{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-107410", "time_of_filling": "2025-03-17 09:43:50", "domain_names": [ "schneiderelectrisc.com" ], "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE" ], "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.", "respondent": [ "Angela Crandall" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The Complainant is a French industrial business group manufacturing and offering products for power management, automation, and related solutions.<\/p>\n

The disputed domain name was registered on March 10, 2025 and at the time of filing of the complaint it resolved to a parking page with sponsored links (pay-per-click page or PPC page). At the time of decision, the disputed domain name resolves to inactive page. Additionally, the Complainant has provided the evidence that the disputed domain name was used for sending phishing e-mails by which the Complainant was impersonated and third parties were informed about the change of payment information due to alleged issues with current bank accounts.<\/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

Notably, the Complainant contends the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark as it represents the obvious misspelling of this trademark (with the addition of letter \"S\") in combination with \".com\" TLD which should not be taken into account when assessing confusing similarity.<\/p>\n

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Regarding the second UDRP element, the Complainant asserts that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name and it is not related in any way with the Complainant. Neither license nor authorization has been granted to the Respondent to make any use of the Complainant’s trademark, or apply for registration of the disputed domain name by the Complainant. The Respondent is also not commonly known by the disputed domain name. The Complainant claims that the disputed domain name is a typosquatted version of the trademark SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC and that typosquatting can evidence that a respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the domain name. Finally, the Complainant underlines that use of the disputed domain name for phishing scheme is not a <\/span>bona fide<\/em> <\/span>offering of goods or services, nor a non-commercial or fair use.<\/p>\n

With respect to the third UDRP element, the Complainant holds that its SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark is well-known and that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark. The Complainant states the misspelling of the trademark SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC was intentionally designed to be confusingly similar with the Complainant’s trademark. Further, the use of the disputed domain name for sending phishing emails which impersonated the Complainant's employee in order to receive undue payments from third parties clearly indicates that the Responded used the disputed domain name in bad faith, as it is well-established that using a domain name for purposes of phishing or other fraudulent activity constitutes solid evidence of bad faith use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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": [ "Stefan Bojovic" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-04-22 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant has demonstrated ownership of rights in the trademark SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC for the purposes of standing to file a UDRP complaint.<\/p>\n

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In particular, the Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC including the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • International trademark registration No. 715395 for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (word\/device), registered on March 15, 1999;<\/span><\/li>\n
  • International trademark registration No. 715396 for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (word\/device), registered on March 15, 1999;<\/span><\/li>\n
  • European Union trademark registration No. 001103803 for SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (word\/device), registered on September 9, 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Complainant also refers to ownership over the domain name <schneiderelectric.com> that incorporates its SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC trademark, and which is registered since April 4, 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>", "decision_domains": { "schneiderelectrisc.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }