According to the Complainant, SAKURADATE is a dating platform launched beginning March 2023.<\/p>\n
From March 2023 onward, the Complainant publicly and consistently used the SAKURADATE name in connection with its services, including through its social media accounts and other online channels aimed at user acquisition and brand recognition. In addition, beginning in April 2023, the Complainant launched paid online advertising campaigns for its services, including via Google Ads, to promote its services under the SAKURADATE trademark.<\/p>\n
On 19 June 2023, the Respondent registered the disputed domain name <sakuradates.com>, which differs from the SAKURADATE mark and the Complainant’s domain name by the addition of a single letter “s” (i.e., pluralization).<\/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": "
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": [ "Tom Heremans" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-02-27 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of the domain name <sakuradate.com>, registered on 3 March 2023.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is the owner, among others, of the following registered trademarks:<\/p>\n
UK trademark registration N° UK00004050046 for the word SAKURADATE, applied for on 10 May 2024 and registered for goods and services of class 45;<\/p>\n
UK trademark registration N° UK00003955767 for the word SAKURADATE with figurative elements, applied for on 12 September 2023 and registered for goods and services of class 45;<\/p>\n
US trademark registration N° 7500416 for the word SAKURADATE with figurative elements, applied for on 22 September 2023 and registered for goods and services of class 45.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "sakuradates.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }