Founded by Francis Bouygues in 1952, BOUYGUES S.A. (the Complainant) is a diversified group of industrial companies structured by a strong corporate culture. Its businesses are centered on three sectors of activity: construction, with Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, and Colas; and telecoms and media, with French TV channel TF1 and Bouygues Telecom. Operating in over 80 countries, the Complainant’s net profit attributable to the Group amounted to 696 million euros. Furthermore, the Complainant is also known in connection with its dedicated foodservice business “Arla Pro”, committed to catering to the different needs of chefs, bakers, and kitchen professionals all around the world with its wide range of dairy ingredients.<\/p>\n
Its subsidiary BOUYGUES UK operates in the United Kingdom in the sectors of building, infrastructure and industry.<\/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 <buoygues-uk.com> (hereinafter, the \"Disputed Domain Name\") is confusingly similar to its trademark BOUYGUES®. The obvious misspelling of the Complainant’s trademark BOUYGUES® is characteristic of typosquatting that may appear to the casual Internet searcher as authentic while misleadingly confusing Internet searchers and consumers in attempting to reach Complainant's website. The Complainant contends further that the registration and passive holding of the Disputed Domain Name is opportunistic and any contention otherwise would be condemned as willful blindness.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also contends that, the geographic abbreviation “UK” (for “United Kingdom”) is not sufficient to change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the Complainant’s trademark BOUYGUES® and that this connection will create a likelihood of confusion between the Disputed Domain Name and the Complainant. This will certainly be heightened by the addition of \"UK\" since it identifies one of the Complainant's national locations. This being so, it is evident that Respondent had personal knowledge of Complainant and its mark and is targeting it for unlawful purposes.<\/p>\n
RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
The Respondent has not appeared formally or informally to controvert the evidence submitted by the Complainant.<\/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": [ "Gerald Levine Ph.D, Esq." ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2023-11-14 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks BOUYGUES®, such as the international trademark BOUYGUES® n° 390771 registered since September 1, 1972 and the French trademark BOUYGUES® n° 1197244 registered since March 4, 1982.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "buoygues-uk.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }