{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-104671", "time_of_filling": "2022-07-11 10:16:32", "domain_names": [ "adeccousainc.com" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Adecco Group AG " ], "complainant_representative": "BRANDIT GmbH", "respondent": [ "Liquine Services " ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:\r\n\r\nThe Complainant is the world's leading workforce solutions company, helping over 100,000 organizations with their talent needs as well as enabling millions of people to develop their skills and exceed their potential. The company has 32,000 employees in more than 60 countries and territories, including the United States.\r\n\r\nThe Complainant is the owner of the registered trademark ADECCO in numerous jurisdictions all over the world, including the United States. The vast majority of these trademark registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name.\r\n\r\nThe Adecco group also enjoys a strong online presence via its official websites and social media platforms.\r\nThe Complainant owns many domain names containing the trademark ADECCO, including (registered on May 15, 1993), (registered on May 17, 1996), (registered on June 21, 2002) and (registered on October 2, 2003). The Complainant uses these domain names to resolve to the Complainant's group's official websites through which it informs Internet users and potential consumers about its ADECCO mark and its related products and services. The website associated with the domain name is especially addressed to consumers in the United States.\r\n\r\nDue to extensive use, advertising and revenue associated with its trademarks worldwide, the Complainant enjoys a high degree of renown around the world.\r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name incorporates in its entirety the Complainant’s registered and widely known trademark ADECCO with the addition of the element “usa” and the term “inc”. \r\n\r\nThe Complainant has not licensed or authorized the Respondent to register or use the disputed domain name, nor is the Respondent affiliated to the Complainant in any form.\r\nThere is no evidence that the Respondent is known by the disputed domain name or owns any corresponding registered trademarks.\r\nWhen conducting online trademark databases searches, no information is found in relation with trademarks corresponding to the terms \"adeccousainc.com\" or \"adeccousainc\".\r\n\r\nThe Respondent has been using a privacy shield service, masking its identity on the publicly available Registrar's Whols. \r\n\r\nThe disputed domain name has been registered on March 21, 2022, and shortly after used in email address (\"finance@adeccousa-mail.com\" and \"recruit@adeccousa-mail.com') to send emails - impersonating Adecco and Adecco USA, Inc. - to third-party individuals with the purpose of obtaining banking payments. These emails are, according to the Complainant, part of a fraudulent scheme which lures individuals replying to a fake job advertisement published online. After having applied to this job advertisement, third party individuals have been contacted and involved in a false recruitment process. Once the victims have been through this fake recruitment procedure and have been allegedly hired, they have received an email - sent, inter alia from the email address \"recruit@adeccousainc.com\" - comprising a counterfeit check. The addressees have been instructed to deposit funds. To give the impression the fraudulent emails are genuine, the associated email addresses are composed of the terms \"finance\" or \"recruit\" as usernames and the disputed domain name to make the recipient believe the emails were sent by departments of the Complainant or Adecco USA, Inc., which is not the case. Moreover, the names of \"Adecco\", \"Adecco Group\", and \"Adecco USA\" are repeatedly quoted in the body of the email as well as Adecco USA, Inc.'s principal place of business.", "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": "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 UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.\r\n\r\nThe Panel decides the language of the proceedings be English. ", "decision": "Accepted", "panelists": [ "Dominik Eickemeier" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2022-08-16 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks bearing “ADECCO”, such as but not limited to:\r\n\r\n- Swiss Trademark No. P-431224 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 35, 41, 42 – Date of reg. September 26, 1996;\r\n- Swiss Trademark No. 549358 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 9, 35, 36, 41, 42 – Date of reg. August 18, 2006;\r\n- EU Trademark No. 3330149 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 35, 41, 42 – Date of reg. January 19, 2005;\r\n- Int. Trademark No. 666347 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 35, 41, 42 – Date of reg. October 17, 1996;\r\n- Int. Trademark No. 901755 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 9, 35, 36, 41, 42 – Date of reg. August 18, 2006;\r\n- US Trademark No. 2209526 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 35, 41, 42 – Date of reg. November 26, 2019; and\r\n- US Trademark No. 5922639 – “ADECCO” – Nice Classification 35 – Date of reg. November 26, 2019.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the Complainant is the owner of several domain names, bearing “ADECCO”, such as or or or .", "decision_domains": { "ADECCOUSAINC.COM": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }