The Complainant, Groupe Adeo, is a French company specialising in the sale of articles covering all sectors of the home, the development of the living environment and DIY, both for individuals and professionals. Leroy Merlin was established in 1923 and forms part of the Complainant’s group of companies. Leroy Merlin is a leading DIY retailer in the home improvement and living environment market, and has 30,000 employees in France.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <leroymerlins.shop> was registered on 15 January 2024 and resolves to a an inactive 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": "
The Complainant contends that all three elements of the UDRP have been fulfilled and it therefore the requests the transfer of the disputed domain name to the Complainant.<\/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 trade mark 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": [ "Gregor Kleinknecht LLM MCIArb" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-02-18 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns several trade marks consisting of the name LEROY MERLIN, including the international word mark LEROY MERLIN, registration number 591251, first registered on 15 July 1992 in international classes 1-9, 11, 16, 17, 19-22, 25, 27, 28, 31 and 37; the international word and device mark LEROY MERLIN, registration number 701781, first registered on 14 August 1998 in international classes 1-9, 11, 12, 14, 16-22, 24-28, 31, and 35-42; the European word mark LEROY MERLIN, registration number 10843597, first registered on 27 April 2012 in international classes 1-9, 11, 12, 14, 16-22, 24-28, 31, 35-37, 40-42, and 44; and the European word and device mark LEROY MERLIN, registration number 11008281, first registered on 2 July 2012 in international classes 1-9, 11, 12, 14, 16-22, 24-28, 31, 35-37, 40-42, and 44. The Complainant’s trade mark registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant also owns domain names which consist of and incorporate the name LEROY MERLIN, including <leroymerlin.fr>, registered on 12 September 1996; and <leroymerlin.com>, registered on 13 September 1996, which are connected to the Complainant's official website through which it informs Internet users and customers about its products and services.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "leroymerlins.shop": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }