The Complainant is a 100% online bank launched in October 2009 by the Crédit Agricole Regional Banks. It offers daily banking, savings, investment and credit (consumer and real estate) services for 240,000 customers.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain names were registered on 24 June 2023 by an individual residing in Mexico and resolve to parking or inactive pages.<\/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": "
COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the disputed domain names are confusingly similar to its trademark, since the BforBank trademark is reproduced in its entirety and the addition of letters, punctuation, generic and descriptive terms, and the TLDs do not prevent the likelihood of confusion between the disputed domain names and the Complainant's trademark.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain names. The Respondent is not affiliated with nor authorized by the Complainant in any way. 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 names by the Complainant. The Respondent is not commonly known by the domain names, nor has acquired any rights in a trademark or trade name corresponding to the disputed domain names.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the disputed domain names are not actively used. The Complainant contends that the Respondent has made no demonstrable preparations to use the disputed domain names in good faith. To the contrary, two domain names were previously used to resolve to a website with direct reference to the Complainant’s activities. Therefore, the Respondent did not use the disputed domain names for any bona fide offering of goods or services.<\/p>\n
Finally, the Complainant contends that the registration of disputed domain names confusingly similar to the well-known trademark of the Complainant and, thus, the constructive knowledge on behalf of the Respondent of the Complainant’s potential rights, as well as the previous use and the current passive holding of the disputed domain names, clearly shows the Respondent’s bad faith in the registration and use of the disputed domain names.<\/p>\n
The Complainant requests the transfer of the disputed domain names.<\/p>\n
RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>", "rights": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain names are 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 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": [ "Ivett Paulovics" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-09-11 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant conducts business under the company \/ trade name BforBank.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is owner of the European Union trademark (word) \"BforBank\" no. 8335598, filed on 2 June 2009 and registered since 8 December 2009 in classes 9, 35, 36, and 38.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is also owner of the domain name <bforbank.com>, registered since 16 January 2009 and used its main website.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "beforbank.net": "TRANSFERRED", "beforbank.org": "TRANSFERRED", "secure-bforbank.com": "TRANSFERRED", "secure-bforbank.org": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }