The Complainant is a media production and distribution company founded in 2012. The Complainant has evolved from a niche film distributor into a premier independent entertainment studio. The Complainant's success in film production is evidenced by its consistent nominations for Academy Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during the period from 2014 through 2022. The Complainant made history in 2023 by becoming the first studio to win all six major awards (Best Picture, Best Director, and all four acting categories) in a single night. The Complainant was further nominated for awards at the 95th Academy Awards (2023), the 96th Academy Awards (2024), and the 97th Academy Awards (2025).<\/p>\n
The Complainant has also been the subject of widespread media and popular recognition, as indicated in the extensive bibliography. The Complainant has further distinguished itself by positioning itself as a lifestyle brand rather than a traditional production house. The Complainant maintains a relationship with its audience through the social media channels including Facebook (658K followers), Instagram (3.6M followers), X\/Twitter (1.8M followers), and YouTube (1.7M followers). All of these social media channels prominently feature the Complainant's A24 branding, and the follower numbers demonstrate a substantial reputation and significant viewership associated with the Complainant's A24 branding.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on May 5, 2023. The website resolving from the domain name is blocked by standard antivirus software because it either redirects to or incorporates content from a known malware distribution system.<\/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": "
COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to the Complainant.<\/p>\n
(i) The Complainant holds rights in the A24 trademark, as set forth in the \"Identification of Rights\" section above. The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark A24 in that it consists of the verbal pronunciation of the Complainant's A24 mark, and can be considered to be phonetically identical.<\/p>\n
(ii) The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. The Respondent is neither licensed nor otherwise authorized to use the Complainant’s A24 mark, nor is the Respondent commonly known by the disputed domain name. Furthermore, the Respondent is not engaged in any bona fide<\/em> offering of goods or services, nor any legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the disputed domain name. Rather, the disputed domain name resolves to a website that is blocked by standard antivirus software, because it either redirects to or incorporates content from a known malware distribution system. There is no justification or legitimate right in the distribution of malicious software, let alone the use of a variant of the Complainant's mark to do so.<\/p>\n (iii) The disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith, thereby satisfying the cumulative requirement under the Policy that both bad faith registration and bad faith use be established. The disputed domain name was registered in 2023, long after the establishment of the Complainant's global reputation as reflected in its numerous accolades and awards, and certainly long after the establishment of the Complainant's trademark or service mark rights. The considerations under \"legitimate rights\" and bad faith overlap, as the apparent malicious activity being conducted via the domain name is, perforce<\/em>, bad faith use of the domain name. Having registered the domain name well after the establishment of the Complainant's reputation, and then using a domain name likely to be confused with the Complainant's mark for malicious purposes, is quintessential bad faith registration and use. <\/p>\n RESPONDENT:<\/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": [
"Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm Esq."
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-01 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the registered owner of the A24 trademark, which is registered in the United States, inter alia<\/em>, as follows: USPTO Reg. No. 4,596,070, registered on September 2, 2014, in International Class 41; USPTO Reg. No. 4,499,438, registered on March 18, 2014, in International Class 9; and USPTO Reg. No. 4,952,902, registered on May 3, 2016, in International Class 36. The Complainant also owns various international trademark registrations for the A24 trademark in jurisdictions including India, China, and Australia.<\/p>",
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"atwentyfour.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
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}