{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-104267",
    "time_of_filling": "2022-01-20 14:08:10",
    "domain_names": [
        "SBERDEVICES.ORG"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Denisa Bilík (CAC) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Sberbank of Russia"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": null,
    "respondent": [
        "Oleg Ermakov"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:\r\n\r\nThis Complaint is based on the following grounds:\r\n\r\nA. The disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark\r\nin which the Complainant has rights; \r\n\r\n(Policy, Paragraph 4(a)(i); Rules, Paragraphs 3(b)(viii), (b)(ix)(1))\r\n\r\n\r\nThe domain name «sberdevices.org» includes the identical word trademark\r\n\"SberDevices\" (Certificate № 783919, Certificate № 793641, Certificate №793640) and\r\nalso is confusingly similar to the trademark «SBER» (Certificate № 623735, Certificate №\r\n1355502), to the trademark «СБЕР» («SBER» in Latin transliteration, Certificate №\r\n433395).\r\nConfusing similarity between the domain name «sberdevices.org» and Sberbank’s\r\ntrademarks is confirmed by sound (phonetic) similarity in connection with the inclusion of\r\nthe identical element «SberDevices» in the disputed domain name.\r\n\r\nMoreover, between the domain name «sberdevices.org» and Sberbank’s family of\r\ntrademarks «SBER» there is a semantic similarity in connection with the inclusion of\r\nelement «SBER» entirely into the domain name «sberdevices.org».\r\n\r\nB. The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name;\r\n\r\n(Policy, Paragraph 4(a)(ii); Rules, Paragraph 3(b)(ix)(2))\r\n\r\nThe Respondent doesn’t have any legal rights and real interests concerning the domain\r\nname «sberdevices.org». According to the information in the WHOIS database the\r\nRegistrant Organization indicated as Endurance International Group, Inc. This is a special privacy\/proxy registration service that makes the Complainant unable to contact administrator of the domain name directly and send the cease and desist letter.\r\n\r\nDuring the period of September – November 2021 the Complainant repeatedly sent the pre-trial claim requesting Endurance International Group, Inc. to stop the infringement of exclusive rights of the Bank. Pre-trial claim has been also sent to the e-mail « legal@fastdomain.com» and also to the postal address 10 Corporate Drive Burlington, MA 01803, Massachusetts USA.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant received response by e-mail «noreply@salesforce.com; от имени; legal@fastdomain.com» saying the following: «Complaints about the issue of ownership or wording of a domain name (as opposed to the content hosted on the associated website) need to be taken up with the domain name owner directly, or should be arbitrated in compliance with ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “UDRP”) or, through a court proceeding against the registrant. Our internal policies, as well as ICANN regulations, prevent us from acting as the arbiter of domain name disputes».\r\n\r\nNo concrete data about the administrator\/registrant of the disputed domain name was provided.\r\n\r\nThe Respondent has no relation to the business activities of the Complainant and didn't receive any written consent from Sberbank to use on the Internet, including the domain name, the designations identical and\/or confusingly similar to Sberbank’s family of trademarks. Sberbank of Russia is one of the largest banks in Russia and Europe, has its representative offices and subsidiaries in many foreign countries, in particular, besides the CIS countries, Sberbank is represented in several countries of the Central and Eastern Europe, and also in China, India and Turkey. Moreover, Sberbank operates in many other countries. In Russia Sberbank has more than 110 million customers. Under the company name and firm designation in which the word \"Sberbank\" is used, the Complainant carries out his activity since 1991. Since that moment according to the constituent documents Sberbank operates under the following firm name: Public joint-stock company \"Sberbank of Russia\" (abbreviated company: PJSC Sberbank). In English: Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank). The word \"sberbank\" is also used in the domain name of the Sberbank’ web site (www.sberbank.ru).\r\n\r\nIn the absence of Respondent’s right such administration of the domain name «sberdevices.org» contradicts the provisions of the article 16 of the TRIPS Agreement. In accordance with article 16 of the Agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (Marrakech, 15 April 1994, further referred as the “TRIPS Agreement”), the owner of a registered trademark shall have the exclusive right to prevent all third parties not having the owner's consent from using in the course of trade identical or similar signs for goods or services which are identical or similar to those in respect of which the trademark is registered where such use would result in a likelihood of confusion.\r\n\r\nSuch unfair use of the trademarks in the absence of permission of the right holder is recognized as the infringement of exclusive rights of the Complainant.\r\n\r\nC. The disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.\r\n\r\n(Policy, paragraphs 4(a)(iii), 4(b); Rules, paragraph 3(b)(ix)(3))\r\n\r\nThe domain name «sberdevices.org» is used by Respondent illegally.\r\n\r\nMoreover, the use of the Respondent in the domain name the designation similar to the Sberbank’s trademarks represent the act of unfair competition as they create obstacles to the Complainant to use in the Internet the information about Sberbank and its products and services with the use of trademarks \"Sberbank \" in the domain zone .org, including in the sberdevices.org domain. Such actions also create infringement of trademark rights registered under the certificates with Russian national protection (trademarks No. No. 793640, 793641, 783919, 623735, 433395) and international protection (trademark No.1355502).",
    "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",
    "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": [
        "José Ignacio San Martín"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2022-02-17 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "Complainant is the owner of the following trademark registrations:\r\n\r\n\r\n• Russian trademark reg. № 793640 SBER DEVICES, date of registration 01.22.2021, priority date 08.15.2020, for products\/services in classes 7, 9, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41 and 42;\r\n\r\n• Russian trademark reg. № 793641 date of registration 01.22.2021, priority date 01.22.2020, for products\/services in classes 7, 9, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41 and 42;\r\n\r\n• Russian trademark reg. № 783919 date of registration 11.16.2020, priority date 08.13.2020, for products\/services in classes 7, 9, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41 and 42;\r\n\r\n• International trademark № 1355502 SBER, date of the registration 09.02.2017 (countries: AT, BA, BY, CH, CN, CY, CZ, DE, HR, KZ, RS, SI, SK, UA, GB, IN, TR, US) for products\/services in classes 9, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42 and 45.\r\n\r\n• Russian trademark reg. № 623735 SBER, date of the registration 13.07.2017, date of priority: 06.09.2016, for products\/services in classes 9, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42 and 45.\r\n\r\n• Russian trademark reg. № 433395 СБЕР (in Latin transliteration – SBER),  date of the registration 24.03.2011, date of priority 26.07.2010, for products\/services in classes 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45.\r\n",
    "decision_domains": {
        "SBERDEVICES.ORG": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}