It results from the Complainant’s undisputed allegations that it the leading Italian banking group and also one of the protagonists in the European financial area. It is the company resulting from the merger (effective as of January 1, 2007) between Banca Intesa S.p.A. and Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A., two of the top Italian banking groups. It has a strong presence in Central-Eastern Europe with a network of approximately 900 branches and over 7,6 million customers. Moreover, the international network specialised in supporting corporate customers is present in 25 countries, in particular in the Mediterranean area and those areas where Italian companies are most active, such as the United States, Russia, China and India.<\/p>\n
The Complainant further contends its trademarks be distinctive and well-known.<\/p>\n
Moreover, it uses, among the others, the domain name <intesasanpaolo.com> for the official website.<\/p>\n
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The disputed domain name <intensasanpaulo.com> was registered on January 27, 2025. Furthermore, the undisputed evidence provided by the Complainant proves that the disputed domain name resolved to an inactive website.<\/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.
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": [ "Dr. Federica Togo" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2025-11-17 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the registered owner of many trademarks for “INTESA SANPAOLO” (and “INTESA”), e.g. European Union trademark registration No. 005301999, INTESA SANPAOLO, registered on June 18, 2007 for services in classes 35, 36 and 38.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "INTENSASANPAULO.COM": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }