{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-106148", "time_of_filling": "2024-01-11 10:14:41", "domain_names": [ "jcdecauxin.com", "jcdecaux-in.xyz", "jcdecaux-ph.com", "jcdecauxeph.top" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "JCDECAUX SE" ], "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.", "respondent": [ "Domain Administrator (NameSilo, LLC)" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The following facts are asserted by the Complainant and not contested by the Respondent.<\/span>

The Complainant is well-known worldwide for its outdoor advertising business, being the only present in three principal segments: street furniture, transport advertising and billboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Complainant has more than 1,042,132 advertising panels in airports, rail and metro stations, shopping malls, on billboards and street furniture. It is listed on the Premier Marché of the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is part of Euronext 100 index. Employing a total of 11,200 people, the Complainant is present in more than 80 different countries and 3,573 cities and has generated revenues of €3,317m in 2022.<\/p>\n

The Complainant owns several trademarks and a large domain name portfolio, all of them characterized by the presence of the distinctive wording “JCDECAUX“.<\/span>

The disputed domain names were registered on 6-7 January 2024 by using privacy or proxy service and are inactive.<\/span><\/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 JCDECAUX Trademark<\/span> is incorporated in its entirety and the addition of the letters \"in\", \"ph\", or \"eph\" is not sufficient to escape the finding of 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 known by the disputed domain names. The Complainant does not have any relationship with the Respondent. The Respondent is neither affiliated with, nor authorized by the Complainant in any way to make any use of the Complainant’s JCDECAUX Trademark<\/span> or to register the disputed domain names. According to the Complainant the Respondent's non-use of the disputed domain names confirms that the Respondent has no demonstrable plan to use the disputed domain names.<\/p>\n

Finally, the Complainant contends that, given the distinctiveness and reputation of the JCDECAUX Trademark<\/span>, it is unlikely that the Respondent had no knowledge of the Complainant's mark when he had registered the disputed domain names confusingly similar to such mark. Furthermore, the disputed domain names redirect to a parking page. The Complainant argues that the Respondent has not demonstrated any activity in respect of the disputed domain names and it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active good faith use of the disputed domain names by the Respondent.<\/p>\n

The Complainant requests the transfer of the disputed domain names.<\/span><\/p>\n

RESPONDENT:

No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/span><\/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": "2024-02-01 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant is owner of International trademark (word) \"JCDecaux\" no. 803987, registered on 27 November 2001, duly renewed, in classes (Nice Classification) 6, 9, 11, 19, 20, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, and 42.<\/p>\n

It also owns multiple domain names, including <jcdecaux.com>, registered since 23 June 1997 and resolving to the Complainant's official website.<\/p>\n

Finally, the Complainant conducts its business under the company or trade name \"JCDecaux SE\" (acronym that stands for Société Européenne).<\/span>

The Complainant’s above-mentioned rights are hereinafter collectively referred to as the \"JCDECAUX Trademark\".<\/span><\/p>", "decision_domains": { "jcdecauxin.com": "TRANSFERRED", "jcdecaux-in.xyz": "TRANSFERRED", "jcdecaux-ph.com": "TRANSFERRED", "jcdecauxeph.top": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }