The Complainant is the steel producing company and, according to the Complainant, it is the market leader in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging with 57.9 million tons crude steel made in 2024. <\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on May 12, 2025 and it previously resolved to a website in Portuguese offering steel materials and displaying pictures that contain the Complainant's ARCELORMITTAL trademark. At the time of filing of the complaint, as well as at the time of this decision, the disputed domain name resolves to an inactive 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": "
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it. In particular, the Complainant argues that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its ARCELORMITTAL and ARCELOR trademarks as it represents the obvious misspelling of ARCELORMITTAL trademark (where portion \"MITTAL\" is replaced with portion \"MLTTAL\") in combination with \".online\" TLD which should not be taken into account when assessing confusing similarity.<\/p>\n
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. Finally, the Complainant underlines that the previous use of the disputed domain name for a website offering competing steel materials in relation with ARCELORMITTAL is not a bona fide<\/em> 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 ARCELORMITTAL and ARCELOR trademarks are well-known, that the Complainant is the largest steel producer in Brazil (where the Respondent appears to be located) and that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant's trademark. Further, the disputed domain name used to resolve to a website offering competing steel materials in relation with ARCELORMITTAL. Therefore, the Complainant contends that the Respondent has registered and used the disputed domain name with the intent to divert Internet users searching for the Complainant’s website to the Respondent’s competing website, and to create a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s mark for the Respondent’s commercial gain by offering competing services.<\/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": [
"Stefan Bojovic"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2025-06-26 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant has demonstrated ownership of rights in the trademark ARCELORMITTAL for the purposes of standing to file a UDRP complaint.<\/p>\n In particular, the Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations for ARCELORMITTAL including <\/span>International trademark registration No. 947686 for ARCELORMITTAL (word mark), registered on August 3, 2007, duly renewed and covering goods and services in classes 6, 7, 9, 12, 19, 21, 39, 40, 41 and 42.<\/span><\/p>\n The Complainant also refers to ownership over the domain name <arcelormittal.com> that incorporates its ARCELORMITTAL trademark, and which is registered since January 27, 2006.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>",
"decision_domains": {
"arcelormlttal-atendimentos.online": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}