The Complainant is a company specialized in steel producing in the world. The Complainant claims it is the largest steel producing company in the world and is the market leader in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging with operations in more than 60 countries. It holds sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and operates extensive distribution networks.<\/p>", "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.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
The Complainant states that the disputed domain name <mittalinternational.com> is confusingly similar to its trademark MITTAL®, as it includes the trademark in its entirety.<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name < mittalinternational.com > and he is not related in any way with the Complainant. The Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Respondent. Neither license 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.<\/p>\n
The Complainant claims that given the distinctiveness of the Complainant's trademark and reputation, it is reasonable to infer that the Respondent has registered the domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark. The disputed domain name is inactive which is, according to the Complaint, evidence of bad faith use.<\/p>\n
NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.<\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "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).<\/p>", "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.<\/p>", "decision": "Accepted", "panelists": [ "Stephanie Hartung" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2022-11-14 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant has evidenced to be the owner of the following trademark registration:<\/p>\n
- Word mark MITTAL, International Registration (World Intellectual Property Organization), registration No.: 1198046, registration date: December 5, 2013, status: active.<\/p>\n
Also, the Complainant has substantiated to own various domain names relating to its MITTAL trademark, e.g. <mittal-steel.com> which redirects to the Complainant’s main website at “www.arcelormittal.com”, used to promote the Complainant’s products and related services in the steel industry.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "mittalinternational.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }