{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107893",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-08-27 12:25:19",
    "domain_names": [
        "veikkaus.guru"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Veikkaus Oy"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": null,
    "respondent": [
        "Zigmas Pekarskas (GG Group Media)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p><span>The Complainant, Veikkaus Oy, is a Finnish state-owned company and the sole legal provider of betting, lottery, and gambling services in Finland.<\/span><span> <\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name, &lt;veikkaus.guru&gt;, was registered on 6 December 2022. The website published at www.veikkaus.guru and shown in the Complainant's exhibits, is in Finnish and contains links to third-party gambling services, including online casinos that are not operated by Veikkaus Oy and are illegal under Finnish law, according to the Complainant.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Complainant asserts that the Respondent is not affiliated with or authorized by Veikkaus Oy and that the Respondent is using the domain name to profit from the Complainant's reputation.<\/span><\/p>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>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": "<p><br \/>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<p>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": [
        "Tom  Heremans (Presiding Panelist)"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-09-30 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p><span>The Complainant is the owner of several registered trademarks for VEIKKAUS, including Finnish trademark registration no. 248158 (filed in 2005, registered in 2010, for several products and services in relation to amongst other <\/span><span>games and lotteries).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Complainant also owns several domain names incorporating the VEIKKAUS mark, such as &lt;veikkaus.fi&gt;, &lt;veikkaus.com&gt;, and &lt;veikkaus.eu&gt;.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "veikkaus.guru": "TRANSFERRED"
    }
}