According to the information provided the disputed domain name <norautode.com> was registered on 30 September 2024.
According to the information provided by Complainant the disputed domain name currently does not resolve to an active website. Previously it resolved to an online store selling car accessories, among other things, under the brand and denomination NORAUTO. <\/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: According to Complainant the disputed domain name was registered and was being used in bad faith. Complainant asserts that Respondent was aware of its trademark and intended to create a likelihood of confusion with Complainant’s mark by impersonating Complainant. Past panels have held that this is sufficient to prove bad faith. Given the distinctiveness of Complainant's trademark and its reputation, it is reasonable to infer that Respondent has registered and used the domain name with full knowledge of Complainant's trademark. Moreover, the disputed domain name redirected to an online store selling, among other things, car accessories and equipment. Therefore, it competes with the products offered by Complainant. Using a domain name in order to offer competing products is often been held to disrupt the business of the owner of the relevant mark and is bad faith.<\/p>\n 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 Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).<\/p>",
"no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": " Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown 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": " 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": [
"Dinant T.L. Oosterbaan"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2025-01-20 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " According to the evidence submitted by Complainant, Complainant is the owner of the International Trademark NORAUTO, registration number 591237 and registration date 9 July 1992. <\/p>",
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"norautode.com": "TRANSFERRED"
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Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.
According to the evidence submitted by Complainant, Complainant is European leader in the car maintenance sector. Its centers provide multi-brand maintenance solutions. With over 10,622 employees and 631 centers worldwide, Complainant offers a platform of smart solutions for “drivers” and “car users” thanks to its network of car centers, its various service offers and its products. Complainant is also the owner of several domain names including the trademark NORAUTO, such as the domain name <norauto.com>, registered since 20 November 1996.
Complainant submits that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant's NORAUTO trademark. Complainant asserts that the addition of the geographic term “DE” (i.e. <\/em>the country code for Germany) is not sufficient to escape the finding that the domain name is confusingly similar to the trademark NORAUTO.
According to Complainant, Respondent has no rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name. Complainant asserts that Respondent is not known as the disputed domain name. Complainant contends that Respondent is not affiliated with him nor authorized by him in any way to use the trademark NORAUTO. Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with Respondent. Finally, the disputed domain name resolved to an online store selling car accessories, among other things, under the brand and denomination NORAUTO. Respondent used the disputed domain name to disrupt Complainant’s business and to attract users by impersonating Complainant, as Respondent identifies itself as “norauto”. Impersonation of a complainant, by using its trademark in a disputed domain name and seeking to defraud or confuse users, indicates a lack of rights or legitimate interests by a respondent.
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Respondent:<\/strong>
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
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