The Complainant is a French company listed on the Premier Marché of the Euronext Paris stock exchange and part of the Euronext 100 index. The Complainant operates since 1964 in the field of outdoor advertising. It offers solutions that combine urban development and the provision of public services in more than 80 countries. The Complainant is currently the only group present in the three principal segments of outdoor advertising market: street furniture, transport advertising and billboard advertising. To date, the Complainant employs a total of 12,026 people and has more than 1,056,833 advertising panels in airports, rail and metro stations, shopping malls, on billboards and street furniture. In 2023, the Complainant's group generated revenues for approximately 3,9 billion Euros.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on 5 March 2025 and resolves to a website in Vietnamese, offering various lottery and gambling services. The Respondent is allegedly located in Vietnam.<\/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 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 Complainant maintains that the disputed domain name is identical to its JCDECAUX trademark as it reproduces this trademark with the sole addition of the new generic Top-Level Domain (new gTLD) \".london\", which cannot prevent identity between the disputed domain name and the Complainant's mark.<\/p>\n
The Complainant further maintains that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. The Respondent is not affiliated with the Complainant and the Complainant did not authorize the Respondent to make use of its trademark in any manner whatsoever, or to apply for the registration of the disputed domain name. The Respondent is not identified in the relevant Whois by the disputed domain name and does not appear to be commonly known by the disputed domain name. The disputed domain name resolves to a website offering various lottery and gambling services. Accordingly, the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name to attract Internet users and divert traffic to its website by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant's mark. Accordingly, the Respondent is not using the disputed domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services.<\/p>\n
Lastly, the Complainant maintains that the Respondent has registered and is using the disputed domain name in bad faith. The Complainant's JCDECAUX mark is distinctive and well known and the registration of the disputed domain name under the gTLD \".london\" targets one of the main markets of the Complainant. Accordingly, the Complainant maintains that the Respondent registered the disputed domain name being well aware of the Complainant and of its JCDECAUX mark.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name resolves to a website offering various lottery and gambling services. The Complainant contends that the Respondent is using the disputed domain name to divert users to its website, presumably for commercial gain, which is evidence of bad faith.<\/p>\n
As far as the Respondent is concerned, 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": [ "Angelica Lodigiani" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-04-09 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of the trademark JCDECAUX, international registration No. 803987, registered on 27 November 2001, for goods and services in classes 06, 09, 11, 19, 20, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, designating various countries worldwide, including Vietnam.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is also the owner of the domain name <jcdecaux.com> registered on 23 June1997, resolving to the Complainant's main website. <\/p>", "decision_domains": { "jcdecaux.london": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }