{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108670",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-05-22 09:24:47",
    "domain_names": [
        "hachetteboardgames.shop",
        "thehachette.shop",
        "gethachetteboardgames.shop"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "LAGARDERE SA"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "George White",
        "Edward Harris",
        "Anika Stokes"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p><span>The Complainant is an international group with operations in 45 countries worldwide. It employs more than 33,000 people and generated revenue of 9,353 million in 2025. <\/span><span>The Group is structured around two main business lines: Lagard&egrave;re Publishing and Lagard&egrave;re Travel Retail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lagard&egrave;re Publishing, operating mainly under the Hachette Livre imprint, is the world&rsquo;s third largest consumer publishing group in the Trade and Education markets. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hachette Boardgames is a branch of Hachette Livres devoted to boardgames publishing. It comprises several games publishers, such as Gigamic and Studio H. It also includes distributors Gigamic and Blackrock games in France, Randolph in Canada, Hachette Boardgames USA, Hachette boardgames UK and Hachette Boardgames Benelux.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The disputed domain names<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"domains\">\n<li>&lt;hachetteboardgames.shop&gt;<\/li>\n<li>&lt;thehachette.shop&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>were registered on April 17, 2026 and<\/p>\n<ul class=\"domains\">\n<li>&lt;gethachetteboardgames.shop&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>was registered on May 17, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>All three domains were active or are still active.<\/p>",
    "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 names.<\/p>",
    "no_response_filed": "<p>COMPLAINANT<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant states that the disputed domain names are confusingly similar to the Complainant&rsquo;s trademark as it includes the trademark in its entirety and adds only the term &ldquo;boardgames&rdquo; or \"get\" and \"boardgames\" or the sole article \"the\" as well as the &ldquo;.shop&rdquo; TLD.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Complainant, the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain names as it is not commonly known by the domain names and all of them resolved to websites copying the Complainant's official website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant contends that the disputed domain names were registered and used in bad faith based on the above-mentioned activity by the Respondent.<\/p>\n<p>RESPONDENT<\/p>\n<p>No administratively compliant Response has been filed by either Respondents. It ought to be indicated that the Centre sent of the complaint but nor the advice of delivery thereof was returned to the Czech Arbitration Court. The notice of the Commencement of the administrative proceeding was therefore only sent by e-mail. Yet, the e-mail notice sent to postmaster@hachetteboardgames.shop, postmaster@gethachetteboardgames.shop and postmaster@thehachette.shop were returned back undelivered as the e-mail addresses had permanent fatal errors. The e-mail notices were also sent to kleinhausx56@outlook.com, clarkx911@outlook.com and to alondrax257@outlook.com, but the Czech Arbitration Court never received any proof of delivery or notification of undelivery. No further e-mail addresses could be found on the disputed sites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The Respondents never accessed the online platform.<\/span><\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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": "<p>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondents 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": "<p>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": "<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": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "David-Irving Tayer"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-06-28 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant owns the following trademark registrations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French trademark HACHETTE n&deg;1356085 registered since April 25, 1985;<\/li>\n<li>European trademark HACHETTE n&deg;003608551 registered since June 30, 2005;<\/li>\n<li>International trademark HACHETTE n&deg;948251 registered since November 6, 2007;<\/li>\n<li>International trademark H HACHETTE n&deg;1038697 registered since December 11, 2009; and<\/li>\n<li>United States trademark H HACHETTE n&deg; 4058068 registered since November 22, 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant also owns an important domain names portfolio including, but not restrictively:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&lt;hachetteboardgames.fr&gt; registered since at least September 10, 2020;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&lt;hachetteboardgames.com&gt; registered since at least September 10, 2020.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "hachetteboardgames.shop": "TRANSFERRED",
        "thehachette.shop": "TRANSFERRED",
        "gethachetteboardgames.shop": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}