The Amended Complaint discloses little information supported by evidence about the Complainant, other than the fact that it appears to distribute a multicooker and related small appliances under the brand name INSTANT POT.
The disputed domain name <instantpotik.shop> was registered on 10 November 2024. The disputed domain name resolves to an active online trading website, offering for sale products under the Complainant’s INSTANT POT trade mark, as well as other related and unrelated products, at discounted prices. <\/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 all three elements of the UDRP have been fulfilled and it therefore requests the transfer of the disputed domain name to the Complainant.<\/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 trade mark 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": [ "Gregor Kleinknecht LLM MCIArb" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-01-11 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
While not readily accessible to the Panel without having to trawl through copious annexes (many of which are irrelevant to the present proceeding), the Complainant owns a number of trade marks consisting of the name INSTANT POT, including the United States national trade mark INSTANT POT, registration number 6291537, first registered on 16 March 2021 in international classes 7, 9, 11, 16, 17, 21, 25, 29, 30, 32, 35, and 38; the United States national trade mark INSTANT POT, registration number 6251592, first registered on 19 January 2021 in international classes 7 and 11; and the United States national trade mark INSTANT POT, registration number 6907251, first registered on 22 November 2022 in international classes 9, 11, 16, 21 and 25. The aforementioned trade mark registrations of the Complainant predate the registration of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant also owns the domain name <instantpot.com>, which consists of and incorporates the name INSTANT POT, and which is connected to the Complainant’s official website through which it informs Internet users and customers about its products and services.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "instantpotik.shop": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }