The Complainant has been incorporated as “ARKEMA FRANCE” since 2006. The Complainant has been registered with the Trade and Companies Register of Nanterre (France) under Registration No. 319 632 790 since 1957. As of 2025, the Complainant is present in 55 countries throughout the world, with a total of 154 production plants, over 20,700 employees, and approximately €9.1 billion in sales. The Complainant is a global leader in materials science, offering a wide range of products for various sectors, such as paints, adhesives, coatings, glues, fibers, resins, raw materials, and finished materials for both general industry and consumer goods. The Complainant produces, resells, and distributes such materials. ARKEMA FRANCE is also a leader in the research and development of these materials. <\/p>\n
The Complainant has developed a large customer base around the ARKEMA brands, which have achieved a strong reputation and significant recognition in the chemical industry. The Complainant has subsidiaries worldwide, notably in the United States of America through the company ARKEMA INC., which was incorporated in 2009. The United States of America is the Complainant's third largest national market. It operates 51 sites, including 40 manufacturing facilities, business centers, R&D facilities, and logistics centers, and employs more than 3,500 people. The Complainant, directly or through its subsidiaries, is the owner of multiple domain names including the brand “ARKEMA,” used to promote its activities and products. <\/p>\n
The disputed domain names <arkemausa.com> <\/strong>and <arkematech.com><\/strong> were registered on May 7, 2026, and May 18, 2026, respectively. Both domain names reproduce the ARKEMA trademarks on their associated websites and refer to identical products, such as coatings, paints, additives, polymers, and resins, some of which are those of the Complainant.<\/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 names.<\/p>",
"no_response_filed": " COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n (i) The Complainant has rights in the ARKEMA marks as identified in the section “Identification of Rights” above. The disputed domain names are confusingly similar to the Complainant’s ARKEMA mark because they incorporate the Complainant’s mark in its entirety, with the mere addition of a geographic term “USA,” or a descriptive term “tech,” plus the gTLD “.com”; <\/p>\n (ii) The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain names. The Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain names. A search on Google revealed that all of the results for “ARKEMA USA,” “ARKEMAUSA,” and “ARKEMAUSA.COM” refer to the Complainant, with the exception of the disputed domain name <arkemausa.com> regarding the last query. The same applies to searches for “ARKEMA TECH,” “ARKEMATECH,” and “ARKEMATECH.COM.” The Respondent has not provided a bona fide<\/em> offering of goods or services in connection with the disputed domain names. The disputed domain names resolve to impersonation websites, which impersonate and attempt to pass themselves off as the Complainant and the ARKEMA mark. The websites at the disputed domain names advertise and offer for sale ARKEMA branded products, without authorization from the Complainant. The contact details and social media links are all fake or remain inactive; <\/p>\n (iii) The Respondent has registered and is using the disputed domain names in bad faith. Given the reputation of the Complainant’s mark and the Respondent’s impersonation of the ARKEMA mark, the Respondent had knowledge of the Complainant’s rights in the ARKEMA mark before registering the disputed domain names, which constitutes bad faith registration. The use of the disputed domain names in connection with commercial websites where the Complainant’s trademark is misappropriated and prima facie<\/em> counterfeit ARKEMA branded products are offered for sale, clearly indicates that the Respondent’s purpose for registering the disputed domain names was to capitalize on the reputation of the Complainant’s trademark. <\/p>\n 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 names are 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 names (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 names have been registered and are 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": [
"Mr. Ho-Hyun Nahm Esq."
],
"date_of_panel_decision": "2026-07-02 00:00:00",
"informal_english_translation": " The Complainant is the owner of the trademark ARKEMA in various jurisdictions around the world, which include, inter alia<\/em>, the following trademark registrations: <\/p>\n The international word mark ARKEMA, Registration No. 847865, registered on November 30, 2004, in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 45, designating many countries, including China;<\/p>\n The European Union word mark ARKEMA, Registration No. 004181731, registered on February 9, 2006, in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, and 42;<\/p>\n The U.S. word mark ARKEMA, Registration No. 3082057, registered on April 18, 2006, in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 41, 42, and 45.<\/p>",
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"arkemausa.com": "TRANSFERRED",
"arkematech.com": "TRANSFERRED"
},
"panelist": null,
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}