{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107404",
    "time_of_filling": "2025-03-13 14:04:09",
    "domain_names": [
        "leroypasmerlin.xyz"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "GROUPE ADEO"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "Yannick Chastin"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a French company specialising in the sale of articles covering all sectors of the home, the development of the living environment and DIY for both individuals and professionals. The pioneering company of the Complainant is Leroy Merlin, a company incorporated in 1923, which is one of the leading DIY retailers in the home improvement and living environment market in France. Leroy Merlin has over 28,000 employees in France.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant owns various domain names incorporating the LEROY MERLIN trade mark, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&lt;leroymerlin.fr&gt;, registered on December 9, 1996; and<\/li>\n<li>&lt;leroymerlin.com&gt;, registered on September 13, 1996.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Respondent is identified in the registration information as Yannick Chastin of Marrakech, Marrakech, 40000, Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name is &lt;leroypasmerlin.xyz&gt;, registered on March 1, 2025. At the time of filing the Complaint, the disputed domain name resolved to an index page. Its MX servers are also configured.&nbsp;<\/p>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>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": "<p>The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it. <br \/>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": [
        "Francine Tan"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-04-13 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations for LEROY MERLIN in both word and figurative forms. Its trademark registrations include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International trademark registration No. 591251, registered since July 15, 1992 which includes a designation of Morocco;<\/li>\n<li>International trademark registration No. 701781, registered since August 14, 1998;<\/li>\n<li>European Union trademark registration No. 10843597, registered since April 27, 2012; and<\/li>\n<li>European Union trademark registration No. 11008281, registered since July 2, 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "leroypasmerlin.xyz": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}