| Case number | CAC-UDRP-108136 |
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| Time of filing | 2025-11-07 10:06:49 |
| Domain names | oldschoolrunescape.shop, runescapemerch.shop, runescapedragonwilds.shop, runescapemerch.com |
Case administrator
| Organization | Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin) |
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Complainant
| Organization | Jagex Limited |
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Complainant representative
| Organization | Stobbs IP |
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Respondents
| Name | Le Van Truong |
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| Name | Luong Van Thanh |
| Name | Bui Van Hieu |
| Name | Do Chung |
The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain names.
Notably : RUNESCAPE (word mark), registered in the United Kingdom since 27 December 2002 ; RS OLD SCHOOL (word mark), registered in the United Kingdom since 11 February 2022
The Complaint concerns four domain names, namely <oldschoolrunescape.shop>, <runescapemerch.shop>, <runescapemerch.com>, and <runescapedragonwilds.shop>, which were registered between 2023 and 2025.
The disputed domain names resolve to websites offering merchandise and reproducing the Complainant’s trade mark, game names and logos, thereby creating the impression of an official website or an affiliation with the Complainant.
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain names are identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondent to have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain names (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy).
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain names have been registered and are being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).
The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.
Consolidation of the proceedings:
Consolidation is granted due to the fact that the Complainant and the Respondent are the same for all domain names, and the pattern of conduct is also identical.
The disputed domain names resolve to websites which reproduce the Complainant’s trade marks, game names and logos, and present themselves in a manner creating the impression of an official website or an affiliation with the Complainant. As shown by the evidence submitted with the Complaint and reviewed by the Panel, some of the websites are used to offer merchandise for sale under the RUNESCAPE brand, without authorisation.
Such use does not constitute a bona fide offering of goods or services under the Policy, nor does it amount to a legitimate non-commercial or fair use. On the contrary, the use of the disputed domain names is clearly intended to take unfair advantage of the Complainant’s trade marks and to mislead Internet users as to source, sponsorship or affiliation.
The Complainant has established a prima facie case that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain names. In the absence of any credible rebuttal by the Respondent, the Panel finds that this requirement of the Policy is satisfied.
THIRD CONDITION
The Complainant’s RUNESCAPE trade mark had been registered and used for many years prior to the registration of the disputed domain names. Moreover, the Respondent’s websites reproduce the Complainant’s trade mark, game names and logos, and are used to offer merchandise that directly refers to the Complainant’s games. This conduct demonstrates that the Respondent was aware of the Complainant and its trade mark rights at the time the disputed domain names were registered.
The Respondent has registered multiple domain names incorporating the Complainant’s trade mark. This conduct supports the conclusion that the disputed domain names were deliberately chosen in order to target the Complainant’s trade mark.
The disputed domain names are used to resolve to websites that create the impression of an official website or an affiliation with the Complainant, while offering merchandise for commercial gain. The Panel has reviewed the evidence submitted in this regard.
By using the disputed domain names in this manner, the Respondent has sought to attract Internet users for commercial gain by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s trade mark as to source, sponsorship or affiliation.
- oldschoolrunescape.shop: Transferred
- runescapemerch.shop: Transferred
- runescapedragonwilds.shop: Transferred
- runescapemerch.com: Transferred
PANELLISTS
| Name | Mr. Etienne Wéry |
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