{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108932",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-08-18 17:05:18",
    "domain_names": [
        "saint-gobrain.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "shirley McCallie"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a French company with a history of more than 350 years. It is a worldwide leader in the construction and building materials sector, designing, manufacturing and distributing materials and services for residential, non-residential and infrastructure markets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant is present in 81 countries, including in the United States, where the Respondent is located, and employs approximately 162,000 people. In 2025, it achieved a turnover of approximately EUR 46.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The SAINT-GOBAIN Trademark is well-known worldwide and has been used by the Complainant for many years in connection with its activities.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name was registered on 11 August 2026. According to the Registrar Verification, the Respondent is shirley McCallie, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name resolves to a pay-per-click (\"PPC\") page displaying links related to the Complainant and its activities, including \"Certainteed Saint-gobain\", \"Certainteed Saint-gobain Shingles\", \"Saint-gobain Performance Plastics\", \"Saint-gobain Corporation\", \"Saint-gobain Siding\" and \"Saint-gobain Tubing\".<\/p>\n<p>The disputed domain name has also been configured with MX (mail exchange) records.<\/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>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<p>No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/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": [
        "Ivett Paulovics"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-09-10 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant, conducting business under the company and trade name COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN, owns several trademark registrations for the sign SAINT-GOBAIN, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 551682 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered since 21 July 1989 in Classes 1, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 37, 39 and 41; and<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 596735 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered since 2 November 1992 in Classes 1, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24;<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 740184 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered since 26 July 2000 in Classes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 37, 38, 40 and 42;<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 740183 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered since 26 July 2000 in Classes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 37, 38, 40 and 42;<\/li>\n<li>United States Trademark Registration No. 1648605 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered since 25 June 1991 in Classes 11, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant also owns the domain name &lt;saint-gobain.com&gt;, registered since 29 December 1995, which it uses to operate its main website.<\/p>\n<p>The above-mentioned rights are hereinafter collectively referred to as the SAINT-GOBAIN Trademark.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "saint-gobrain.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}