{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-101569",
    "time_of_filling": "2017-06-15 09:03:16",
    "domain_names": [
        "aperram.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "APERAM"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Nameshield (Anne Morin)",
    "respondent": [
        "Tom  Fellows"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "The Complainant is a global competitor in stainless steel market, with 2.5mt of flat stainless steel capacity in Europe and Brazil. The Complainant is also a leading producer of high value-added specialty products, including electrical steel and nickel alloys.\r\n\r\nThe production capacity is concentrated in six production facilities located in Brazil, Belgium and France. APERAM is unique in its capability to produce stainless and specialty steels from low cost biomass\/charcoal.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant also benefits from a highly integrated network of 14 Steel Service Centers (\"SSCs\"), 8 transformation facilities and 20 sales offices.\r\n\r\nThe Domain Name <aperram.com> was registered on June 1, 2017 by the Respondent “Tom Fellows”. \r\n\r\n",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other pending proceedings which relate to the Domain Name.",
    "no_response_filed": "PARTIES' CONTENTIONS:\r\n\r\nCOMPLAINANT:\r\nThe Complainant claims that the Domain Name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s “APERAM” registered trademark; that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests whatsoever with respect to the Domain Name; and that the Respondent registered and is using the Domain Name in bad faith.\r\n\r\nSpecifically the Complainant claims that: \r\n\r\nThe Domain Name <aperram.com> is confusingly similar to its trademark APERAM, owing to the fact that the doubling of the letter “R” is not sufficient to escape the conclusion that the Domain Name is confusingly similar to the trademark APERAM, and on the contrary, it should be considered as a typo-squatting case.\r\n\r\nThe Domain Name <aperram.com> was registered only for the purpose of creating fraudulent e-mail addresses such as <sandeep.jalan@aperram.com> in order to usurp the Complainant's identity, by sending fraudulent emails and thus creating a likelihood of confusion.\r\n\r\nIn fact, the Complainant has documented that at least one email, with a subject line of “Request”, has been sent from the address <sandeep.jalan@aperram.com>, attempting to result in undue payments. \r\n\r\nThe website associated with the Domain Name <aperram.com> has been a registrar parking page with pay-per-click links since the time of its registration.\r\n\r\nRESPONDENT:\r\n\r\nNO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the 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 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 the 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": [
        "Dr.  Fabrizio Bedarida"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2017-07-24 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant is the owner of several trademark registrations for APERAM including: \r\n\r\ninternational registration number 1083497 for \"APERAM\", registered on June 6, 2011 and international registration number 1097502 for \"aperam\", registered on August 17, 2011.\r\n\r\n\r\n",
    "decision_domains": {
        "APERRAM.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}