Since 1964, the Complainant JCDECAUX SE, is the worldwide number one in outdoor advertising. The Complainant provides solutions that combine urban development and the provision of public services in approximatively 80 countries. The Complainant is currently the only group present in the three principal segments of outdoor advertising market: street furniture, transport advertising and billboard advertising. All over the world, the digital transformation is gathering pace: The Complainant now has more than 1,042,132 advertising panels in Airports, Rail and Metro Stations, Shopping Malls, on Billboards and Street Furniture. The Group 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 Group is present in more than 80 different countries and 3,573 cities and has generated revenues of €3,317m in 2022. IGPDECAUX, the Complainant’s subsidiary, is responsible for the communication in the transport network of 72 cities for a total of 160 thousand spaces and the street furniture of 19 cities for 12 thousand spaces. Furthermore, it has been entrusted with 5 airports (one thousand spaces), the undergrounds of 5 cities (35 thousand spaces) and the billboards of 10 cities (one thousand spaces). In the digital sector, 9 cities have entrusted it with a total of 570 spaces.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on January 8, 2024.<\/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
(i) The Complainant has rights in JCDECAUX and DECAUX marks as identified in “Identification of rights” above. The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant's marks. The addition of the letters IPG is not sufficient to escape the finding that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademarks. The addition of the letters IPG cannot be coincidental, as it directly refers to the Complainant’s subsidiary IGPDECAUX.<\/p>\n
(ii) 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 Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name, and he is not related in any way to its business. 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 has not used, nor prepared to use, the disputed domain name in connection with a bona fide<\/em> offering of goods or services. Instead, the disputed domain name points to a parking page with commercial links.<\/p>\n (iii) The Respondent has registered and is using the disputed domain name in bad faith: i) given the distinctiveness of the Complainant's trademark and reputation, the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark; ii) the disputed domain name points to a parking page with commercial links, and thus the Respondent has attempted to attract Internet users for commercial gain to its own website thanks to the Complainant’s trademarks; and iii) the Respondent has configured the disputed domain name with multiple MX (mail exchange) records, which suggests that the disputed domain name may be actively used for email purposes. <\/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": [
"Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm Esq."
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2024-02-09 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner of the trademarks JCDECAUX and DECAUX by means of international trademark registrations, inter alia<\/em>, Reg. No. 803987 registered on November 27, 2001 for JCDECAUX; Reg. No. 991341 registered on April 11, 2008 for DECAUX. <\/p>",
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"ipgdecaux.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
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}