FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:
Founded in 1979, the Complainant is a French company specialized in the distribution of sporting goods.
Over the years, GO Sport has developed into one of the leading sporting goods stores, while Courir has set a new benchmark for the sneaker fashion industry. Incorporated into GO Sport Group in 2014, Twinner is a network of stores that emphasizes the values of authenticity and connection to nature.
These three brands gradually grew in France and steadily developed in other countries, first in Poland, where GO Sport launched in 1999, and then on all continents, with the rapid success of the master franchise and a leading position in the Middle East. A Google search on the expression “TWINNER SPORT” displays several results, all of them being related to the Complainant and its sporting goods. Consequently, given the distinctiveness of the Complainant's trademark and reputation, it is reasonable to infer that the Respondent has registered the domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark, constituting opportunistic bad faith. Please see for instance WIPO Case No. D2004-0673, Ferrari S.p.A v. American Entertainment Group Inc.
The disputed domain name redirects to a content unrelated to the disputed domain name. Therefore, the Respondent has intentionally sought to use Complainant’s mark in the disputed domain name to attract Internet users to website and other on-line location for commercial gain by confusing consumers as to sponsorship of the website.
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