{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-102407",
    "time_of_filling": "2019-04-02 08:10:06",
    "domain_names": [
        "bollore-fr.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Šárka Glasslová (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "BOLLORE "
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Nameshield (Enora Millocheau)",
    "respondent": [
        "Thomas Christina Christina"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "The Complainant was founded in 1822 and is one of the 500 largest companies in the world, being also listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant is active in the fields of Transportation and Logistics, Communication and Media, Electricity Storage and Solutions. In addition to its activities, the Bolloré Group manages a number of financial assets including plantations and financial investments. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant operates its main website at the domain name <bollore.com>, registered on July 25, 1997.\r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name <bollore-fr.com> was registered on March 21, 2019, and is not used in connection with an active website.",
    "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": "PARTIES' CONTENTIONS\r\n\r\nTHE COMPLAINANT\r\n\r\nThe Complainant contends that the disputed domain name <bollore-fr.com> is confusingly similar to its trademark BOLLORE, as it includes the trademark in its entirety with the mere addition of a hyphen and the abbreviation “fr”, which stands for France - where the Complainant is located – and does not change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the Complainant’s trademark. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant also states that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name since the Respondent i) is not commonly known by the disputed domain name, ii) is not affiliated with nor authorized by the Complainant in any way, iii) has not been granted by the Complainant any license or authorization to use the Complainant’s trademark BOLLORE or apply for registration of the disputed domain name and iv) has not made any use of disputed domain name since its registration.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant submits that the Respondent registered the disputed domain name in bad faith because the Complainant’s trademark is well-known and distinctive and the Respondent chose to associate the trademark BOLLORE with the geographic abbreviation “fr”, which immediately refers to the Complainant, as it has its headquarters in France.\r\n\r\nAs to the use of the disputed domain name, the Complainant notes that it currently resolves to an error page. It also submits that the Respondent has not demonstrated any activity related to the disputed domain name and it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active use of the domain name by the Respondent that would not be illegitimate, such as by being a passing off, an infringement of consumer protection legislation, or an infringement of the Complainant’s rights under trademark law.\r\n\r\nTHE RESPONDENT\r\n\r\nThe Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions.\r\n",
    "rights": "The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown 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 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": "2019-05-17 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant is the owner of the international trademark registration No. 704697 for BOLLORÉ (figurative mark), registered on December 11, 1998, in classes 16, 17, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 39.",
    "decision_domains": {
        "BOLLORE-FR.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}