The Complainant, a listed company founded in 1822 and operating in the fields of transportation, communications, electricity and related sectors, holds a number of trademark registrations, e.g a visual mark containing the text Bolloré (France, 98739799) and a textual mark BOLLORE (France, 92407712), most recently registered in 1998 and 1992 respectively, and also the subject of a number of international registrations through the relevant treaties. Moreover, it registered the domain name <BOLLORE.COM> on 25 July 1997 and continues to publish a website at that address.
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