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 57.9 million tons crude steel made in 2024.” Complainant states that it is the registrant of the domain name <arcelormittal.com>, which was created on January 27, 2006.<\/p>\n
The Disputed Domain Name was created on September 8, 2025, and is not used in connection with an active website.<\/p>", "other_legal_proceedings": "
The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings that are pending or decided and that 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 ARCELORMITTAL Trademark because the ARCELORMITTAL Trademark is “identically contained” within the Disputed Domain Name, and “the addition of the term ‘PORTAL’ is not sufficient to escape the finding that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark” because “[i]t does not change the overall impression of the designation as being connected to the Complainant’s trademark. It does not prevent the likelihood of confusion between the disputed domain name and the Complainant and its 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<\/em>, “Respondent is not identified in the Whois database as the disputed domain name”; Respondent “is not related in any way with the Complainant”; “Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with the Respondent”; and because “the disputed domain name resolves to a parking page… [t]he Complainant contends that the Respondent did not use the disputed domain name or has no demonstrable plan to use the disputed domain name.”<\/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, previous panels have found that the ARCELORMITTAL Trademark is “widely known”; “[g]iven the distinctiveness of the Complainant’s trademark and reputation, it is reasonable to infer that the Respondent has registered the domain name with full knowledge of the Complainant’s trademark”; and because “the disputed domain name points to a parking page… [t]he Complainant contends that the Respondent has not demonstrated any activity in respect of the disputed domain names, and it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated active use of the domain names by the Respondent that would not be illegitimate, such as by being a passing off, an infringement of consumer protection legislation, or an infringement of the Complainant’s rights under trademark law.”<\/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 UDRP).<\/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 UDRP).<\/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 UDRP).<\/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": "2025-10-14 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " Complainant states, and provides documentation in support thereof, that it is the owner of Int’l Reg. No. 947686 for ARCELORMITTAL, registered August 3, 2007 (the “ARCELORMITTAL Trademark”).<\/p>",
"decision_domains": {
"portal-arcelormittal.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}