{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-106896", "time_of_filling": "2024-09-26 14:48:13", "domain_names": [ "INTESASANPAOLO-ID.COM" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A." ], "complainant_representative": "Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.", "respondent": [ "Auzio Riko" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

As the Respondent did not file any response to the complaint, the Panel took into account the following facts asserted by the Complainant (and supported by the documentary evidence submitted by the Complainant) and unchallenged by the Respondent:<\/span>

(a) the Complainant is among the top banking groups in the euro zone, with a market capitalisation exceeding 68,8 billion euro, and the undisputed leader in Italy, in all business areas (retail, corporate and wealth management). Thanks to a network of approximately 3,300 branches capillary and well distributed throughout the country, with market shares of more than 15% in most Italian regions, the group offers its services to approximately 11,8 million customers. The Complainant has a strong presence in Central-Eastern Europe with a network of approximately 900 branches and over 7,4 million customers. Moreover, the international network specialised in supporting corporate customers is present in 25 countries, in particular in the Mediterranean area and those areas where Italian companies are most active, such as the United States, Russia, China and India;<\/span>

(b) moreover, the Complainant is also the owner, among the others, of the following domain names bearing the signs “INTESA SANPAOLO” and “INTESA”: INTESASANPAOLO.COM, .ORG, .EU, .INFO, .NET, .BIZ, INTESA-SANPAOLO.COM, .ORG, .EU, .INFO, .NET, .BIZ and INTESA.COM, INTESA.INFO, INTESA.BIZ, INTESA.ORG, INTESA.US, INTESA.EU, INTESA.CN, INTESA.IN, INTESA.CO.UK, INTESA.TEL, INTESA.NAME, INTESA.XXX, INTESA.ME. All of them are now connected to the official website http:\/\/www.intesasanpaolo.com;<\/span>

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(c) the disputed domain name was registered on July 14, 2024; and<\/p>\n


(d) the website under the disputed domain name is blocked by online security tools (Google, Microsoft) for fraud and phishing.<\/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 name.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "

COMPLAINANT:<\/span>

In addition to the above factual assertions, the Complainant also contends the following<\/span>

(a) it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is identical, or – at least – confusingly similar, to Complainant’s Trademarks. The disputed domain name exactly reproduces Complainant’s well-known trademark “INTESA SANPAOLO”, with the mere addition of the acronym “ID” which stands for “IDENTIFICATION”, an expression widely used by the Complainant for the security purposes regarding clients’ bank accounts. Therefore, the registration of the domain name at issue is highly confusing and misleading for Internet users, who might think that the disputed domain name is somehow connected to Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., which is not true;<\/span>

(b) the Respondent is not affiliated with the Complainant nor authorized by it in any way to use Complainant’s Trademarks. The Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Respondent. There is no website under the disputed domain name and no indication of preparation for its use was established in these proceedings. Therefore, the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name; and<\/span>

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(c) Complainant’s Trademarks are well-known, and there is no conceivable use that could be made of the disputed domain name that would not amount to an infringement of the Complainant’s trade mark rights. Moreover, the website appearing under the disputed domain name has been classified as malicious by online security services (Google, Microsoft) due to phishing and fraud activities occurring at that website. Therefore, the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.<\/p>\n

RESPONDENT:

The Respondent did not provide any response to the complaint.<\/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 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (\"UDRP<\/strong>\" or \"Policy<\/strong>\")<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For details, please see \"Principal Reasons for the<\/span> Decision\".<\/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>\n

For details, please see \"Principal Reasons for the Decision\".<\/span><\/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>\n

For details, please see \"Principal Reasons for the Decision\".<\/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.<\/p>", "decision": "Accepted", "panelists": [ "Michal Matějka" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-11-02 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant is the owner of the following trademarks:<\/span>

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(a) International trademark registration no. 793367 “INTESA”, granted on September 4, 2002 and duly renewed, in class 36;<\/p>\n

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(b) International trademark registration no. 920896 “INTESA SANPAOLO”, granted on March 7, 2007 and duly renewed, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 41, 42;<\/p>\n

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(c) EU trademark registration no. 12247979 “INTESA”, applied on October 23, 2013 and granted on March 5, 2014, in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38, 41 and 42; and<\/p>\n

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(d) EU trademark registration no. 5301999 “INTESA SANPAOLO”, applied on September 8, 2006, granted on June 18, 2007 and duly renewed, in classes 35, 36 and 38.<\/p>\n


(\"Complainant's Trademarks<\/strong>\").<\/span><\/p>\n

The disputed domain name <INTESASANPAOLO-ID.COM> was registered on July 14, 2024.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "INTESASANPAOLO-ID.COM": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }