FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
The Complainant in this administrative proceeding is ARKEMA FRANCE, société anonyme (a public limited company). The Complainant was incorporated as “ARKEMA FRANCE” in 2006. As of 2025, ARKEMA France is present in 55 countries worldwide with 154 production plants, over 20,700 employees and approximately € 9.1 billion in sales. The Complainant is a world leader in materials science, offering a wide range of products for various domains such as paints, adhesives, coats, glue, fiber, resins, raw materials and finished materials for both general industry and consumer goods. <\/p>\n
The disputed domain name <arkemateam.com> was registered on May 19, 2026.<\/p>\n
At the time of this decision the disputed domain is inactive. However, based on the evidence submitted by the Complainant, it appears that before the Complainant’s takedown request, i.e on May 29, 2026, the disputed domain name “arkemateam.com” was reproducing the Complainant’s website, and in particular the webpage detailing the presence of the Complainant in the USA.<\/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:<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant's trademarks<\/p>\n
The Complainant asserts that the addition of the term “team” is not sufficient to escape the finding that the domain name is confusingly similar to the trademark ARKEMA. <\/p>\n
The Complainant concludes that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its ARKEMA trademark.<\/p>\n
The Respondent does not have any rights or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name and that the Respondent is not affiliated with or authorized by the Complainant in any way.<\/p>\n
The Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name, and is not related to the Complainant’s business in any way. The Complainant does not carry out any activity for, nor does it have any business dealings with, the Respondent.
The Complainant further contends that, before their takedown request, the disputed domain name was redirecting to a fraudulent website reproducing the Complainant's website, and that this is a typical case of impersonation and undeniable evidence that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name.
Therefore, the Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith
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The Complainant contends that the Respondent could not be unaware of the existence of the ARKEMA trademark at the time of registration of the disputed domain name, not only because ARKEMA is a well-known trademark, but also in consideration of the nature of the domain name.
The Complainant further states that the Respondent’s website was reproducing the Complainant’s official website and that each link on the fraudulent website redirected the users to the Complainant’s website, which is further evidence of the Respondent’s intent to mislead the public and make them think there is a real connection between the disputed domain name and the Complainant.
Moreover, before the takedown request, e-mail servers had been configured to use the disputed domain name and this represented a threat that fraudulent emails could be sent by someone posing as a company employee.<\/p>\n
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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 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": [ "Fabrizio Bedarida" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-07-08 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant owns the ARKEMA mark, which enjoys thorough protection through many registrations worldwide.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is, inter alia, the owner of:<\/p>\n
European trademark ARKEMA (word) registration No. 004181731 registered on February 9, 2006;
International trademark ARKEMA (word) registration No. 847.865 registered on November 30, 2004;
United States trademark ARKEMA (word) registration No. 3082057 registered on April 18, 2006.<\/p>\n
The Complainant holds, directly or through its subsidiaries, multiple domain names that include the “ARKEMA” trademark, used to promote its activities and products, including: <arkema.com> (registered on 2001-05-21), <arkema.info> (registered on 2004-07-12), <arkema.eu> (registered on 2006-04-29), <arkema.fr> (registered on 2006-03-22) and <arkema.us> (registered on 2006-03-20).<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "arkemateam.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }