The Complainant, headquartered in Germany, is a manufacturer of machines and lines for various industries, including the beverage, food, chemicals, plastic processing and pharmaceutical industries. It is one of the world’s leading manufacturer of lines for filling beverages in plastic and glass bottles or beverage cans. The company designs and implements individual machines and complete production lines.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1951, the Complainant has since been selling its packaging and bottling machines under the KRONES brand. It now has around 18,500 employees worldwide across more than 100 sites. Its revenue in 2023 was 4.72 billion Euros.<\/p>\n
The Complainant owns and operates its official domain name <krones.com>, registered on February 9, 2000.<\/p>\n
The Respondent is Changzhou Jerry Packaging Technology Co., Ltd. located in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province.<\/p>\n
The Respondent registered the disputed domain name on March 23, 2023. As at the time of filing of the Complaint, the disputed domain name resolved to a website that offers goods and\/or services that compete with the Complainant’s own offerings.<\/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": "
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>\n
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
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 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>\n
LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS<\/p>\n
The language of the registration agreement is Chinese.<\/p>\n
The Complainant has requested that the language of proceedings be English because the website to which the disputed domain name resolved was in English. This shows that the Respondent is familiar with the English language.<\/p>\n
Having considered all circumstances of the case, the Panel has decided that it would be fair and equitable to all parties to have the language of the proceedings be English for the reason stated by the Complainant. Furthermore, the Respondent did not respond on the issue of the language to the proceedings and did not object to the Complainant’s request.<\/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": [ "Francine Tan" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-08-12 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of various trademark registrations for KRONES, including the following:<\/p>\n
German trademark registration No. 744834, registered on January 19, 1961;<\/p>\n
German trademark registration No. 889001, registered on September 22, 1971;<\/p>\n
German trademark registration No. 39743648, registered on November 18, 1997;<\/p>\n
International trademark registration No. 279233, registered on January 31, 1964; and<\/p>\n
Chinese trademark registration No. 175220, registered on April 15, 1983.
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