The Complainant, founded in 1871, is a French industrial business trading internationally. It manufactures and offers products for power management, automation, and related solutions. The Complainant's corporate website can be found at www.schneider-electric.com. The Complainant is featured on the NYSE Euronext and the French CAC 40 stock market index. In 2022, the Complainant revenues amounted to 34.2 billion euros.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <usa-schneider-electric.com> was registered on August 7, 2023 and resolves to a parking page.<\/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": "
COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark, since the SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark is reproduced in its entirety and the addition of the geographical term \"usa\", and the TLD does not prevent the likelihood of confusion between the disputed domain name and the Complainant's trademark. On the contrary, according to the Complainant, it worsens the likelihood of confusion, as this addition directly refers to the Complainant’s subsidiary in the United States.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. 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 name by the Complainant. The Respondent is not commonly known by the domain name, nor has acquired any rights in a trademark or trade name corresponding to the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the disputed domain name is not actively used. The Complainant contends that the Respondent has made no demonstrable preparations to use the disputed domain name in good faith. Therefore, the Respondent did not use the disputed domain name for any bona fide offering of goods or services.<\/p>\n
Finally, the Complainant contends that the registration of disputed domain name 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 passive holding of the disputed domain name, clearly shows the Respondent’s bad faith in the registration and use of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
The Complainant requests the transfer of the disputed domain name.<\/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 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": [ "Ivett Paulovics" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-10-19 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant, trading under the company name Schneider Electric SE, owns several trademarks including the terms “SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC”, such as:<\/p>\n
The Complainant is also the owner of many domain names which include the trademark SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, such as <schneiderelectric.com> registered since April 4, 1996.<\/p>\n
The above-mentioned rights are hereinafter collectively referred to as SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "usa-schneider-electric.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }