The Complainant, ARCELORMITTAL, is a company specialized in the production of steel. The Complainant is the largest steel producing company in the world with 58.1 million tons crude steel made in 2023.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is notably active in Brazil via its subsidiary ARCELORMITTAL BRASIL S.A.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is the owner of the registered international word mark ARCELORMITTAL in several classes since 2007, and also owns domain names such as <arcelormittal.com>.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <arcelormittalbrasilsa.shop> was registered on February 17, 2025. According to the Complainant’s evidence, the disputed domain name resolved to a website impersonating the Complainant’s subsidiary ARCELORMITTAL BRASIL S.A. The disputed domain name currently appears to resolve to a registrar parking 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": "
COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n
The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions. 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 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": [
"Flip Petillion"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2025-03-31 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the holder of the international word mark ARCELORMITTAL registered under No. 947686 since August 3, 2007, covering goods and services in classes 6, 7, 9, 12, 19, 21, 39, 40, 41 and 42.<\/p>",
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The Complainant considers the disputed domain name to be confusingly similar to a trademark in which it has rights. The Complainant claims that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. According to the Complainant, the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name, is not affiliated with the Complainant and has not been authorized to register or use the disputed domain name or the Complainant’s mark. The Complainant claims that the fact that the disputed domain name resolves to content impersonating one of its subsidiaries further indicates a lack of rights or legitimate interests by a Respondent. Finally, the Complainant considers that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. The Complainant contends that g<\/span>iven the distinctiveness of the Complainant's trademark and reputation, it is reasonable to infer that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark. The Complainant further claims that the Respondent registered and used the disputed domain name to attract Internet users and offer possibly fraudulent services while impersonating the Complainant. The Complainant also provides evidence suggesting that the disputed domain name may be actively used for email purposes, and claims that it is inconceivable that the Respondent will be able to make any good faith use of the disputed domain name as part of an email address.<\/p>\n
RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n