{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107358", "time_of_filling": "2025-02-25 17:31:59", "domain_names": [ "admintevapharm.com" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd" ], "complainant_representative": "SILKA AB", "respondent": [ "Richard Keen (Exeter Textiles)" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The Complainant, established in 1901, is an internationally active pharmaceutical company, maintaining a portfolio of approximately 3,600 medicines, reaching some 200 million people across 58 markets and six continents every day. The Complainant has over 50 manufacturing facilities and 37,000 employees. The Complainant appears to be featured in lists gathering the world’s top generic drug manufacturers.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant is the owner of TEVA, TEVA PHARM, TEVAPHARM trademarks, as the ones cited above.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the Complainant and its affiliated companies also own domain names which include its TEVA, TEVAPHARM trademarks, such as the domain name <tevapharm.com> registered on 14 June 1996 which corresponds to its main international website, <tevapharma.com>, registered on 18 December 2000, and <tevapharm.us>, registered on 24 April 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n

The disputed domain name <admintevapharm.com> was registered on 16 September 2024 and resolves to a webpage that displays pay-per-click (“PPC”) links that lead to websites that compete with the Complainant’s offerings (e.g. sites offering goods or services within the pharmaceutical industry). These links are displayed under categories including “Pharmaceutical Company” and “Pharma Company”. MX servers are configured in relation to this disputed domain name.<\/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": "

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The Complainant's contentions are the following:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it. The disputed domain name <<\/span>admintevapharm.com<\/span>> is confusingly similar to the Complainant's earlier trademarks TEVA, TEVA PHARM, TEVAPHARM, that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name for a number of reasons and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>", "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": [ "Delia-Mihaela Belciu" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-04-01 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant bases its Complaint among others on the following trademarks: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  • USA national trademark “TEVA”, no. 1567918<\/span>, registered since 28 November 1989, for goods in class 5;<\/li>\n
  • European Union trademark “TEVA”, no. 001192830<\/span>, registered since 18 July 2000, for goods in classes 3, 5, 10;<\/li>\n
  • Israel national trademark “TEVA PHARM”, no. 164291<\/span>, registered since 5 May 2004, for goods in class 5;<\/li>\n
  • European Union trademark “TEVAPHARM”, 018285645<\/span>, registered since 9 January 2021, for goods and services in classes 5 and 44.<\/li>\n<\/ul>", "decision_domains": { "admintevapharm.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }