WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Eurodrive Services and Distribution N.V. v. Roshan T Case No. D2018-1586 1. The Parties

The Complainant is Eurodrive Services and Distribution N.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands, represented by Dreyfus & associés, France.

The Respondent is Roshan T of Hisar, India. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with GoD, LLC (the “Registrar”). 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) on July 13, 2018. On July 13, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On the same date, 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 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 July 20, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was August 9, 2018. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on August 10, 2018.

The Center appointed Nicolas Ulmer as the sole panelist in this matter on August 21, 2018. 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

Euromaster is a subsidiary operation within the Michelin Group of companies, Michelin being a multinational manufacturer of tires and other equipment which the Complaint documents as having more than 100,00 employees and dozens of facilities around the world which manufactured 187 million tires in 2016.

Euromaster is a brand of the Michelin Group, and comprises a large number of integrated and franchised dealers, Euromaster provides tire expertise and maintenance services for both general and professional or specialized vehicles. According to the Complaint, Euromaster is a leading service provider with thousands of service centres and mobile service vans selling and fitting more than 10 million tires each year.

The Complainant, also part of the Michelin Group, holds at least six trademarks for the trademark EUROMASTER. These trademarks are variously registered in France (2), Spain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), Poland, and the Netherlands for services in classes 12, 37 and 39. The earliest registration, in France, dates from 1990, and the most recent, a Dutch registration, from 2006.

The Complainant also operates the website , which was registered in 1996, the Complainant’s affiliate or subsidiary in the UK is named ATS Euromaster.

Little is known of the Respondent, who appears to be an individual resident in India.

The disputed domain name was registered on March 7, 2018 and presently resolves to a page indicating “account suspended”. 5. Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant

The Complainant points out, notably, that it sent cease and desist notices and reminders concerning its improper use of the disputed domain name to the Respondent, but received no reply. However, shortly following the sending of the cease and desist notices the