The Complainant ARCELORMITTAL S.A. is specialized in producing steel worldwide and is the market leader company in steel for use in automotive, construction, household appliances and packaging with 57.9 million tons crude steel made in 2024.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is the owner of the international trademark n° 947686 “ARCELORMITTAL” and domain name <arcelormittal.com>.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <arcelomitta.online> was registered on July 2, 2025 and resolves to an inactive page at the time of the decision.<\/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
1. THE DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME IS CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR<\/p>\n
The Complainant states that the disputed domain name <arcelomitta.online> is confusingly similar to its trademark ARCELORMITTAL and its domain name associated. The misspelling of the Complainant’s trademark ARCELORMITTAL by the deletion of the letters “R” and “L” is characteristic of a typosquatting practice intended to create confusing similarity between the Complainant’s trademark and the disputed domain name. The Complainant stated that previous panels have found that the slight spelling variations does not prevent a domain name from being confusing similar to the Complainant’s trademark and referred to a previous panel decision. <\/p>\n
The Complainant also states that the top level “.online” does not change the overall impression and does not prevent likelihood of confusion.<\/p>\n
Consequently, the Complainant asserts that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark.<\/p>\n
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2. NO RIGHTS OR LEGITIMATE INTERESTS IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME<\/p>\n
The Complainant states that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name since the Respondent is not known as the disputed domain name and not identified in the WHOIS database.<\/p>\n
The Complainant also states that the Respondent is neither related to the Complainant in any way nor has any business with the Complainant. There is not any license nor authorization granted to the Respondent to use the Complainant’s trademark \"ARCELORMITTAL\", or to apply for registration of the disputed domain name by the Complainant.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the Complainant also claims that the disputed domain name is a typosquatted version of the trademark ARCELORMITTAL. Typosquatting is claimed to be the practice of registering a domain name in an attempt to take advantage of Internet users’ typographical errors and can evidence that a respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the domain name. Supporting this claim, the Complainant referred to a previous panel decision.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant claimed that the disputed domain name points to the website where the Respondent allegedly offers steel products. Therefore, the Complainant contends that the domain name was registered in order to create a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant and its trademarks. It is argued that by profiting of the notoriety of the Complainant’s trademark in the domain name, the Respondent uses the disputed domain name to offer services in direct competition with Complainant. Using a confusingly similar domain name that resolves to a competing webpage is not a bona fide offering of goods or services. The Complainant referred to previous panel decisions in that sense.<\/p>\n
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3. THE DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME WAS REGISTERED AND IS USED IN BAD FAITH<\/p>\n
The Complainant indicates that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant's distinctive trademark ARCELORMITTAL and the Complainant’s trademark ARCELORMITTAL is widely known. To support this argument, the Complainant referred to past panel decisions finding that the Complainant’s trademark is well-known. It is claimed that given 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.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the Complainant explained that the misspelling of the trademark ARCELORMITTAL was intentionally designed to be confusingly similar with the Complainant’s trademark and it is in bad faith, by also referring to previous panel decisions.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Complainant contends that the Respondent uses the domain name to divert Internet users searching for Complainant’s website to Respondent’s competing website, and to create a likelihood of confusion with Complainant’s mark for Respondent’s commercial gain by offering competing steel products and it is evidence of bad faith.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the Complainant alleges that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.<\/p>\n
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RESPONDENT:<\/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": [ "Mrs Selma Ünlü" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-10-17 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant has submitted evidence, which the Panel accepts, showing that it is the registered owner of the IR trademark “ARCELORMITTAL” (registration n° 947686) dated August 3, 2007.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the Complainant is also the owner of the domain name bearing the sign “ARCELORMITTAL”, <arcelormittal.com>, registered since January 27, 2006.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "arcelomitta.online": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }