{ "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108849", "time_of_filling": "2026-07-29 15:35:54", "domain_names": [ "lyondellbasellc.com" ], "case_administrator": " Iveta Špiclová (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)", "complainant": [ "LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V." ], "complainant_representative": "Claudio Tamburrino (Barzanò & Zanardo S.p.A.)", "respondent": [ "Cristina Vargas" ], "respondent_representative": null, "factual_background": "

LyondellBasell Group (referred to as LyondellBasell) is a multinational chemical company with European and American roots going back to 1953-54, when the predecessor company scientists Professor Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta (jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963) made their discoveries in the creation of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).<\/span><\/p>\n

Ever since, LyondellBasell has become the third largest plastics, chemicals and refining company and the largest licensor of polyethylene and polypropylene technologies in the world, for which it detains over 6,200 patents and patent applications worldwide. The Complainant has over 20,300 employees around the globe and manufactures at 75 sites in 20 countries. Its products are sold into over 100 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

LyondellBasell is listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n

On 20 December 2017, the company celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the merger of Lyondell Chemical Company and Basell AF SCA, a transaction that created one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the 2025 annual report LyondellBasell generated $563 million in net income and EBITDA of $2.5 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. owns multiple domain names consisting of, inter alia, the wordings “LYONDELLBASELL” and “LYONDELL”, such as <lyondellbasell.com> used as the main website of LyondellBasell since 23 October 2007 and <lyondell.com> registered on 21 February 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n

LyondellBasell is also widely promoted on most popular social media (Twitter\/X, Facebook).<\/span><\/p>\n

The disputed domain name <lyondellbasellc.com> (hereinafter “disputed domain name”) was registered on 29 June 2026. According to the Registrar, the Respondent is ‘Cristina Vargas’. The Respondent’s provided address as being in the US.<\/span><\/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": "

COMPLAINANT:
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.<\/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 UDRP).<\/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 UDRP).<\/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 UDRP).<\/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": [ "Radim Charvát" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-08-28 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "

The Complainant states that it is the owner of the following international, EU and US national trademark registrations:<\/span><\/p>\n