{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-103928",
    "time_of_filling": "2021-07-12 09:17:44",
    "domain_names": [
        "Novartisinvestmentcompany.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Denisa Bilík (CAC) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Novartis AG"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "BRANDIT GmbH",
    "respondent": [
        "Guy  McCormick"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:\r\n\r\nIt results from the Complainant’s undisputed allegations that it is a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to address the evolving needs of patients worldwide, by developing and delivering innovative medical treatments and drugs. The Complainant’s products are manufactured and sold in many regions worldwide. The Complainant has an active presence in Nigeria where the Respondent is located, dated back to 2004. It has also sponsored a project of WHO in 2004 for treatment of malaria, a very common disease in Nigeria.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant further contends its trademark NOVARTIS be distinctive and well-known all around the world, including in Nigeria, where the Respondent is located.\r\n \r\nThe Complainant registered many domain names containing the term “NOVARTIS” or in combination with other terms, for example, <novartis.com> (created on April 2, 1996), <novartis.net> (created on April 25, 1998) and <novartispharma.com> (created on October 27, 1999). The Complainant uses these domain names to connect to a website through which it informs about its NOVARTIS mark with related products and services.\r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name <novartisinvestmentcompany.com> was registered on June 7, 2021 and resolved to a website featuring the Complainant’s NOVARTIS trademark and offering trading services in digital currency.\r\n",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name.",
    "no_response_filed": "NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.\r\n\r\n",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is 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).",
    "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "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 name (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy).",
    "bad_faith": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).",
    "procedural_factors": "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.",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Dr. Federica Togo"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2021-08-23 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant is the registered owner amongst others of Nigerian trademark no. 69385 “NOVARTIS” registered on August 2, 1996 and International trademark no. 663765 “NOVARTIS”, registered on July 1, 1996.",
    "decision_domains": {
        "NOVARTISINVESTMENTCOMPANY.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}