Complainant states that it is “the largest steel producing company in the world and is the market leader in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging with 58.1 million tons crude steel made in 2023.” Complainant further states that it is the registrant of the domain name <arcelor.com> (registered August 29, 2001).<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was created on April 28, 2025, and, as stated in the Complaint and as supported by relevant documentation, “resolves to a page displaying the Complainant’s logo.” A printout provided by Complainant shows a website with the logo and the text, “Start Investing & Earn Money \/ Finding Financial Freedom \/ Invest your capital through the best platform and save with crypto and stocks to earn interest in real time.”<\/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 contends, in relevant part, as follows:<\/p>\n
Paragraph 4(a)(i): Complainant states that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the ARCELOR Trademark because the trademark “is identically contained” in the domain name; “the addition of the term ‘INVESTORS’ is not sufficient to escape the finding that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the trademarks” because “[i]t does not change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the Complainant’s trademarks”; and “the addition of the suffix ‘.COM’ does not change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the Complainant’s trademarks.”<\/p>\n
Paragraph 4(a)(ii): Complainant states that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name because, inter alia, “the Respondent is not identified in the Whois database as the disputed domain name”; Respondent “is not related in any way with the Complainant” and “[t]he Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Respondent”; “[n]either license nor authorization has been granted to the Respondent to make any use of the Complainant’s trademark ARCELOR, or apply for registration of the disputed domain name by the Complainant”; and “the disputed domain name resolves to a page displaying the Complainant’s logo,” which “page may be used for the purpose of collecting personal information from the Complainant’s customers” and, therefore, “cannot be considered a bona fide offer of services or a legitimate use of domain names, since the website misleads consumers into believing that they are accessing the Complainant’s website.”<\/p>\n
Paragraph 4(a)(iii): Complainant states that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith because, inter alia, “[t]he Complainant’s trademark ARCELOR is widely known,” as previous panels have found; “the disputed domain name resolves to a website displaying the Complainant’s trademark”; “by using the disputed domain name, the Respondent has intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial purposes, internet users to its website, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s trademark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement of its website”; “the Respondent may collect personal information through this website, including passwords;” and “the disputed domain name has been set up with MX records… which suggests that it may be actively used for email purposes.”<\/p>\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": [ "Douglas Isenberg" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-06-10 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
Complainant states, and provides documentation in support thereof, that it is the owner of Int’l Reg. No. 778,212 for ARCELOR (registered February 25, 2002) for use in connection with, inter alia, “common metals, unwrought or semi-wrought, and their alloys, including steels, cast iron, stainless steels, plated steels” (the “ARCELOR Trademark”).<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "arcelorinvestors.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }