The Complainant is the leading Italian banking group, formed as a result of the merger in 2007 between Banca Intesa S.p.A. and Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A., two of the top Italian banking groups. The market capitalisation of the Complainant exceeds EUR 87.1 billion, and it has a network of 3000 branches and 14 million customers in Italy. The Complainant has a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe with a network of approximately 900 branches and over 7.5 million customers. The international network of the Complainant specialised in supporting corporate customers is present in 25 countries in the Mediterranean area, the United States, the Russian Federation, China and India.<\/p>\n
The Complainant’s official website is located at the domain name <intesasanpaolo.com>.<\/p>\n
The Respondent registered the disputed domain name on 7 April 2025. It is currently blocked by Internet browsers which display a warning message for potential malware distribution or phishing attacks.<\/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:<\/p>\n
The Complainant submits that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its INTESA SANPAOLO trademark, as it exactly reproduces this trademark with the addition of the element “webs”, which is either a typosquatted version of the term “web” or the abbreviation of the word “website”. According to the Complainant, this makes the disputed domain name confusing and misleading for Internet users, who might think that it is somehow connected to the Complainant.<\/p>\n
According to the Complainant, the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. The Complainant submits that it has never authorized the Respondent to use the INTESA SANPAOLO trademark, that the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name, and that it is not making any fair or non-commercial use of it.<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. It notes that the disputed domain is blocked by Google Safe Browsing because of a suspected phishing activity. The Complainant maintains that the INTESA SANPAOLO trademark is distinctive and well-known around the world, and the fact that the Respondent has registered the disputed domain name, which is confusingly similar to this trademark, indicates that it had knowledge of the Complainant’s trademark at the time of registration of the disputed domain name. The Complainant submits that the disputed domain name has not been used for any bona fide activity. Rather, the circumstances of the case indicate that the Respondent has registered or acquired the domain name to intentionally attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to its website by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s INTESA SANPAOLO trademark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the Respondent’s website.<\/p>\n
According to the Complainant, the Respondent intends to use the disputed domain name for phishing financial information from the Complainant’s customers, or to resell it to the Complainant.<\/p>\n
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RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
The Respondent did not submit a Response in this proceeding.<\/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": [ "Assen Alexiev" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-08-13 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of the following trademark registrations for the sign “INTESA SANPAOLO” (the “INTESA SANPAOLO trademark”):<\/p>\n
- the International trademark INTESA SANPAOLO with registration No.920896, registered on 7 March 2007 for goods and services in International Classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 41 and 42; and<\/p>\n
- the European Union trademark INTESA SANPAOLO with registration No.5301999, registered on 18 June 2007 for services in International Classes 35, 36 and 38.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "INTESASANPAOLOWEBS.COM": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }