FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:
The Complainant was founded by Francis Bouygues in 1952, and is part of a diversified group of industrial companies. Its businesses are centred on three sectors of activity: construction, with Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, and Colas; and telecoms and media, with French TV channel TF1 and Bouygues Telecom. Operating in over 80 countries, the Complainant’s net profit attributable to the Group amounted to 696 million euros. The Group has 58,149 employees.
Its subsidiary BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION is a world player in the fields of building, public works, energy, and services.
As a global player in construction and services, BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION designs, builds and operates buildings and structures which improve the quality of people's living and working environment: public and private buildings, transport infrastructures and energy and communications networks.
The Complainant also owns, through a subsidiary, a number of domain names including the wording BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION such as <bouygues-construction.com>, registered since 10 May 1999.
The Domain Name was registered on 25 July 2021 and resolves to a parking page with commercial links. It has also been used in a phishing scheme.
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