The Complainant, Pentair Flow Services AG, is part of the Pentair Group, a global provider of water treatment and sustainable water solutions. Founded in 1966, the Pentair Group has developed into an internationally recognized enterprise with operations in more than 150 countries, approximately 9,000 employees, and annual revenues of approximately USD 4.2 billion (2025).<\/p>\n
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The Complainant and its affiliated companies have used the PENTAIR trademark continuously for several decades in connection with a wide range of water-related products and services. The Complainant states that through longstanding use, extensive commercial activity, and global marketing efforts, the PENTAIR mark has become a distinctive identifier of the Complainant and its business.<\/p>\n
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The Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for PENTAIR in jurisdictions worldwide, including in China, where the Respondent is located. These trademark rights significantly predate the registration of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
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In addition to its trademark portfolio, the Complainant maintains an online presence through domain names incorporating the PENTAIR mark, including <pentair.com>, <pentair.net>, and <pentair.org>, which are used to provide information about the Complainant’s products, services, and business activities.<\/p>\n
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The disputed domain name was registered by the Respondent at a date long after the Complainant had established its trademark rights in PENTAIR.<\/p>\n
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When the website of the disputed domain name is accessed via a mobile browser, the domain name resolves to an active website in the Japanese language offering electric power equipment, which appears in the view of Complainant to be within or adjacent to the Complainant’s sector.<\/p>\n
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The Complainant has not licensed, authorized, or otherwise permitted the Respondent to use the PENTAIR trademark, nor is there any relationship between the Complainant and 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": [ "Jan Schnedler" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-17 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns multiple trademark registrations for PENTAIR in various jurisdictions around the world, including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n
United States Trademark No. 2,573,714 – PENTAIR (registered May 28, 2002);<\/p>\n
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United States Trademark No. 5,000,358 – PENTAIR (logo) (registered July 1, 2012);<\/p>\n
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China Trademark No. 11517821 – PENTAIR (logo) (registered August 21, 2014);<\/p>\n
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China Trademark No. 3504734 – PENTAIR (logo) (registered April 28, 2006);<\/p>\n
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EU Trademark No. 011008414 – PENTAIR (logo) (registered January 23, 2013);<\/p>\n
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Switzerland Trademark No. 675144 – PENTAIR (logo) (registered July 2, 2015).<\/p>\n
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The Complainant’s affiliated entities also own and operate domain names incorporating the PENTAIR trademark, including:<\/p>\n
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<pentair.com> (registered October 17, 1996);<\/p>\n
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<pentair.net> (registered December 25, 2003);<\/p>\n
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<pentair.org> (registered November 3, 2010).<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "usa-pentair.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }