complaint as true. WIPO Overview 3.0, section 4.3.

For the evaluation of this case, the Panel has taken note of the WIPO Overview 3.0 and, where appropriate, will decide consistently with the consensus views stated therein.

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar

It is well accepted that the first element functions primarily as a standing requirement. The standing (or threshold) test for confusing similarity involves a reasoned but relatively straightforward comparison between the Complainant’s trademark and the disputed domain name. WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition, (“WIPO Overview 3.0”), section 1.7.

The Complainant has shown rights in respect of the ONLYFANS trademark for the purposes of the Policy.

WIPO Overview 3.0, section 1.2.1.

The entirety of the ONLYFANS mark is reproduced within the disputed domain name. Accordingly, the
disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the ONLYFANS mark for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO
Overview 3.0, section 1.7.

Although the addition of other terms, here “downloader” in combination with a hyphen, may bear on assessment of the second and third elements, the Panel finds that such addition does not prevent a finding of confusing similarity between the disputed domain name and the ONLYFANS mark for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO Overview 3.0, section 1.8.

The Panel finds the first element of the Policy has been established.

B. Rights or Legitimate Interests

Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy provides a list of circumstances in which the Respondent may demonstrate rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name.

Although the overall burden of proof in UDRP proceedings is on the complainant, panels have recognized that proving a respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in a domain name may result in the difficult task of “proving a negative”, requiring information that is often primarily within the knowledge or control of the respondent. As such, where a complainant makes out a prima facie case that the respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests, the burden of production on this element shifts to the respondent to come forward with relevant evidence demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the domain name (although the burden of proof always remains on the complainant). If the respondent fails to come forward with such relevant evidence, the complainant is deemed to have satisfied the second element. WIPO Overview 3.0, section 2.1.

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Having reviewed the available record, the Panel finds the Complainant has established a prima facie case that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Respondent has not rebutted the Complainant’s prima facie showing and has not come forward with any relevant evidence demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name such as those enumerated in the Policy or otherwise.

Even more, the Panel particularly notes the nature of the disputed domain name, which comprises the Complainant’s ONLYFANS trademark in its entirety, and the allegedly offered downloading services for content from the Complainant’s online platform, clearly indicates the Respondent’s awareness of the

Complainant’s trademark and the illicit intent to take unfair advantage of it for commercial gain, which does not support the finding of any rights or legitimate interests.

The Panel finds the second element of the Policy has been established.

C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith

The Panel notes that, for the purposes of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy, paragraph 4(b) of the Policy establishes circumstances, in particular, but without limitation, that, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith.

Paragraph 4(b) of the Policy sets out a list of non-exhaustive circumstances that may indicate that a domain name was registered and used in bad faith, but other circumstances may be relevant in assessing whether a respondent’s registration and use of a domain name is in bad faith. WIPO Overview 3.0, section 3.2.1.

In the present case, the Panel notes that the Respondent must have had the Complainant and its ONLYFANS trademark in mind when registering the disputed domain name. It is obvious to the Panel that the Respondent has deliberately chosen the disputed domain name, which comprises the Complainant’s ONLYFANS trademark in its entirety, to target the Complainant and to freeride on the notoriety of its popular online platform. Consequently, the Panel is convinced that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name in bad faith.

With respect to the use of the disputed domain name in bad faith, the Panel finds that the Respondent is using the disputed domain name in order to generate traffic to its own website by misleading third parties in a false belief that the website associated to the disputed domain name is operated or at least authorized by the Complainant. In this regard, the Panel finds that the existence of the two identified disclaimers cannot cure the Respondent’s bad faith, particularly as the disclaimers are placed in sections on the associated website where Internet users would normally not expect a disclaimer; rather, these disclaimers tend to suggest that users may be confused. WIPO Overview 3.0, section 3.7. In addition, a misleading copyright notice is used, which tends to falsely indicate an affiliation between the Respondent and the Complainant.

Furthermore, offering download services for content from the Complainant’s social media platform, which is not dedicated to being downloaded, by prominently using the Complainant’s ONLYFANS trademark, is in view of the Panel sufficient evidence of the Respondent’s bad faith intent to target the Complainant and its services for illegitimate commercial gain.

In addition, the Panel accepts the failure of the Respondent to respond to the Complainant’s cease-and- desist letter of April 7, 2025, and to the Complainant’s contentions as another indication for bad faith.

In light of the above, the Panel has no doubts that the Respondent is deliberately creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant and its services provided under the ONLYFANS trademark. Consequently, the Panel finds the Respondent’s registration and use of the disputed domain name constitutes bad faith under the Policy.

The Panel finds that the Complainant has established the third element of the Policy.

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7. Decision

For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name <onlyfans-downloader.com> be transferred to the Complainant.

/Kaya Köklü/ Kaya Köklü Sole Panelist Date: July 30, 2025