{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-105765",
    "time_of_filling": "2023-09-06 13:01:41",
    "domain_names": [
        "bk-migros.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund "
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB",
    "respondent": [
        "Claude  Jean"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p><span>Founded in Zurich in 1925, the Complainant is a Swiss retail company that is owned by its more than 2 million cooperative members. The Complainant is also Switzerland&rsquo;s largest retailer and is the country&rsquo;s largest private employer. The Complainant operates supermarkets and department stores, and provides services relating to wellness, travel, and catering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Complainant also founded Migros Bank in 1958 and it provides a full range of banking services including online banking, loans, mortgages, cards, and investments. Many trademarks are owned by the Complainant for the distinctive term MIGROS (registered in 1966) and variations thereof including MIGROS BANK (registered in 2011). The Complainant also owns many domain names that incorporate the MIGROS trademark including &lt;migros.com&gt;, &lt;migrosbk.com&gt;, and &lt;migrosbank.ch&gt;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name &lt;bk-migros.com&gt; was registered on July 14, 2023. The disputed domain name aims to attract consumers to an impersonation website displaying the MIGROS trademark in connection with online banking services in order to deceive members of the public into believing that they can safely deposit money with the Respondent or third parties.<\/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 contends 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.<\/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": [
        "Steven Levy"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-10-03 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p><span>The Complainant owns many Trademark Registrations for the mark MIGROS including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>- Switzerland Trademark no. 3P-268357 M MIGROS, registered on December 28, 1973, in international classes 1-9, 11-12, and 14-34.;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>- Denmark Trademark no. VR 1977 00344 MIGROS, registered on January 1, 1977, in international class 25.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "bk-migros.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}