{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108668", "time_of_filling": "2026-05-21 09:05:17", "domain_names": [ "colas-us.com" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "COLAS " ], "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.", "respondent": [ "frederick jonas" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

The Complainant is a French company, a major player in transport infrastructure activities. It designs, builds, and maintains mobility infrastructure and sustainable development projects around the world. It employs around 62,000 people globally and undertakes about 60,000 projects completed via a network of 2,000 construction units and 3,500 material production and recycling sites in some fifty countries on five different continents. Complainant´s US division is called Colas USA. In 2025, the Complainant’s consolidated revenue was in total EUR 16 billion. <\/span><\/p>\n

The disputed domain name has been registered on May 4, 2026 and resolves to an inactive website. Also, MX servers are configured.<\/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 states, inter alia, that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark. The Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name <colas-us.com<\/a>> and he is not related in any way to the Complainant and is not known as „colas-us.com<\/a>“. The Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor has any business with, the Respondent. The 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

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": [ "Dietrich Beier" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-06-30 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant owns several trademarks consisting in the wording COLAS in several countries, among them the European Union trademark 010799559 COLAS in classes 01, 19 and 37 registered since January 15, 2013, and in effect.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "colas-us.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }