BNP PARIBAS v. Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 12412470646
Claim Number: FA2203001988982
Complainant: BNP PARIBAS of PARIS, France.
Complainant Representative: Nameshield of Angers, France.
Respondent: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 12412470646 of Toronto, Ontario, CA.
REGISTRIES and REGISTRARS
Registries: One.com A/S
Registrars: Google LLC
The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Examiner in this proceeding.
Omar Haydar, as Examiner.
Complainant submitted: March 21, 2022
Commencement: April 5, 2022
Default Date: April 20, 2022
Having reviewed the communications records, the Examiner finds that the Forum has discharged its responsibility under URS Procedure Paragraphs 3 and 4 and Rule 4 of the Rules for the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (the "Rules") .
Complainant requests that the domain name be suspended for the life of the registration.
Clear and convincing evidence.
The complaint and findings relate to one domain <bnpparibas.one>. There is one Complainant and one (or more) Respondent, and no domain names were dismissed from this complaint.
The Respondent has registered the domain name <bnpparibas.one> on March 14, 2022 and the domain website is inactive.
Complainant, BNP Paribas, is the owner of trademark BNP Paribas, amongst other trademarks, which it has registered in various jurisdictions since at least 2000. The Complainant has operated as the BNP Paribas brand for decades.
Complainant has claimed that the domain name in question is identical to their protected word or mark.
Even though the Respondent has defaulted, URS Procedure 1.2.6, requires Complainant to make a prima facie case, proven by clear and convincing evidence, for each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be suspended.
The Examiner finds that Complainant has proven that the domain name is identical through evidence of the trademark registration. The Complainant’s trademark is a well established mark, in use for over twenty years with international use and recognition as a financial institution.
The Examiner further finds that Complainant has proven that Respondent has no legitimate right or interest to the domain name. The Complainant has neither licensed the trademark to the Respondent for use, nor has the Respondent made any claim to a legitimate right or interest to the name. Further the Complainant has confirmed that Respondent is neither an authorized agent or otherwise authorized to represent it.
The Examiner finds that the evidence proves the domain names were registered and are being used in bad faith. The Examiner finds that the domain gives an automatic inference of affiliation to the entity holding the trademark, and would cause confusion amongst internet users into an assumption of an affiliation or relationship. (See Treeforms.com FA0010000095856)
After reviewing the Complainant’s submissions, the Examiner determines that
the Complainant has demonstrated all three elements of the URS by a standard of clear and convincing evidence; the Examiner hereby Orders the following domain names be SUSPENDED for the duration of the registration.
<bnpparibas.one>
Omar Haydar, Examiner
Dated: April 25, 2022
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