The Complainant is a joint-stock company incorporated in the Czech Republic and the country’s largest automobile manufacturer. Its history goes back more than 120 years to Laurin & Klement, which became part of Škodovy závody in 1925, with the first SKODA automobile launched in 1928. Headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, with additional plants in Kvasiny and Vrchlabí, the Complainant is the Czech Republic’s largest company by revenue, exporter, and employer. Since joining the Volkswagen Group in 1991, it has strengthened its position in the European and global automotive market, with SKODA vehicles sold worldwide through an extensive network of sales agencies.<\/p>\n
The Respondent is Domain Name Privacy Inc., located in Cyprus.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <skoda.life> was registered on 25 October 2024 and resolves to a parking page with third-party links related to the automotive industry.<\/p>\n
The facts asserted by the Complainant are not contested by the Respondent.<\/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 the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name 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 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": [ "Ivett Paulovics (Presiding Panelist)" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-08-25 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant, conducting business under the company \/ trade name Škoda Auto a.s., owns numerous trademarks including the wording “ŠKODA” (with the caron\/ˇ over the “S”) and “SKODA” (without diacritics), registered in several countries, such as:<\/p>\n
The above-mentioned rights of the Complainant are hereinafter referred to as the SKODA Trademark.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "skoda.life": "TRANSFERRED" } }