The Complainant, Bighit Music Co. Ltd, is the record label representing the South Korean music band BTS, also known as the “Bangtan Boys”, which released its first single in 2013 and its first album in 2014. The band has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards. The Complainant sells merchandise related to the music band BTS on its official webshop “weverse” accessible via its official website https:\/\/ibighit.com\/bts\/eng\/.<\/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 names.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain names 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 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": "
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": "
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": "
Paragraph 3(c) of the Rules provides that a “complaint may relate to more than one domain name, provided that the domain names are registered by the same domain name holder”. The Complainant requests consolidation of the disputed domain names into this single case, claiming that the disputed domain names are registered by the same domain name holder, based on the following factors: the disputed domain names use the same naming pattern, are both registered with the same registrar, are using the same web host and the same IP address and resolve to similar websites depicting the Complainant’s trademark and logos and offering for sale the BTS music band merchandise. Further, the registrants identified by the Registrar share the same contact email address and have postal addresses in the same city.<\/p>\n
The Panel is persuaded by these factors that the requirement of paragraph 3(c) of the Rules is satisfied. Hence this decision refers to Carmen Rios and Lucas Jesus Gagichi as “the Respondent”.<\/p>\n
The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP have been met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision. <\/p>", "decision": "Accepted", "panelists": [ "Alan Limbury" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-11-15 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns inter alia <\/em>Korean trademark BANGTAN, Reg. No. 410235799000, registered on July 16, 2012; International trademark BTS, Reg. No. 1351233, registered on April 21, 2017; and United States (USPTO) trademark BTS and design, Reg. No. 6082783, registered on June 23, 2020. The BANGTAN and BTS marks are registered for various products and services in the field of music entertainment and merchandising.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "btsmerchshop.net": "TRANSFERRED", "bangtanmerchshop.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }