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The Complainant is one of the world's leading betting companies and offers sports betting, lottery, bingo, live betting, lottery, etc. 1xBET was founded in 2007 and the Complainant has existed since March 9, 2015. 1xBET has developed a strong presence and reputation in the global online gambling market, as evidenced by numerous sponsorship agreements signed with top sports organizations.<\/p>\n
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The Complainant uses, inter alia, the domain name <1xbet.com > and its trademark “1XBET” for its services and as company name.<\/p>\n
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The disputed domain name has been registered with the Respondent on April 11, 2024.<\/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": "
COMPLAINANT'S CONTENTIONS<\/p>\n
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The Complainant states that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the trademark ‘’1xBET’’. ’’1xBET’’ is considered as well-known and market-established betting company. Neither the addition of the geographical term \"bangladesh'' nor the presence of the generic top-level domain (gTLD) \".info\" as part of the disputed domain name preclude similarity.<\/p>\n
The Complainant claims that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name since the Respondent is not licensed nor authorized to use Complainant’s mark. <\/p>\n
Furthermore, the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.<\/p>\n
The content of the website associated with the disputed domain name is intended to establish a direct connection with the Complainant and its 1XBET trademarks. The trademark ‘’1XBET’’ is cited repeatedly on the website, the disputed domain name resolves to. Furthermore, the website does not provide any information about the person operating the website and their - supposed - relationship with the Complainant.<\/p>\n
On the contrary, the website contains the Complainant's contact information which increases the risk that the website is mistakenly associated with the Complainant.<\/p>\n
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RESPONDENT'S CONTENTIONS:<\/p>\n
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The Respondent claims that at the moment it does not use any elements of the ''1xBET'' brand on the website, which is still under development and has only one main page. The Respondent states that the disputed domain name has not been used to deceive or mislead users and has not been involved in any unlawful activities or activities prohibited by ICANN. The registration was in compliance with all laws and domain registrar rules, including the privacy service allowed by ICANN.<\/p>\n
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The Respondent claims that the information published on the disputed domain name does not bring 1xBET into disrepute and does not mislead users. It does not claim to be the official website of the brand. The use of the brand name ''1xBET'' is merely for the information of users and comes from open sources that are ICANN-compliant.<\/p>\n
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In summary, the Respondent claims to have registered and used the disputed domain name in good faith without violating ICANN policies.<\/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": "
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": [ "Dominik Eickemeier" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-05-30 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of the following trademarks bearing ‘’1XBET’’:<\/p>\n
European Union trademark No. 013914254 (word) registered on July 27, 2015;<\/p>\n
European Union figurative trademark 017517327 registered on March 7, 2018; and<\/p>\n
European Union figurative trademark 017517384 registered on March 7, 2018.<\/p>\n
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The Complainant is also the owner of the domain <1xbet.com>.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "1xbetbangladesh.info": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }