{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-105892",
    "time_of_filling": "2023-11-02 14:31:00",
    "domain_names": [
        "lawcode.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Ubbo Assmus (lawcode GmbH)"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": null,
    "respondent": [
        "Allen Gindler (Cyberrex Associates, Inc)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The disputed domain name &lt;lawcode.com&gt; was registered on November 29, 1999. It is presently inactive.<\/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 says:<\/p>\n<p>\"We are a RegTech company located in Germany. Our company name is lawcode GmbH. lawcode is registered as a word EU trade mark since 2021 with high legal protection. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmdn.org\/tmview\/#\/tmview\/detail\/EM500000018579098\">https:\/\/www.tmdn.org\/tmview\/#\/tmview\/detail\/EM500000018579098<\/a>. Our domain is available under www.lawcode.eu We offer whistleblowing and compliance tools. The domain lawcode.com is not used. respondent does not have any rights. The respondant [sic] cannot be verified. Any disputed should be governed by German law, if permissible. Due to that the domain <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawcode.com\/\">www.lawcode.com<\/a> should be trandfered [sic] to lawcode GmbH.\"<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;The Respondent says:<\/p>\n<p>\"I am a US citizen and the legal owner of the Lawcode.com domain. This is my intellectual and material property. I came up with and registered the domain name Lawcode.com on November 29, 1999 in the USA and have been paying all fees regularly since then.<\/p>\n<p>The last time I paid my renewal fee was October 21, 2023 through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.prowritingaid.com\/Accuwebhosting.com\">Accuwebhosting.com<\/a>, an American-based company. (Please see the attached documents). During my ownership of the domain name, there were several business initiatives related to it. Unfortunately, they did not pan out as expected and the website is dormant right now. However, this domain name is still in play and I have a business plan for it.<\/p>\n<p>EU trade mark applicants were required to carry out extensive checks to ensure that the Lawcode.com domain name was available. Every self-respecting registration company checks availability as the first step when registering a domain.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the Lawcode.com domain name has a rightful creator and owner who does not intend to transfer it in the foreseeable future.\"<\/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 Panel makes no finding as to whether the Respondent has 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 not, 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": "Rejected",
    "panelists": [
        "Alan Limbury"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-11-22 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>&nbsp;The Complainant owns EUIPO mark LAWCODE, Reg. No. 018579098, registered since August 13, 2022.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "lawcode.com": "REJECTED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}