FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
Founded in 1943, the Complainant is a well-known Swedish home furnishing company, with more than four hundred stores. The Complainant's corporate group employs approximately 222,000 people worldwide, operating in over fifty markets and attracting nearly one billion visitors per year. The use of the Complainant’s IKEA mark began more than 70 years ago. The Complainant holds trademark registrations in more than 80 countries around the world and has extensively promoted its brand. The Complainant’s website at “www.ikea.com” was launched in 1997. The Complainant holds over 700 domain names representing or corresponding to its IKEA mark.<\/p>\n
The Respondent has registered and used the disputed domain names as follows:<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <ikea-shop-online.net> was registered on February 10, 2026 and the associated website is hosting IKEA related content, passing itself off as the official website of the Complainant.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <ikea-online-shop.com> was also registered on February 10, 2026 and the associated website is also hosting IKEA related content and is also passing itself off as the official website of the Complainant.<\/p>\n
The Complainant issued Cease and Desist letters to the Respondent in respect of each of the disputed domain names on March 19, 2026 but the Respondent did not reply to either of these.<\/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 names.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
Complainant:<\/p>\n
The Complainant requests consolidation of claims concerning the disputed domain names into a single proceeding. The registrar’s verification of the details of the disputed domain names indicates that they were registered by the same registrant and they share a similar technical configuration, and an identical date of registration.<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain names should be transferred to it.<\/p>\n
The Complainant submits that the disputed domain names reproduce the Complainant’s IKEA mark in its entirety with the addition of various descriptive terms, rendering them confusingly similar to the said mark.<\/p>\n
The Complainant asserts that the Respondent is not an authorized dealer of the Complainant and is not otherwise authorized to use the Complainant’s IKEA mark in the disputed domain names, adding that the said mark is inherently distinctive and only refers to the Complainant. The Complainant asserts that the disputed domain names were registered to trade upon the reputation of the said mark because they were each connected to websites that were hosting IKEA related content and were passing themselves off as the official websites of the Complainant when they are not. The Complainant states that there is no evidence that the Respondent could fulfil any aspect of paragraph 4(c) of the Policy.<\/p>\n
The Complainant submits that in view of the distinctiveness and well-known character of the Complainant’s IKEA mark, it is inconceivable that the Respondent was unaware of its existence at the time of the registration of the disputed domain names, which are confusingly similar thereto, adding that the Respondent has not provided evidence of contemplated good faith use of the disputed domain names and is demonstrably capitalizing on the reputation and goodwill of the Complainant’s marks and misleading Internet users. The Complainant also notes that the contact information provided by the Respondent to the registrar for both of the disputed domain names is manifestly inaccurate and incomplete, whereby it is not possible to identify or verify the existing address on the basis of the data supplied.<\/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 names are 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 names (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 names have been registered and are 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": [ "Andrew Lothian" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-05-27 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of multiple registered trademarks for the mark IKEA including, for example:<\/p>\n
German Registered Trademark Number DE867152, registered on March 12, 1970;<\/p>\n
United States of America Registered Trademark Number 1118706, registered on May 22, 1979;<\/p>\n
European Union Registered Trademark Number 000109652, registered on October 1, 1998; and<\/p>\n
Laos Registered Trademark Number 51668, registered on August 25, 2021.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "ikea-shop-online.net": "TRANSFERRED", "ikea-online-shop.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }