{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108314",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-01-19 14:17:00",
    "domain_names": [
        "jakrause.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Pappas (thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering GmbH)"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": null,
    "respondent": [
        "Alex Foster"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "",
    "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><strong>COMPLAINANT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name &lt;jakrause.com&gt; was registered on September 21, 2025 and currently it does not resolve to an active website.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant submits that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its pending trademark applications &ldquo;Krause&rdquo; and &ldquo;J.A. Krause&rdquo;. The omission of punctuation between the initials is, in the Complainant&rsquo;s view, irrelevant for the purposes of the Policy.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant contends that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Respondent has not been authorized to use the Krause name and there is no evidence that the Respondent is commonly known by the disputed domain name or has made preparations for a bona fide offering of goods or services.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant argues that the Respondent registered and is holding the disputed domain name in bad faith. It emphasizes in particular the proximity between the filing of the Complainant&rsquo;s trademark applications on September 19, 2025 and the registration of the disputed domain name two days later. According to the Complainant, this timing indicates opportunistic conduct.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant also asserts that the domain name had previously been advertised for sale prior to the current registration and that the present passive holding prevents the Complainant from reflecting its mark in a corresponding domain name.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>RESPONDENT:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/span><\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>The Complainant has not, 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><span>The Panel did not assess the second element of the Policy.<\/span><\/p>",
    "bad_faith": "<p><span>The Panel did not assess the third element of the Policy.<\/span><\/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": "Rejected",
    "panelists": [
        "Claire Kowarsky"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-02-20 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p><span>The Complainant is thyssenkrupp Automation Engineering GmbH, a limited liability company under German law. The Complainant purports to rely on two German trademark applications for &ldquo;KRAUSE&ldquo; and &ldquo;J..A. Krause&ldquo; as well unregistered rights. However, as detailed below, Complainant has failed to identify rights in a mark sufficient for the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the &ldquo;Policy&rdquo;) and as such the Complaint must be denied. <\/span><\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "jakrause.com": "REJECTED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}