{
    "case_number": "CAC-UDRP-108948",
    "time_of_filling": "2026-08-25 14:44:59",
    "domain_names": [
        "saint-gobain-marketing.com"
    ],
    "case_administrator": "  Iveta Špiclová   (Czech Arbitration Court) (Case admin)",
    "complainant": [
        "COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN"
    ],
    "complainant_representative": "NAMESHIELD S.A.S.",
    "respondent": [
        "G Andelbeek"
    ],
    "respondent_representative": null,
    "factual_background": "<p>The Complainant is a French company specializing in the production, processing and distribution of materials for the construction and industrial markets. Founded more than 360 years ago, it operates worldwide in the sustainable habitat and construction sector. According to the Complaint, the Complainant reported a turnover of approximately EUR 46.5 billion in 2025 and employs around 162,000 people worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><span>The disputed domain name &lt;saint-gobain-marketing.com&gt; was registered on July 26, 2018. As of the date of the Complaint, it resolved to an inactive webpage, and MX records were configured.<\/span><\/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&nbsp;<span>&lt;<\/span>saint-gobian-marketing.com&gt;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>",
    "no_response_filed": "<p><span>FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>COMPLAINANT:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the protected mark<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name incorporates its well-known and distinctive SAINT-GOBAIN trademark in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Complainant, the addition of the term \"marketing\" does not prevent a finding of confusing similarity, as the SAINT-GOBAIN trademark remains clearly recognizable within the disputed domain name. The Complainant submits that the additional term does not alter the overall impression that the disputed domain name is connected with the Complainant's trademark.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant further submits that the generic Top-Level Domain (\".com\") is a standard registration requirement and should be disregarded for the purpose of assessing confusing similarity.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Complainant argues that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its SAINT-GOBAIN trademark and that the first element of paragraph 4(a) of the Policy is satisfied.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span>The Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant contends that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to <em>Croatia Airlines d.d. v. Modern Empire Internet Ltd.<\/em> (WIPO Case No. D2003-0455), the Complainant submits that it has established a <em>prima facie<\/em> case that the Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests, thereby shifting the burden of production to the Respondent.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant asserts that the Respondent is not commonly known by the disputed domain name, has no connection or business relationship with the Complainant, and has never been authorized or licensed to use the SAINT-GOBAIN trademark or to register a domain name incorporating that mark.<\/p>\n<p>The Complainant further submits that the disputed domain name resolves to an inactive webpage and that the Respondent has made no demonstrable preparations to use it in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services or for any legitimate noncommercial or fair purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Complainant argues that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name and that the second element of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy is satisfied.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span><span>The disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>The Complainant contends that the SAINT-GOBAIN trademark had acquired a worldwide reputation long before the registration of the disputed domain name. The Complainant further submits that it had been extensively using the SAINT-GOBAIN trademark worldwide for many years prior to the registration of the disputed domain name and had maintained a long-standing online presence through its official website at &lt;saint-gobain.com&gt;. According to the Complainant, the Respondent must therefore have been aware of the Complainant's trademark rights when registering the disputed domain name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Complainant further submits that the disputed domain name resolves to an inactive webpage and that it is not possible to conceive of any plausible actual or contemplated good-faith use of the disputed domain name. Relying on the doctrine of passive holding, the Complainant argues that the incorporation of its well-known trademark into the disputed domain name, together with the absence of active use, constitutes evidence of bad-faith registration and use.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Complainant points out that MX records have been configured for the disputed domain name. According to the Complainant, this indicates that the disputed domain name may be used for email communications and supports the conclusion that no good-faith use of the disputed domain name is conceivable.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the Complainant argues that the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith and that the third element of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy is satisfied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Based on the above, the Complainant submits that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the UDRP. Accordingly, the Complainant requests that the disputed domain name be transferred to it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n<p>NO ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLIANT RESPONSE HAS BEEN FILED. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><\/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": [
        "Barbora Donathová"
    ],
    "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-09-23 00:00:00",
    "informal_english_translation": "<p>The Complainant is the owner of numerous trademark registrations for the mark SAINT-GOBAIN, including, inter alia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 740184 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered on July 26, 2000;<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 740183 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered on July 26, 2000;<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 596735 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered on November 2, 1992; and<\/li>\n<li>International Trademark Registration No. 551682 for SAINT-GOBAIN, registered on July 21, 1989.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Complainant also owns and operates numerous domain names incorporating the SAINT-GOBAIN trademark, including &lt;saint-gobain.com&gt;, which was registered on December 29, 1995. SAINT-GOBAIN is also used as the Complainant's company name.<\/p>",
    "decision_domains": {
        "saint-gobain-marketing.com": "TRANSFERRED"
    },
    "panelist": null,
    "panellists_text": null
}