The Complainant is a globally operating major stainless steel producer based in Finland and listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The Complainant's market share in
the global market is approximately 6%. In Europe, it is the market leader with some 30% market share and the clear number two in the Americas with a market share of
approximately 22%. The Complainant employs some 9,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, with the headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.<\/p>\n
The OUTOKUMPU trademark of the Complainant is well-known and enjoys significant reputation around the world due to its consistent and extensive use throughout the years especially related to stainless steel products.<\/p>\n
The Respondent registered the disputed domain names on 24 November 2022.<\/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 names.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED.<\/p>", "rights": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that the disputed domain names are confusingly similar to the OUTOKUMPU trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has established that it 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 names (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 names have been registered and are 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": [ "Dominik Eickemeier", "Neil Brown", "Jonathan Agmon" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-02-23 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The evidence is that the Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations for OUTOKUMPU in the EU and several countries including Australia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, China, Japan, South Korea and the USA, all of which were registered prior to the registration of the disputed domain names. The Complainant's company name \"Outokumpu\" dates back over 100 years.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "outokumpu-metal.com": "TRANSFERRED", "outokumpu-steel.com": "TRANSFERRED", "outokumpu-ss.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }