The Complainant is the largest steel producer in the world and has operations in more than 60 countries employing nearly 200,000 staff. Its primary trademark is “ArcelorMittal”, which it registered as an international mark on August 3, 2007. It has also registered domain names containing this mark, including <arcelormittal.com> on January 27, 2006.
A division of the Complainant in Brazil operates a foundation created in 1988 to support social projects under the name "Fundação ArcelorMittal". Its main focus is the training of children and adolescents to become more conscious, productive and participatory citizens. It promotes projects in the areas of education, culture, social promotion and sport.
The disputed domain name was registered on January 7, 2018 and has been directed to a website in Portuguese which invites the enrolment of children from 5 to 10 years old in a promotional campaign for "ArcelorMittal Cultural". The Respondent has no connection with the Complainant and has not been authorised by the Complainant to use the name "ArcelorMittal" or to register any domain name containing it.
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