The Complainant, founded in 1974, is part of the TF1 Group, a leading French media company, present in linear television, streaming, and audiovisual production.<\/p>\n
The Group made 2,297 million euros in revenue in 2025 and includes more than 3.000 employees in 12 countries. The Complainant is a well-known company; since privatization in 1987, TF1 has remained the most watched television channel in France and its 8 p.m. news is the most watched daily program on French television.<\/p>\n
Through financial, material, and human substantial investments, TF1 developed a large customers base through TF1 brands, which have achieved a reputation and notoriety in its field of activity and beyond. The public is able today to know and recognize that TF1 is a key player for checked and confirmed information. TF1 is indeed widely known and respected for its news coverage. As the French leading television channels, it has built a strong reputation for delivering reliable and comprehensive information to the public.<\/p>\n
The Complainant has demonstrated to be the owner of different registrations which consist of or include TF1, including TF1 INFO. <\/span><\/p>\n The Complainant trademark registrations predate the registration of the disputed domain name <<\/span>tf1-lnfo.com> which was registered on February 24, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name <tf1-lnfo.com> is composed of a typo of “INFO” by the replacement of the letter I by l which are visually very close and can easily mislead the Internet user. Thus, in the Complainant's view, the disputed domain name is highly similar to the trademarks in which the Complainant has rights.<\/p>\n Furthermore, according to the Complainant, the Respondent, who has never been authorised to use trademarks containing TF1 or to register domain names containing TF1, is not making a bona fide offering of goods or services since the disputed domain name is inactive. In addition, the Complainant notes that the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain names and that he is not engaged in any legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n In addition, the Complainant observes that prior decisions have found that the non-use of a domain name would not prevent a finding of bad faith under the doctrine of passive holding. Furthermore, according to the Complainant, the use of the privacy shield constitutes further evidence of bad faith, as the Respondent sought to conceal their identity; this is reinforced by the fact that, as alleged by the Complainant, the personal data provided when registering the domain name is false <\/span><\/p>\n <\/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´s contentions are summarized above.<\/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": [
"Guido Maffei"
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2026-04-20 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner, amongst others, of the following trademark registrations: <\/p>\n - French trademark registration No. 1290436 TF1 <\/span>filed on November 22, 1984 and duly renewed in classes 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41 and 42.<\/p>\n - International trademark registration No. 556537 TF1 (device) registered on July 30, 1990 and duly renewed in classes 9; 16; 25; 28; 35; 38 and 41.<\/p>\n - French trademark registration No. 99812962 TF1 Online filed on September 20, 1999 and duly renewed in classes 5; 9; 16; 25; 28; 35; 38; 40; 41; 42 and 45.<\/p>\n - International trademark registration No. 761279 TF1 DIGITAL registered on November 27, 2000 and duly renewed in classes 9; 16; 35; 38; 41 and 42.<\/p>\n - French trademark registration No. 3680851 TFI NEWS (device) <\/b>filed on October 2, 2009 and duly renewed in classes 9; 16; 35; 38; 41 and 42.<\/p>\n - International trademark registration No. 1676495 TF1 INFO registered on April 22, 2022 in classes 9; 35; 38; 41 and 42.<\/p>",
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"tf1-lnfo.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
"panellists_text": null
}