{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-103747",
    "time_of_filling": "2021-04-21 09:15:03",
    "domain_names": [
        "canalplustv.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Denisa Bilík (CAC) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "GROUPE CANAL +"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Nameshield (Laurent Becker)",
    "respondent": [
        "Aziz Sbai"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "Complainant states that it is “the leading French audiovisual media group and a top player in the production of pay-TV and theme channels and the bundling and distribution of pay-TV services”; that it has 20 million subscribers worldwide; and that it “offers various channels available on all distribution networks and all connected screens.”  Complainant also states that it is the registrant of the domain names <canalplus.com> (created May 20, 2006) and  <canal-plus.com> (created March 28, 1996).\r\n\r\nThe Disputed Domain Name was created on July 28, 2020 and does resolve to an active website.\r\n\r\nParagraph 4(a)(i): Complainant states, inter alia, that the Disputed Domain Name is confusingly similar to the CANAL PLUS Trademark because it “wholly incorporates” the CANAL PLUS Trademark and “[t]he addition of the abbreviation ‘TV’ (for Television) is not sufficient to avoid the likelihood of confusion with the Complainant, its trademarks and domain names.”\r\n\r\nParagraph 4(a)(ii): Complainant states that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the Disputed Domain Name because, inter alia, “Respondent is not identified in the WHOIS database as the disputed domain name”; Respondent “is not related in any way with the Complainant”; “[t]he Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Respondent”; “[n]either licence nor authorization has been granted to the Respondent to make any use of the Complainant’s trademark, or apply for registration of the disputed domain name by the Complainant”; and “Respondent did not make any use of disputed domain name since its registration, and it confirms that Respondent has no demonstrable plan to use the disputed domain name.”\r\n\r\nParagraph 4(a)(iii): Complainant states that the Disputed Domain Name was registered and is being used in bad faith because, inter alia, “the incorporation of a famous mark into a domain name, coupled with an inactive website, may be evidence of bad faith registration and use.”",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings that are pending or decided and that relate to the Disputed Domain Name.",
    "no_response_filed": "No administratively compliant response has been filed.",
    "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 Policy were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.",
    "decision": "Accepted",
    "panelists": [
        "Douglas M. Isenberg"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2021-05-25 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "Complainant states, and provides evidence to support, that it is the owner of “a large portfolio of trademarks including the wording ‘CANAL PLUS’.”  In support thereof, Complainant cites French Reg. No. 1,218,827 (registered November 5, 1982), Int’l Reg. No. 509,729 (registered March 16, 1987), and Int’l Reg. No. 619,540 (registered May 5, 1994).  These marks are referred to hereafter as the “CANAL PLUS Trademark.”",
    "decision_domains": {
        "CANALPLUSTV.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}