{
    "case_number": "CAC-ADREU-006704",
    "time_of_filling": null,
    "domain_names": [
        "dnhost.eu"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Lada Válková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Mr Antoine Francois Ubavicius (UBAVICIUS ANT. - FARAZOUMIS IOAN. O.E. (DNHOST))"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": null,
    "respondent": [
        "Miltiadis Chrisomallos (S. Madariotakis - M. Chrisomallos Co)"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "As evidenced by the document EURid’s verification – ADR case nr. 06704 DOMAIN NAME DNHOST.eu, dated from May 28, 2014, the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name on June 7, 2006. The Complainant is a company incorporated on September 20, 2000, under the laws of Greece, with its seat in Athens, and with main activities the registration of domain names, hosting services and e-commerce solutions.",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "No other pending proceedings are known to the Panelist.",
    "discussion_and_findings": "The Complainant has paid the procedural fee as well as the Single Panelist fee of the Czech Arbitration Court, as evidenced by the case file. The Complainant’s trademark and domain name registrations in Greece are (wholly or partly)  identical to the domain name under dispute. The above facts are leading to the conclusion, that the Complainant satisfies the general eligibility criteria set out in Article 4(2)(b) of the Regulation (EC) 733\/2002, and is entitled to ask for the transfer of said domain name in accordance with Article 21(1) of the Regulation (EC) 874\/2004. \r\nOn July 14, 2014, the Court issued a Notification of Respondent’s default. \r\n\r\nPursuant to Articles 22 (10) of the Regulation 874\/2004 and B10(a) of the ADR Rules, the Panel may consider the absence of response as an acceptance of the Complaint. Although no response was filed, the Panel will nevertheless examine whether the Regulation 874\/2004 applies to the case at hand. \r\n\r\nA. ON THE IDENTITY OF THE RESPONDENT\r\nThe Complainant directs its complaint against Miltiadis Chrisomallos of the company S. Madariotakis – M. Chrisomallos Co, as referred to in the .eu WebWhoIs. Pursuant to Art. 16(1) of the Regulation 874\/2004, ‘the purpose of the WHOIS database shall be to provide reasonably accurate and up to date information about the technical and administrative points of contact administering the domain names under the .eu TLD’. Furthermore, according to Art. B1(b)(5) of the ADR Rules, the complaint filed shall provide the name of the Respondent and, in case of an ADR Proceeding against a Domain Name Holder provide all information (including any postal and e-mail addresses and telephone and fax numbers) known to the Complainant on how to contact the Respondent or any representative of the Respondent. Finally, Art. 2.3 of the .eu Domain Name WHOIS Policy, states that: ‘Those requesting to register a .eu Domain Name are required to provide certain information through an accredited .eu Registrar. In respect of the name of the Registrant there are two fields: The first is 'Name' and the second is 'Company'. Both fields may be completed or just the 'Name' field. If only the first field is completed, it is assumed that the registration is in the name of a private individual (natural person). If the 'Company' field is completed, it is assumed that the company is the Registrant.\r\n\r\nIn the case at hand, the Complainant followed the exact order as shown in the WHOIS database. In particular, it directs the complaint against the natural person Miltiadis Chrisomallos, whereas it adds the company S. Madariotakis – M. Chrisomallos Co, whose name is included in the ‘organization’ field. Hence, by virtue of Art. 2.3 .eu Domain Name WHOIS Policy,  the complaint is filed against the domain name holder, namely S. Madariotakis – M. Chrisomallos Co (as evidenced in the document EURid’s verification – ADR case nr. 06704 DOMAIN NAME DNHOST.eu, dated from May 28, 2014), even if the Complainant chose to state the natural person Miltiadis Chrisomallos as the Respondent in its complaint. In addition, the complaint fulfils the requirements set by Art. B 1(b)(5) of the ADR Rules, and the Respondent received notice of the .eu ADR proceedings in accordance with the provisions of the .eu ADR Rules, as evidenced in the file of the dispute. \r\n\r\nB. ON THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPLAINANT TO THE DOMAIN NAME\r\nThe Complainant’s fundament for seeking the transfer of the domain name dnhost.eu lies on his claimed right according to Art. 10(1) Para. 2, in conjunction with Art. 21(1) of the Regulation 874\/2004. Article 21(1) of the Regulation 874\/2004 stipulates that  a registered domain name shall be subject to revocation, using an appropriate extra-judicial or judicial procedure, where that name is identical or confusingly similar to a name in respect of which a right is recognized or established by national and\/or Community law, such as the rights mentioned in article 10(1) of the Regulation 874\/2004, and where it (a) has been registered by its holder without rights or legitimate interest in the name; or (b) has been registered or is being used in bad faith. The issue in need of verification is whether the Complainant actually has a right recognized or established by national and\/or Community law, falling within the ambit of Art. 10(1) of the Regulation 874\/2004. Art. 10(1) provides that (§1): \"Holders of prior rights recognized or established by national and\/or Community law and public bodies shall be eligible to apply to register domain names during a period of phased registration before general registration of. eu domain starts. “Prior rights” shall be understood to include, inter alia, registered national and community trademarks,… and, in as far as they are protected under national law in the Member-State where they are held: unregistered trademarks, trade names, business identifiers, company names, family names, and distinctive titles of protected literary and artistic works... (§2): The registration on the basis of a prior right shall consist of the registration of the complete name for which the prior right exists, as written in the documentation which proves that such a right exists\". \r\nThe Complainant is entitled to ask for the transfer of the domain name under dispute, because it fulfils the requirements according to Art. 10(1) Para. b, in conjunction with Art. 10(2) of the Reg. 874\/2004. The Complainant is the holder of prior rights. Trademarks, company and trade names of legal entities, constitute prior rights pursuant to Art. 10(1) and 10(2) of the Reg. 874\/2004. Beyond any doubt, it is the duty of the Complainant to describe exactly the type of rights claimed, and specify the law or the laws as well as the conditions under which the right is recognized and\/or established. The wording in Art. B1(b)(9) of ADR Rules is clear in this respect. The Complainant has met with those requirements, as evidenced by the complaint filed and the contentions included in the present decision. It has indeed demonstrated that it has rights to the domain name, since it is identical to a part of his trademark and three domain names registered in Greece, as evidenced by the certificates of registration produced. Hence, the requirement set under Art. 10(1) Para. b has been met. \r\nFor all the above reasons, the Panel decides that the Complainant is the holder of prior rights in respect of the domain name \"dnhost.eu\".\r\n\r\nC. ON THE BAD FAITH OF THE RESPONDENT\r\nThe complaint is based on Art. 21(3) of the Reg. 874\/2004. Bearing in mind the Respondent’s reluctance to access the online platform, read the Complainant’s statement of facts, communicate any information to the CAC or its Case administrator, and state any response to the complaint, it clearly failed to show any demonstrable link between himself and the domain name it registered, thus leaving to the Panel no other way as to deem the above failures as full acceptance of the Complainant’s argumentation in regard to his bad faith, pursuant to Art. 21(3), combined with Art. 22(10) Reg. 874\/2004 and Art. B10(a) of the ADR Rules.  \r\n\r\nBeyond the above, the complaint is to be accepted on the grounds of Art. 21(3)(a) and (d), and Art. B11(f)(1) and (4) of the ADR Rules. As evidenced by the complaint and its Annexes, the sole purpose of registration was clearly to attract users for commercial gain to the Respondent’s web sites or other on-line locations, and potentially to benefit from its future sale or auction.",
    "decision": "For all the foregoing reasons, in accordance with Paragraphs B12 (b) and (c) of the Rules, the Panel orders that\r\n\r\nthe domain name DNHOST be transferred to the Complainant",
    "panelists": [
        null
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2014-08-01 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "I.      Disputed domain name: [dnhost]\r\n\r\nII.     Country of the Complainant: [Greece], country of the Respondent: [Greece]\r\n\r\nIII.    Date of registration of the domain name: [07 June 2006]\r\n\r\nIV.    Rights relied on by the Complainant (Art. 21 (1) Regulation (EC) No 874\/2004) on which the Panel based its decision:\r\n        1.   [word\/combined] trademark registered in [Greece], reg. No. [174796], for the term [ten years], filed on [16 July 2004], registered on [16 July 2004] in respect of goods and services in classes [38 & 42]\r\n        2.   \r\n        3.   \r\n        4.   \r\n        5.   \r\n        6.   \r\n        7.   \r\n        8.   business identifier:\r\n        9.   \r\n       10.  \r\n       11.  \r\n       12.  other: domain name registrations: dnhost.gr, dnhost.com.gr, dnhost.net.gr\r\n\r\nV.    Response submitted: [No]\r\n\r\nVI.   Domain name is [confusingly similar] to the protected right\/s of the Complainant\r\n\r\nVII.  Rights or legitimate interests of the Respondent (Art. 21 (2) Regulation (EC) No 874\/2004):\r\n        1. [No]\r\n        2. Why: No prior use by the Respondent \/ Respondent no commonly known by the domain name\r\n\r\nVIII. Bad faith of the Respondent (Art. 21 (3) Regulation (EC) No 874\/2004):\r\n        1. [Yes]\r\n        2. Why: domain name was intentionally registered  to attract Internet users for commercial gain \/ domain name registered with the purpose of selling, renting or otherwise transferring the domain name.\r\n\r\nIX.   Other substantial facts the Panel considers relevant:\r\n\r\nX.    Dispute Result: [Transfer of the disputed domain name]\r\n\r\nXI.   Procedural factors the Panel considers relevant: Verbatim copy of the WHOIS info regarding the data of the Respondent in the complaint. By virtue of Art. 2.3 .eu Domain Name WHOIS Policy, the Respondent is the entity filed under 'Organization'. Complaint fulfills the requirements according to ADR Rules.\r\n\r\nXII.  [If transfer to Complainant] Is Complainant eligible? [Yes]",
    "decision_domains": [],
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}