Source: https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2018-2850
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 06:53:10+00:00

Document:
The Respondent is Nikolay Shevchenko of Koh Lipe, Thailand.
The Disputed Domain Name <carrefour-carte-fidelite.com> is registered with Internet Domain Service BS Corp (the “Registrar”).
The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on December 13, 2018. On December 13, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On December 14, 2018, the Registrar transmitted by email to the Center its verification response confirming that the Respondent is listed as the registrant and providing the contact details.
The Complainant is a multi-local, multi-format and omni-channel retail Group, which operates more than 12,300 stores and e-commerce sites in 30 countries.
The Disputed Doman Name <carrefour-carte-fidelite.com> was registered on December 31, 2017.
The Disputed Domain Name resolves to an inactive page.
The Complainant states that the Disputed Domain Name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark CARREFOUR, since the Disputed Domain Name reproduces the Complainant’s trademark CARREFOUR in its entirety.
The Complainant alleges that the Disputed Domain Name associates the Complainant’s trademark with the French descriptive term “carte”, which means “card” in English and “fidelite”, translated as “loyalty”. These additions to the Disputed Domain Name are insufficient to avoid confusing similarity.
Moreover, these additions enhance the false impression that the Disputed Domain Name is somehow related to the Complainant. Thus, Internet users will believe that the Disputed Domain Name will direct them to a website dedicated to the Complainant’s loyalty cards.
Finally, the Complainant submits that it is likely that the Disputed Domain Name could mislead Internet users into thinking that it is associated with the Complainant.
Moreover, the Respondent cannot claim prior rights or legitimate interests in the Disputed Domain Name as the Complainant’s trademark precede the registration of the Disputed Domain Name for years.
The Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests with respect to the Disputed Domain Name.
Moreover, the composition of the Disputed Domain Name reproduces the Complainant’s trademark and the terms “carte” and “fidelite” makes reference to the Complainant’s loyalty cards.
Furthermore, the Complainant’s trademark registrations significantly predate the registration date of the Disputed Domain Name.
The Complainant’s submits that a quick trademark search would have revealed to the Respondent the existence of the Complainant and its trademark.
In addition, the Disputed Domain Name resolves to an inactive page.
Finally, the Complainant states that the fact that the Respondent has not replied to any cease and desist letters and reminders constitute bad faith.
Based on the evidence submitted, the Panel finds that the Disputed Domain Name <carrefour-carte-fidelite.com> is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s CARREFOUR trademark. The Complainant’s trademark is clearly recognizable within the Disputed Domain Name.
Furthermore, the Disputed Domain Name contains the Complainant’s CARREFOUR trademark in its entirety and the addition of the dictionary terms “carte” and “fidelite” and the use of hyphens do not alter the assessment of confusing similarity. Moreover, the addition, of the gTLD “.com” does not change this finding, since the TLD is generally disregarded in such an assessment of confusingly similarity.
The Disputed Domain Name was registered on December 31, 2017, while the Complainant’s CARREFOUR Trademark Registration No.1487274, was granted on September 2, 1988.
The Complainant’s trademarks are well known as it has been recognized by previous decisions under the Policy (See Carrefour v. Jane Casares, NA, WIPO Case No. D2018-0976; Carrefour v. WhoisGuard, Inc., WhoisGuard Protected / Robert Jurek, Katrin Kafut, Purchasing clerk, Starship Tapes & Records, WIPO Case No. D2017-2533; Carrefour v. Tony Mancini, USDIET Whoisguard, Inc, WIPO Case No. D2015-0962; Carrefour v. VistaPrint Technologies Ltd., WIPO Case No. D2015-0769; Carrefour v. Park KyeongSook, WIPO Case No. D2014-1425; Carrefour v. Yujinhua, WIPO Case No. D2014-0257).
In light of this, the Respondent had evidently knowledge of the Complainant’s trademarks when he registered the Disputed Domain Name. The addition to the Disputed Domain Name of the dictionary terms “carte” and “fidelite” to the well-known trademark CARREFOUR is further evidence of bad faith since these terms clearly refers to the Complainant’s loyalty cards.
The Disputed Domain Name <carrefour-carte-fidelite.com> is currently inactive. As it has been the case in several previous UDRP cases, the fact that the Disputed Domain Name is currently inactive does not prevent a finding of bad faith use and does not change the Panel’s views in this respect.
For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with paragraphs 4(i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the Disputed Domain Name <carrefour-carte-fidelite.com> be transferred to the Complainant.

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