WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Le Cordon Bleu International B.V. v. Carla Rodrigues Case No. D2018-1990 1. The Parties

The Complainant is Le Cordon Bleu International B.V. of Amsterdam, Netherlands, represented internally.

The Respondent is Carla Rodrigues of Boylston, Massachusetts, United States of America (“United States”). 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name (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 August 31, 2018. On August 31, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to the Registrar a request for registrar verification in connection with the Disputed Domain Name. On September 4, 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 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 September 7, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5, the due date for Response was September 27, 2018. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent’s default on September 28, 2018.

The Center appointed Pablo A. Palazzi as the sole panelist in this matter on October 4, 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

The Complainant, Le Cordon Bleu International B.V., is a culinary and hospitality education company which operates worldwide. The Complainant has presence in 20 countries with more than 35 institutes and 20,000 students of over 100 nationalities. Additionally, the Complainant produces and sells a wide range of products under its own brand, inter alia, kitchen utensils and containers.

The Complainant is the owner of trademark registrations in multiple jurisdictions for the trademarks CORDON BLEU and LE CORDON BLEU. Among others, the Complainant is the owner of the following trademark registrations:

- LE CORDON BLEU United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“United Kingdom”) Trademark Registration No. 3115875, Registered on August 12, 2016,

- CORDON BLEU, United Kingdom Trademark Registration No. 3115878, Registered on January 8, 2016,

- LE CORDON BLEU, United States Trademark Registration No. 3570080, Registered on February 3, 2009,

- CORDON BLEU, United States Trademark Registration No. 2149920, Registered on April 14, 1998,

The earliest registrations in the name of the Complainant for the trademark LE CORDON BLEU dates back to the year 1963.

The Complainant has also registered several domain names, including , registered on October 11, 1996, , registered on June 28, 2001, and its online shop registered on May 5, 2004 reflecting its trademarks Le CORDON BLEU and CORDON BLEU.

The Disputed Domain Name was registered on November 6, 2017, long after the Complainant has registered the trademarks LE CORDON BLEU and CORDON BLEU.

The Disputed Domain Name resolves to a website that offers sinks and faucets with the name “Cordonbleu” which is visible in the left corner of the website. At the time of the decision, the website gives the impression of being a functioning site but no products are actually being offered. 5. Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant

The Complainant’s contentions can be summarized as follows:

Identical or confusingly similar

The Disputed Domain Name uses the Complainant’s trademark CORDON BLEU in its entirety with the descriptive term “online”. The Complainant argued that this descriptive term is not sufficient enough to avoid any risk of confusion with the Complainant’s trademark and business activities.

Thus, the Disputed Domain Name could be considered identical and/or confusingly similar.

Rights or legitimate interest

The Complainant has not granted any licenses or other rights to the Respondent to use the trademark in the Disputed Domain Name or to register any domain name which incorporates Complainant’s trademark. In addition, the Respondent does not show that is commonly known by the Disputed Domain Name, since the company operated by the Respondent is calle