{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-106248",
    "time_of_filling": "2024-03-18 16:58:18",
    "domain_names": [
        "stellamccartney-outlet.com",
        "stellamccartneyjapan.com",
        "stellamccartneyitalia.com",
        "stellamccartneycostarica.com",
        "stellamccartneyecuador.com",
        "stellamccartneyperu.com",
        "stellamccartneyhrvatska.com",
        "stellamccartneyslovenija.com",
        "stellamccartneycolombia.com",
        "stellamccartneyuruguay.com",
        "stellamccartneydubai.com",
        "stellamccartneyegypt.com",
        "stellamccartneynyc.com",
        "stellamccartneyuk.com",
        "stellamccartneyindia.com",
        "stellamccartneyksa.com",
        "stellamccartneyireland.com",
        "stellamccartneymalaysia.com",
        "stellamccartneyphilippines.com",
        "stellamccartneyturkiye.com",
        "stellamccartneybelgie.com",
        "stellamccartneygreece.com",
        "stellamccartneyhungary.com",
        "stellamccartneynederland.com",
        "stellamccartneynorge.com",
        "stellamccartneyportugal.com",
        "stellamccartneyschweiz.com",
        "stellamccartneysuomi.com",
        "stellamccartneyaustralia.com",
        "stellamccartneysingapore.com",
        "stellamccartney-nz.com",
        "stellamccartneyromania.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Stella McCartney Ltd"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Roberta Sala Peup (GriffeShield S.r.l.)",
    "respondent": [
        "Web Commerce Communications Limited"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complainant, Stella McCartney Ltd, is a fashion house founded in 2001 by British fashion designer Stella McCartney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complainant is the holder of several word and figurative trademarks for STELLA MCCARTNEY.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;The Complainant operates through the domain name &lt;stellamccartney.com&gt;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disputed domain names &lt;stellamccartney-outlet.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyjapan.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyitalia.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneycostarica.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyecuador.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyperu.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyhrvatska.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyslovenija.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneycolombia.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyuruguay.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneydubai.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyegypt.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneynyc.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyuk.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyindia.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyksa.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyireland.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneymalaysia.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyphilippines.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyturkiye.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneybelgie.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneygreece.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyhungary.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneynederland.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneynorge.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyportugal.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyschweiz.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneysuomi.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyaustralia.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneysingapore.com&gt;; &lt;stellamccartneyromania.com&gt; were registered on August 26, 2023, and the disputed domain name &lt;stellamccartney-nz.com&gt; was registered on October 8, 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Complainant&rsquo;s evidence, some of the disputed domain names resolved to a website showing the STELLA MCCARTNEY word and figurative marks and offering fashion products for sale at discounted prices. The Panel was able to confirm that this is still the case for a few disputed domain names. The remaining disputed domain names currently resolve to an inactive page or webpages labelled as &ldquo;dangerous website&rdquo; or &ldquo;not secure&rdquo; by Google Chrome. According to the Complainant&rsquo;s evidence, the disputed domain names resolving to an inactive website were probably previously active and resolved to a similar website.<\/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 names.<\/p>",
    "no_response_filed": "<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COMPLAINANT:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complainant considers the disputed domain names to be confusingly similar to a trademark in which it has rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complainant claims that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain names, as, according to the Complainant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Respondent is not a licensee, an authorized agent of the Complainant or in any other way authorized to use Complainant&rsquo;s trademarks. Specifically, the Respondent is not and has never been authorized to register and use the disputed domain names by the Complainant;<\/li>\n<li>the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain names;<\/li>\n<li>the Respondent has not provided the Complainant with any evidence of the use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the disputed domain names in connection with a bona fide offering of goods;<\/li>\n<li>the disputed domain names are or were redirected by the Respondent to websites where the STELLA MCCARTNEY trademarks are published, where images protected by copyright were used and where counterfeit products are offered for sale;<\/li>\n<li>the Respondent faced several UDRP filings, all of which were upheld. These cases involved registering domain names containing well-known trademarks along with country names, mirroring the circumstances of the present case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the Complainant considers that the disputed domain names were registered and are being used in bad faith, as according to the Complainant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Respondent had knowledge of the STELLA MCCARTNEY trademarks at the time of the registration of the disputed domain names;<\/li>\n<li>the disputed domain names were registered years after the Complainant obtained its trademark registrations;<\/li>\n<li>the Respondent&rsquo;s purpose in registering the disputed domain names was solely to capitalize on the reputation of the Complainant's STELLA MCCARTNEY trademarks for financial gain, by intentionally creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's trademark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement goods offered or promoted through web sites linked to the disputed domain names;<\/li>\n<li>on the web site linked to the disputed domain names, there is no disclaimer informing the users as to the Respondent&rsquo;s lack of relationship with the Complainant;<\/li>\n<li>the items offered for sale on the websites linked to the disputed domain names at discounted prices are likely counterfeit;<\/li>\n<li>in registering thirty-two domain names, confusingly similar to the Complainant&rsquo;s STELLA MCCARTNEY trademarks, the Respondent has been engaged in a pattern of conduct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<br \/>RESPONDENT:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant&rsquo;s contentions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain names are 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 names (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 names have been registered and are 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": [
        "Flip Petillion"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-05-02 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complainant is the holder of several trademarks including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, international figurative mark No. 796258, registered on January 27, 2003, in classes 3 and 9;<\/li>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, international figurative mark No. 952222, registered on May 8, 2007, in classes 3, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 28 and 35;<\/li>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, EU word mark No. 000546465, registered on July 6, 1999, in class 25;<\/li>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, EU figurative mark No. 002433399, registered on January 27, 2003, in classes 3, 9, 14, 18, 25 and 35;<\/li>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, UK figurative mark No. UK00801480732, registered on January 7, 2020, in classes 3, 9, 14, 18, 24, 25, 28, 35, 36, 41 and 45;<\/li>\n<li>STELLA MCCARTNEY, US word mark No. 2865923, registered on July 27, 2004, in classes 25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
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        "stellamccartneyjapan.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyitalia.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneycostarica.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyecuador.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyperu.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyhrvatska.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyslovenija.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneycolombia.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyuruguay.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneydubai.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyegypt.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneynyc.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyuk.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyindia.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyksa.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyireland.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneymalaysia.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyphilippines.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyturkiye.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneybelgie.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneygreece.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyhungary.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneynederland.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneynorge.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyportugal.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyschweiz.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneysuomi.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyaustralia.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneysingapore.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartney-nz.com": "TRANSFERRED",
        "stellamccartneyromania.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}