{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-106801", "time_of_filling": "2024-08-23 11:08:04", "domain_names": [ "haleon.co.nl" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Haleon UK IP Limited" ], "complainant_representative": "Jasmin Bhuyia (Safenames Ltd)", "respondent": [ "Mr Kane Christopher" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The Complainant, formerly GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) IP Limited, is a British multinational consumer healthcare company established in July 2022 as a corporate spin-off from GSK plc. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (UK) IP Limited changed its name to Haleon UK IP Limited on 14th April 2023 remaining the same entity. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Complainant is one of the world’s largest consumer health companies. The Complainant is the holder of nine large-scale multinational power brands (including, for example, PRONAMEL, CENTRUM and ADVIL) and 23 local growth brands. The Complainant’s brands span five market categories (‘Oral Health’, ‘Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS)’, ‘Pain Relief’, ‘Respiratory Health’ and ‘Digestive Health and Other’). The Complainant made a revenue of GBP 10.9 billion in 2022 and its offerings are available to individuals in more than 100 countries, covering both developed and emerging markets. The Complainant has over 24,000 employees.<\/p>\n

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The launch of the Complainant, under the HALEON name was announced on February 22, 2022. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Complainant uses the HALEON brand in the string of its main website, www.haleon.com, which is used to inform Internet users of the HALEON offerings. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The disputed domain name was registered on May 26, 2024 and is currently redirected to a parking page.<\/p>\n

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The Respondent advertises the disputed domain name for sale on the platform sedo.com and has offered it for sale to the Complainant’s representatives for EUR 3,500.<\/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 contends that it has satisfied each of the elements required under the Policy for a transfer of the disputed domain name.  <\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant, inter alia, contends that the HALEON term being a coined, distinctive, non-dictionary amalgamation of an old English word ‘Hale’, meaning ‘in good health’, and ‘Leon’, which is associated with the word ‘strength’. It is a distinctive, non-dictionary term.<\/p>\n

 The Complainant also contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant´s trademark „HALEON“. The Complainant contends that the Respondent is not affiliated with nor authorized by the Complainant in any way. The Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n

 The Complainant contends that in view of the registered trademarks and the media coverage of the name change as well as the offer to sell the disputed domain name for more than out of pocket expenses. The Respondent has used the disputed domain name in bad faith.<\/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": "

The annexes to the complaint were erroneously not uploaded to the online platform right away, but, however, then later before this decision was rendered. The Respondent never accessed the online platform. <\/span><\/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": [ "Dietrich Beier" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-09-30 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks, inter alia the International registration 1674572 <\/span>HALEON, applied for and registered on November 29, 2021, being in effect, in, inter alia, classes 3,5,9 extended to numerous countries, among them the European Union, Switzerland. <\/span><\/p>", "decision_domains": { "haleon.co.nl": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }