{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107123", "time_of_filling": "2024-12-02 16:01:13", "domain_names": [ "scout-ev.com" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Scout Motors Inc." ], "complainant_representative": "Roman Zebhauser (HK2 Rechtsanwälte)", "respondent": [ "Brian Joseph Erne" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

For the Complainant<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Complainant is an American automotive company. It is a German manufacturer, a Volkswagen Group subsidiary, which obtained the Scout brand after acquiring American truck manufacturer Navistar International in 2021.<\/p>\n

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For the Respondent<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Respondent registered the Disputed Domain Name on 19 August 2024.<\/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<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Complainant asserts that the Disputed Domain Name, which incorporates the Complainant's mark in its entirety and followed by the term \"ev,\" separated by a hyphen, is causing confusion among internet users.<\/p>\n

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The Complainant also alleges that the Complainant has made out an initial prima facie<\/em> case that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests, and the Respondent did not discharge the burden of proof to establish that the Respondent has rights or legitimate interests in respect of the Disputed Domain Name.<\/p>\n

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The Complainant further contends that the disputed domain name was registered in bad faith and is being used in bad faith under paragraph 4(b)(iv). Moreover, the Complainant contends that a former employee of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., an affiliate of the Complainant, registered the Disputed Domain Name. As such, the Respondent knew and should have known about the Complainant's trademark.<\/p>\n

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The Respondent<\/p>\n

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The Respondent did not submit a Response concerning the Complaint within the required period.<\/p>\n

 <\/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": [ "Dennis Weiping CAI" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-01-23 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

For the Complainant <\/em><\/p>\n

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(1) The Complainant Enjoys <\/strong>Registered Trademark Rights <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Complainant has acquired and enjoys registered trademark rights with respect to its trademark \"SCOUT\" in the United States since 1972.

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No.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Date<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Countries<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Word (“SCOUT”)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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27\/07\/2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Word (“SCOUT”)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Word (“SCOUT”)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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17\/07\/2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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25\/07\/2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stylized (“SCOUT”)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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29\/01\/2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USPTO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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98380527<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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29\/01\/2024<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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US<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For the Respondent<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n

No evidence is submitted to this Panel about whether the Respondent has trademark rights.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "scout-ev.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }