{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108577",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-04-16 09:47:59",
    "domain_names": [
        "SUPPORTINTESASANPAOLO.COM"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "Olga Dvořáková (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A."
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.",
    "respondent": [
        "Francesco Luongo"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The Complainant is Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., a leading Italian banking group and also one of the protagonists in the European financial arena. Intesa Sanpaolo 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span><br \/><\/span><span>Intesa Sanpaolo is among the top banking groups in the euro zone, with a market capitalisation exceeding 100,09<\/span> billion euro, and the undisputed leader in Italy, in all business areas (retail, corporate and wealth management). Thanks to a network of approximately 2,600 branches capillary and well distributed throughout the country, with market shares of more than 13% in most Italian regions, the Group offers its services to approximately 13,9 million customers. Intesa Sanpaolo has a strong presence in Central-Eastern Europe with a network of approximately 900 branches and over 7,4 million customers. Moreover, the international network specialised in supporting corporate customers is present in 24 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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The Complainant owns trademarks INTESA SANPAOLO and INTESA, as cited above, as well as a portfolio of domain names comprising the trademarks INTESA SANPAOLO and INTESA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The disputed domain name &lt;supportintesasanpaolo.com&gt; was registered on 13.11.2025 and resolves to a webpage that presents information about recovering the domain name, finding a similar domain name as well as about creating a website.<\/span><\/p>",
    "other_legal_proceedings": "<p>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": "<p><span>The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>The Complainant's contentions are the following:<br \/><br \/>The disputed domain name &lt;supportintesasanpaolo.com&gt; is confusingly similar to the Complainant's trademarks INTESA SANPAOLO and INTESA, that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name for a number of reasons and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>No administratively compliant Response has been filed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the 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). <\/span><\/p>",
    "rights": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": "<p>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": [
        "Delia-Mihaela Belciu"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-05-18 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The Complainant bases its Complaint, among others, on the following trademarks: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>International trademark registration &ldquo;INTESA SANPAOLO&rdquo;, no. 920896, registered on 07.03.2007, for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 41, and 42, designating several countries for protection;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>International trademark registration &ldquo;INTESA&rdquo;, no. 793367, registered on 04.09.2002, for services in class 36, designating several countries for protection;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>EU trademark registration &ldquo;INTESA SANPAOLO&rdquo;, no. 5301999, filed on 08.09.2006, registered on 18.06.2007, for services in classes 35, 36 and 38;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>EU trademark registration &ldquo;INTESA&rdquo;, no. 12247979, filed on 23.10.2013, registered on 05.03.2014, for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38, 41 and 42.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<span>In addition, the Complainant holds, among others, the following domain names which include the denominations &ldquo;INTESA SANPAOLO&rdquo; and &ldquo;INTESA&rdquo;: INTESASANPAOLO.COM, .ORG, .EU, .INFO, .NET, .BIZ, INTESA-SANPAOLO.COM, .ORG, .EU, .INFO, .NET, .BIZ and INTESA.COM, INTESA.INFO, INTESA.BIZ, INTESA.ORG, INTESA.US, INTESA.EU, INTESA.CN, INTESA.IN, INTESA.CO.UK, INTESA.TEL, INTESA.NAME, INTESA.XXX, INTESA.ME, INTESA-SUPPORTA.COM<\/span>. All of them are connected to the official website http:\/\/www.intesasanpaolo.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "SUPPORTINTESASANPAOLO.COM": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}