{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-100688",
    "time_of_filling": "2013-10-17 11:02:02",
    "domain_names": [
        "credit-agricole-jp.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Lada Válková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "CREDIT AGRICOLE SA"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Nameshield (Laurent Becker)",
    "respondent": [
        "EMPARK - 87223444"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "The Complainant is the leader in retail banking in France and one of the largest banks in Europe.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant assists its clients' projects in France and around the world, in all areas of banking and trades associated with it, such as insurance management asset leasing and factoring, consumer credit, corporate and investment. \r\n   \r\nThe Complainant owns several trademark registrations constituted of, or including, CREDIT AGRICOLE. Amongst others, the Complainant owns the International trademark Nos. 1064647 for CREDIT AGRICOLE (word mark), registered on January 4, 2011, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38 and 42; 441714 for CA CRÉDIT AGRICOLE (word and design), registered on October 25, 1978, in classes 16, 35, 36 and 42; and 525634 for CA CRÉDIT AGRICOLE (word and design), registered on July 13, 1988, in classes 16, 35 and 36. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant is also the owner of domain names containing CREDIT AGRICOLE, including, amongst others, <credit-agricole.biz>, registered on November 7, 2001; <credit-agricole.eu>, registered on March 21, 2006; and <credit-agricole.info>, registered on November 8, 2006.\r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name <credit-agricole-jp.com> was registered on October 04, 2013 and is currently not used in connection with an active web site.\r\n\r\nA cease-and-desist letter was sent by the Complainant’s representative to the Respondent, on October 9, 2013, by email, requesting the transfer of the disputed domain name to the Complainant.",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name. ",
    "no_response_filed": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT\r\n\r\nThe Complainant asserts that its trademark CREDIT AGRICOLE is widely known and highlights that prior panels have confirmed the notoriety of the trademark.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant states that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark since it contains the trademark CREDIT AGRICOLE in its entirety with the addition of  the dash “-” , of the two letters “jp” and the gTLD “.com”, that does not change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the trademark CREDIT AGRICOLE.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant asserts that the Respondent does not have any rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name since the Respondent is not affiliated with nor authorized by the Complainant in any way, and does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Complainant. The Complainant also states that the Respondent’s lack of rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name is highlighted by the fact that the disputed domain name is redirected to a blank page displaying no information and by the absence of a Respondent’s reply to the Complainant’s cease and desist letter.\r\n\r\nIt also highlights that a complainant is required to make out a prima facie case that a respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests and that, once such prima facie case is made, the respondent carries the burden of demonstrating rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. If the respondent fails to do so, the complainant is deemed to have satisfied paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the UDRP.\r\n\r\nWith reference to the circumstances evidencing bad faith, the Complainant contends that, given the distinctiveness of the Complainant's trademark and its reputation, it is reasonable to infer that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's mark and is using it for the purpose of misleading and diverting Internet traffic. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant, therefore, concludes that the Respondent has registered and is using the disputed domain name in bad faith.\r\n\r\nNO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED ",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i)of the Policy).",
    "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondent to have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii)of the Policy).",
    "bad_faith": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii)of the Policy).",
    "procedural_factors": "The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Luca Barbero"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2013-11-28 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations constituted of or including CREDIT AGRICOLE.",
    "decision_domains": {
        "CREDIT-AGRICOLE-JP.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}