ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Carrefour SA v. José Rodrigo Serrano Mateos, ADL Partner Hispania, S.L.U. Case No. D2022-4153 1. The Parties The Complainant is Carrefour SA, France, represented by IP Twins, France. The Respondent is José Rodrigo Serrano Mateos, ADL Partner Hispania, S.L.U., Spain. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar The disputed domain name is registered with Soluciones Corporativas IP, LLC (the "Registrar"). 3. Procedural History The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on November 3, 2022. On the same day, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. Also on November 3, 2022, 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 Center sent an email communication in English and Spanish to the parties on November 7, 2022 regarding the language of the proceeding, as the Complaint has been submitted in English and the language of the registration agreement for the disputed domain name is Spanish. The Complainant submitted a request for English to be the language of the proceeding on November 8, 2022. The Respondent did not comment on the language of the proceedings. The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy" or "UDRP"), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules"). In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2 and 4, the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on November 14, 2022. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was December 4, 2022. Aside from an informal communication received on November 8, 2022, the Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Commencement of Panel Appointment Process on December 5, 2022. page 2 The Center appointed Martin Michaus Romero as the sole panelist in this matter on December 9, 2022. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7. 4. Factual Background The Complainant: 1) Is a world leader in retail and a pioneer of the concept of hypermarkets back in 1968, with a turnaround of EUR 76 billion in 2018 and is listed on the index of the Paris Stock Exchange (CAC40). 2) Operates more than 12,000 stores in more than 30 countries worldwide. 3) Has more than 384,000 employees worldwide and 1.3 million unique visitors in stores. 4) Is without a doubt a major and well-known worldwide leader in retail. 5) Additionally offers travel, banking, insurance and ticketing services. 6) Owns several hundred trademark rights worldwide with the "carrefour" term. It is the owner of the following trademarks registered well before the registration of the disputed domain name: - International Trademark CARREFOUR No. 351147, registered on October 2, 1968, duly renewed and designating goods in international classes 01 to 34. - International Trademark CARREFOUR No. 353849, registered on February 28,1969, duly renewed and designating services in international classes 35 to 42. 7) The trademark CARREFOUR enjoys a wide-spread continuous reputation as stated by a large number of decisions: CARREFOUR is a well-known trademark in France and elsewhere. See e.g., Carrefour v. Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0155401638 / Binya Rteam, WIPO Case No. D20192895 and Carrefour v. Perfect Privacy, LLC / Milen Radumilo, WIPO Case No. D2019-2610. 8) The fame and notoriety of the CARREFOUR trademark is also evidenced on the Internet. The Facebook page is currently "liked" by more than 11 million Internet users. 9) Is also owner of numerous domain names identical to its "Carrefour" trademarks, both with generic and national top level domain names. The carrefour.com has been registered since 1995. 10) The disputed domain name, be transferred to the Complainant. /Martin Michaus-Romero/ Martin Michaus-Romero Sole Panelist Date: December 23, 2022
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