Founded in 1864, Société Générale S.A. is a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris. The company is a universal bank split into three main divisions, Retail Banking and Specialized Financial Services, Corporate and Investment Banking (Derivatives, Structured Finance and Euro Capital Markets) and Global Investment Management and Services.
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (SGCIB) revolves around three main activities: investment banking, financing and markets.
SG CIB is present in the main financial markets with extensive European coverage and representative offices in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.
The Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations for SGCIB, including, amongst others, the French Trademark registration No. 3223420 for SGCIB, filed on May 2, 2003, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36 and 38; the French Trademark registration No. 3223419 for SG-CIB, filed on May 2, 2003, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36 and 38; and the International Trademark Registration No. 819196 for SG-CIB, registered on September 30, 2003, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36 and 38.
The Complainant is also the owner of domain names containing SGCIB, including <sgcib.com>, registered on February 23, 2000.
The disputed domain name <sgcibonline.com> was registered on August 8, 2012 and is not used in connection with an active web site.
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