{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-105056",
    "time_of_filling": "2022-12-15 09:08:13",
    "domain_names": [
        "chanelpursesale.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Chanel Inc"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "GUANG NIAN  chen"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a member of the Chanel group of companies.&nbsp; The Chanel group was founded by Gabrielle Chanel at the beginning of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century and it offers a broad range of luxury fashion products including clothing, leather goods, fashion accessories, eyewear, fragrances, makeup, skincare, jewellery and watches.&nbsp; It trades under the &ldquo;Chanel&rdquo; trademark.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2021, the Chanel group reported global revenues of USD 15.6 billion. &nbsp;As far as the Chinese market is concerned, Chanel has been on top the China&rsquo;s Top 100 Brands in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant annexed evidence to the Complaint demonstrating that the Chanel group has designed and sold luxury handbags and purses under the &ldquo;Chanel&rdquo; trademark for many years, with one of its well-known classic designs created by Gabrielle Chanel in 1955 still produced and offered for sale.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant itself, as well as other members of the Chanel group, own various trademarks in various jurisdictions for a broad range of luxury fashion goods consisting of, or containing, the word CHANEL.&nbsp; This includes the United States registrations referred to above that have subsisted for many years.<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent has provided its name as &ldquo;Guang Nian Chen&rdquo; and its address as being located in China.<\/p>\n<p>The Respondent registered the disputed domain name of 13 May 2022. At the time of the Complaint the disputed domain name directed web-users to a website that purported to promoted Jiangxi Copper Corporation and reproduced the content of this entity&rsquo;s website located at www.jxcc.com.&nbsp; None of the content disclosed any relationship between Jiangxi Copper Corporation and the Respondent.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant further alleged, and the Respondent did not deny, that the Respondent had in the past registered other domain names containing well-known trade marks including &lt;cheaplouisvuitton-outlet-sale.net&gt;, &lt;abercrombie-japan-cheap.com&gt;, &lt;cheapgenericviagrausa.com&gt; and &lt;timberlandboot4sale.com&gt;.<\/p>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name.<\/p>",
    "no_response_filed": "<p>The Complainant submits that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/p>\n<p>NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.&nbsp;<\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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).<\/p>",
    "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "<p>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).<\/p>",
    "bad_faith": "<p>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).<\/p>",
    "procedural_factors": "<p>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.<\/p>",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Andrew Sykes"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-01-16 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>United States Trade Mark Registration No. 195360 CHANEL dated 24 February 1925 for various cosmetics goods in class 3;<\/p>\n<p>United States Trade Mark Registration No. 1241265 CHANEL dated 7 June 1983 1925 for clothing and accessories goods in class 25.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "chanelpursesale.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}