The Complainant is the owner of 1XBET trademarks and belongs to the group of companies operating under the brand name 1xBET, which is an online gaming platform with worldwide reach. 1xBET was founded in 2007 and the Complainant has existed since 9 March 2015. 1xBet offers sports betting, lottery, bingo, live betting, lottery, etc. 1xBet is licensed by the government of Curacao.<\/p>\n
1xBet Betting Company is an active sponsor of the top football tournaments – official presenting partner of Italy´s Serie A, media´s partner of Spain´s La Liga, and is the sponsor of the of number of big international tournaments such as the Africa Cup of Nations. The Complainant has developed a strong presence and reputation in the global online gambling market, as evidenced by the numerous sponsorship agreements signed with top sports organizations. For example, in July 2019, FC Barcelona announced that it had signed a partnership with 1xBet, naming the company as the team's new global partner. In 2019, 1xBET became the FC Liverpool´s official global betting partner. In May 2022, e-sports organisation OG Esports announced that the company signed a sponsorship deal with 1xBet, in which 1xBet is named as OG's official betting sponsor. 1xBET also operates a website under the domain name: <1xbet.com>, which includes Complainant's 1XBET trademark. 1xBET uses this domain name to resolve to its online betting websites.<\/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 the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.
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 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": [ "Udo Pfleghar B.A. (Melb.)" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-10-29 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for the mark 1XBET as a word mark and figurative mark in various jurisdictions such as:<\/p>\n
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- European Union trademark No. 013914254 (word) registered on July 27, 2015;<\/p>\n
- European Union figurative trademark 017517327 registered on March 7, 2018; <\/p>\n
- European Union figurative trademark 017517384 registered on March 7, 2018; and<\/p>\n
- International figurative trademark No. 1673399 registered on 02.05.2022 and designating inter alia Egypt.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "1xbeteg.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }