FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:
According to the information provided Complainant is the leading Italian banking group. It is among the top banking groups in the euro zone with a network of approximately 4,800 branches. Moreover, the international network specialized in supporting corporate customers is present in 26 countries, in particular in the Mediterranean area and those areas where Italian companies are most active, such as the United States, Russia, China and India.
The disputed domain name <intesasanpaolo37281.top> was registered on 22 December 2017. The disputed domain name is not used in connection with an active website.
The trademark registrations of Complainant has been issued prior to the registration of the disputed domain name.
According to Complainant the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant's trademark as it contains the trademark INTESA SANPALO in its entirety with the addition of the numbers 37281.
According to Complainant, Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name as the website to which the disputed domain name resolves is inactive. Respondent is not related in any way with the business of Complainant.
According to Complainant the disputed domain name is registered in bad faith. Given the distinctiveness of Complainant's trademark, it is reasonable to infer that Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of Complainant's trademark. Complainant also in the present case believes that the actual owner registered the disputed domain name with the purpose of “phishing”, in order to induce and divert Complainant’s legitimate customers to its website and steal their money.
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