The Complainants are in the business of planning, constructing, and servicing chemical plants. Founded in Dortmund in 1921 by Friedrich Uhde, the company initially focused on ammonia production and later expanded into nitric acid, nitrogen fertilizer plants, and high-pressure technology. Acquired by Hoechst in 1952, Uhde diversified into chlor-alkali electrolysis and production facilities for organic chemicals and plastics. In 1996, Hoechst sold Uhde to Krupp, where it was merged with Krupp Koppers in 1997. Following Krupp's merger with Thyssen in 1999, Uhde became part of ThyssenKrupp Technologies. In the 1980s, Uhde focused on international expansion, establishing subsidiaries in Brazil, Australia, Spain and Thailand. By 1994, more than 50% of the workforce was employed in foreign subsidiaries.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <27uhde.top> was registered on 19 November 2024 and resolves to a page with content that appears to redirect users to pornographic websites in China. <\/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 Complainants contend that all three elements of the UDRP have been fulfilled and they therefore request the transfer of the disputed domain name to the Second Complainant, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH. No administratively compliant response has been filed.<\/p>", "rights": "
The Complainants have, 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 Complainants have rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).<\/p>", "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "
The Complainants have, 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 Complainants have, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name has been registered and are being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).<\/p>", "procedural_factors": "
On 2 March 2025, rather than simply rejecting the particularly poorly drafted Amended Complaint, the Panel issued a procedural order, inviting the Complainants to address the shortcomings of the Amended Complaint, inter alia, by clarifying the identity of the Complainants and of their Authorised Representatives; by identifying to which of the Complainant entities the Complainants wished the disputed domain name to be transferred in the event that their complaint should be successful; by clarifying and clearly separating their arguments as to the lack of rights or legitimate interest and bad faith registration and use; and by submitting English translations of documents relied upon where the original language of a document was not English. The Complainants responded to the Panel’s procedural directions by non-standard communication dated 6 March 2025, which at least partially addressed these issues. The Panel further directed the payment of the Additional UDRP Fee. No response was received from the Respondent in reply to the Complainants further submissions.<\/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": [ "Gregor Kleinknecht LLM MCIArb" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-03-24 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
While the Amended Complaint itself unhelpfully does not set out the trade mark registrations on which the Complainants rely, and a schedule of trade mark registrations produced by the Complainants is only partially supported by evidence, the Complainants jointly own at least the following trade mark registrations consisting of and incorporating the name UHDE, as actually reflected in trade mark register extracts annexed to the Amended Complaint: International trade mark UHDE, registration No 1340849, first registered on 2 June 2016 in international classes 1, 7, 11, 37, 40, 42; and German national trade mark UHDE, registration No 302015062787, first registered on 1 March 2016 in international classes 1, 7, 9, 11, 37, 40, 42. The aforementioned trade mark registrations of the Complainants pre-date the registration of the disputed domain name. While the Complainants assert that the Complainants’ trade marks consisting of and incorporating the name UHDE are well-known, and have a strong reputation in Germany and internationally, that assertion is not supported by any evidence and the Panel will therefore not place any reliance on it for the purpose of this decision.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainants also assert that they own a portfolio of domain names consisting of or incorporating the name UHDE, including the domain name <thyssenkrupp-uhde.com>, but again provide no evidence in support of that assertion. <\/p>", "decision_domains": { "27uhde.top": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }