The Complainant operates public transport systems. Its group is the world’s third-largest urban transport operator, active in 15 countries on five continents. It operates nine modes of transport on a daily basis, and employs 71,000 people.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is the holder of the domain names <ratp.fr>, registered on 31 December 1994, and <ratp.com>, registered on 28 January 1999.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name was registered on April 23, 2025. It and resolves to a parking webpage of the Registrar displaying pay-per-click (“PPC”) links, including to transportation services.<\/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<\/b><\/p>\n
The Complainant states that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the RATP trademark. It submits that the addition of the letters “ds-ud” does not change the overall impression of the disputed domain name as being connected to the Complainant’s RATP trademark, and does not prevent the likelihood of confusion between the disputed domain name and the Complainant’s trademark. <\/p>\n
The Complainant states that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name, because it is not affiliated with and does not carry out any activity for the Complainant. The Complainant adds that it has not authorized the Respondent to use the RATP trademark or to register the disputed domain name. The Complainant notes that the disputed domain name resolves to a parking webpage displaying PPC links.<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. It notes that it enjoys a strong reputation in the urban transport sector and maintains that the Respondent must have registered the disputed domain name with knowledge of the Complainant’s trademark. The Complainant notes that the disputed domain name resolves to a parking webpage with PPC links, and contends that the Respondent targets the Complainant’s trademark in an attempt to attract Internet users to the website at the disputed domain name for commercial gain. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
RESPONDENT<\/strong><\/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": "2025-09-19 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner of the European Union trademark RATP with registration No. 008945966, registered on 31 January 2011 for goods and services in International Classes 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 45 (the “RATP trademark”).<\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"ds-ud-ratp.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}