{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-106091", "time_of_filling": "2023-12-20 10:21:44", "domain_names": [ "uefaeuro2028.com" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Union des Associations Européennes de Football" ], "complainant_representative": "Stobbs IP (Stobbs IP)", "respondent": [ "Orkun Tekin" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Complainant was founded on 15 June 1954 and runs national and club football competitions, including the UEFA European Championship, the UEFA Nations League, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Super Cup.<\/p>\n

The UEFA European Championship is a prestigious European football tournament which has taken place every four years since the 1960s. The Complainant claims that the tournament is known as “the Euros” and is commercially identified as “EURO” coupled with the year of the event. The Complainant states that the name is often used many years prior to the tournament itself. The Complainant argues that the EURO Football tournaments are world famous and that its Trademarks are well-known. According to the Complainant, 2 billion viewers watched the EURO 2016 tournament, and 5.2 billion viewers watched the EURO 2020 tournament (live match cumulative event audience).<\/p>\n

The upcoming EURO 2028 Championship will take place in the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

The Complainant claims that it promotes its “EURO brand” on social media, with significant endorsement on several platforms (millions of followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter - X).<\/p>\n

The Complainant provided evidence that it is the owner of the Trademarks referred to above.<\/p>\n

The disputed domain name <UefaEuro2028.com> was registered on 3 August 2012.<\/p>", "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.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "

The Complainant´s contentions are summarised below.<\/p>\n

NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED. <\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "procedural_factors": "

According to the information provided by the CAC, the Respondent accessed the online case file on January 20, 2024 and reviewed the documents in the case file. Nevertheless the Respondent did not provide any additional filing nor contacted the CAC.<\/p>\n

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": [ "Bart Van Besien" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-01-24 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant submitted evidence that it is the owner of the following registered trademarks (the “Trademarks”).<\/p>\n

- UK trademark “UEFA” n. UK00800931376, registered on 7 July 2008, for classes 1, 4, 35, 37 and 42;<\/p>\n

- UK trademark “UEFA” n. UK00907464084, registered on 22 July 2009, for classes 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44 and 45;<\/p>\n

- UK trademark 00003205047 “THE EUROS”, registered on 7 April 2017, for classes 3, 4, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 32, 35, 36, 39, 42, 43.<\/p>\n

The Complainant asserts to be the owner of several other trademarks containing the word “UEFA”.  Since the Complainant did not submit evidence of this claim, the Panel will only take into consideration the trademarks mentioned above (the “Trademarks”).<\/p>\n

The Complainant also asserts to be the owner of the domain name <uefa.com>. The Complainant submitted an excerpt from the website associated with this domain name.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "uefaeuro2028.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }