The Complainant is a French corporation set up back in 1871 and is featured in the NYSE Euronext and the French CAC 40 stock market index. The Complainant manufactures and offers products for power management, automation, and related solutions in different countries worldwide.
Complainant´s SCHENEIDER ELECTRIC trademark is to be considered well-known for UDRP purposes.
The Complainant owns <schneiderelectric.com>, registered since April 4 ,1996.
The disputed domain name <schneiderelectrics.info> was registered on August 30, 2024 and redirected to the Complainant’s official website. Currently the disputed domain name is inactive.<\/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 <\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/p>\n
In particular, the addition of the letter “s” to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark is equivalent to an obvious misspelling and is to be considered a typosquatting practice intended to create confusing similarity between the Complainant’s trademark and the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also contends that none of the circumstances depicted in paragraph 4(c) of the Policy applies in this case. Indeed, says the Complainant, Respondent´s typosquatting practice strengthen such findings of lack of interests or rights.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also alleges that by redirecting the disputed domain to its official website the Complainant has no control, and such use is not consistent with the Policy.<\/p>\n
The Complainant lastly notes that MX servers are configured and this suggests that the disputed domain name may be actively used for e-mail purposes.<\/p>\n
THE RESPONDENT<\/p>\n
No administratively Response has been filed. However, the Respondent accessed the Centre´s online platform on 11 September 2024 and on the same day the Centre received an e-mail response from the Respondent.<\/p>\n
The Respondent alleges to have registered the disputed domain name in full compliance with applicable domain protocols. Further, contends the Respondent, the Complainant did not manage its intellectual property or branding assets adequately.<\/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": [ "Manuel Moreno-Torres" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-10-11 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns several trademarks for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC. As such:
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International trademark for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC with registration number 715395 and registered on March 15, 1999;<\/p>\n
International trademark for SCHNEIDER S ELECTRIC with registration number 715396 and registered on March 15, 1999.<\/p>\n
European Union Intellectual Property Office for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC with registration number 1103803 and registered on September 9, 2005.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "schneiderelectrics.info": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }