{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-101316", "time_of_filling": "2016-10-21 08:56:59", "domain_names": [ "novonordisk.net" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Novo Nordisk A\/S" ], "complainant_representative": "Wallberg IP Advice", "respondent": [ "shilirong shilirong" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:\r\n\r\n1. Novo Nordisk A\/S is a global healthcare company with almost 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. The company also has leading positions within hemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 41.600 employees in 75 countries, and markets its products in more than 180 countries. The Annual turnover was 14.3 billion Euro in 2015. \r\n\r\n2. The Complainant holds trademark registrations worldwide of the trademark that is relevant to this case, namely NOVO NORDISK.\r\n\r\n3. The Complainant has a strong Internet presence achieved by its main homepage at . The Complainant does however own numerous other domain names including domain names containing the NOVO NORDISK trademark as second level domains. \r\n\r\n3. The Complainant has recently become aware of the registration of the disputed domain name . The Registrant registered the disputed domain name on March 23, 2016. The disputed domain name resolves to an active website.\r\n \r\n4. The disputed domain name is identical to the trade mark NOVIO NORDIK in which the Complainant holds rights. The disputed domain name incorporates the Complainant´s registered trademark in full. Also, the Complainant asserts that it is an established and recognized principle under the UDRP that the presence of the top level domain designation - in this case .net - is irrelevant in the comparison of a domain name and a trademark. \r\n\r\n5. The Respondent has not received any license or consent, express or implied, to use the trademark NOVO NORDISK in a domain name or in any other manner from the Complainant, nor has the Complainant acquiesced in any way to such use or application by the Respondent. At no time did the Respondent have authorization from the Complainant to register the disputed domain name. Further, to the best knowledge of the Complainant, the Respondent has no legitimate right in the disputed domain name. The Respondent did thus not use the disputed domain name as a trademark, company name, business or trade name prior to the registration of the disputed domain name, nor is the Respondent otherwise commonly known in reference to the name. Also, to the best knowledge of the Complainant, the Respondent has no legitimate interest in the disputed domain name. It is thus evident that the Respondent does not “make a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent (...) to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue”.\r\n\r\n6. The Complainant claims that because of the distinctive nature and global use of the trademark NOVO NORDISK, is inconceivable that the Respondent registered the disputed domain name without knowledge as to the existence of the Complainant’s trademark at the time the Respondent registered the disputed domain name. The disputed domain name is used for a website that offers various types of online gambling. It is thus evident that the Respondent makes use of the disputed domain name for commercial gain, and the use of the disputed domain name for such activities is detrimental to the reputation of the trademark NOVO NORDISK and tarnishes the goodwill attached to the trademark.\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.", "rights": "The Complainant did not, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that 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": "In view of the finding of the Panel that the Complainant did not show that it can rely on a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights, there was no need to establish if the Complainant met the second element of paragraph 4(a) of the Policy.", "bad_faith": "In view of the finding of the Panel that the Complainant did not show that it can rely on a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights, there was no need to establish if the Complainant met the third element of paragraph 4(a) 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": "Rejected", "panelists": [ "Alfred Meijboom" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2016-12-01 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant claims that it has worldwide trademark registrations for NOVO NORDISK and submits evidence of the following two Chinese trademarks:\r\n- Registered trademark with registration number 786062 for NOVO NORDISK in class 5 for, inter alia, pharmaceuticals, medicinal and veterinary preparations, valid from November 15, 1995 until November 13, 2015 on the basis of a 10 years renewal certificate;\r\n- Registered trademark with registration number 790429 for NOVO NORDISK in class 10 for medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, valid from October 28, 2005 until October 27, 2015 on the basis of a 10 years renewal certificate.", "decision_domains": { "NOVONORDISK.NET": "REJECTED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }