Case fileDomain (UDRP)
Sanrio Company Ltd. v. Song Chen and Chowbus Chowbus
A Los Angeles karaoke business used Hello Kitty’s design mark in its domains and branding. A recent (2025) win showing Sanrio is still actively recovering domains.
Sanrio Company Ltd. (represented by Gamma Law),
Plaintiff,
v.
Song Chen and Chowbus Chowbus,
Defendant.
Docket No.WIPO Case No. D2025-2292
CourtWIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Filed2025
StatusDecided
The record
- Court
- WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
- Jurisdiction
- UDRP
- Docket No.
- WIPO Case No. D2025-2292
- Filed
- 2025
- Resolved
- 2025
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Domain (UDRP)
- Claims
- UDRP — confusingly similar; no rights/legitimate interests; bad faith
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- Gamma Law (USA)
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
A Los Angeles karaoke business used Hello Kitty’s design mark in its domains and branding. A recent (2025) win showing Sanrio is still actively recovering domains.
Outcome
Both <hellokittyktv.com> and <hellokittyktvla.com> transferred to Sanrio. The panel rejected the respondents’ license defense.
The legal nuance
The license defense failed: claiming a license is not the same as proving one.
Sources of record