The Complainant is a French company that publishes the daily newspaper Le Parisien which it has done since 1944, initially under the name Le Parisien Libere but more recently under its current name Le Parisien. It is the registered owner of the aforesaid LE PARISIEN trademark and has also registered the following domain names which it uses in its business in connection with the publication of Le Parisien, namely the <leparisien.com> domain name, registered on February 3, 1997 and the <leparisien.fr> domain name, registered on February 9, 2009. The Complainant has continuously used the LE PARISIEN trademark since its registration to designate its goods and services provided under the trademark and in particular for the publication of Le Parisien. The LE PARISIEN trademark has attracted substantial goodwill and is uniquely associated with the Complainant’s goods and services and in particular with the Le Parisien newspaper. The Respondent registered the <reply-leparisien.com> domain name on September 30, 2024 (“the disputed domain name”) but has not used it for any purpose other than to allow or cause it to be redirected to an error message and to configure MX servers. The Complainant is concerned that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name which incorporates the LE PARISIEN trademark and is using it to pass itself off as the Complainant and to suggest that it is an official domain name of the Complainant which it is not. Accordingly, the Complainant has instituted this proceeding to have the disputed domain name transferred to itself.<\/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.<\/span><\/p>",
"no_response_filed": " A. COMPLAINANT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the LE PARISIEN trademark. That is so because it <\/span>embodies, without the consent of the Complainant, the LE PARISIEN trademark and the Respondent in registering the domain name has added to the trademark the word “reply”, a hyphen and the generic Top Level Domain “.com”, none of which can negate a finding of confusing similarity that is otherwise made out.<\/span><\/p>\n The disputed domain name resolves to an error page and MX servers have been configured to it, showing the probability of its being used for e-mail purposes.<\/p>\n The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. That is so because:<\/span><\/p>\n That is so because:<\/p>\n It is therefore submitted that as the Complainant will be able to show all of the elements that it must prove it is entitled to the relief it seeks, namely the transfer of the disputed domain name to itself. B. RESPONDENT<\/span><\/p>\n The Respondent failed to submit a Response in this proceeding.<\/p>",
"rights": " The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that 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).<\/span><\/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).<\/span><\/p>",
"bad_faith": " The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown that 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).<\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>",
"decision": "Accepted",
"panelists": [
"Neil Brown"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2024-11-01 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant has established by evidence that it owns several trademarks <\/span>for LE PARISIEN including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n (collectively “the LE PARISIEN trademark”).<\/span><\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"reply-leparisien.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}\n
<\/span><\/li>\n
The Respondent has registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith.<\/p>\n\n
<\/span><\/p>\n\n