Index of WIPO UDRP Panel Decisions

This Index covers all WIPO UDRP decisions. New decisions are being added continuously.
The Center also makes available a separate WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Second Edition.

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Decided WIPO cases by domain name categories I. Associations and Institutions II. Geographical Identifiers III. Individuals IV. Industry and Commerce V. Non-ASCII Script Registrations VI. Professional Firms VII. Education VIII. Public Sector (Governments)

Legal index to WIPO panel decisions I. General II. Substance III. Procedure IV. National Court Proceedings Relating to UDRP

 

Decided WIPO cases by domain name categories   I. Associations and Institutions   A. Religious   B. Sports   C. Others II. Geographical Identifiers III. Individuals   A. Authors   B. Business   C. Entertainment (Music and Film)   D. Media   E. Political   F. Sports   G. Other IV. Industry and Commerce   A. Automobiles   B. Banking and Finance   C. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals   D. Electronics   E. Entertainment   F. Fashion   G. Food, Beverages and Restaurants   H. Heavy Industry and Machinery   I. Hotels and Travel   J. Insurance   K. Internet and IT   L. Luxury Items   M. Media and Publishing   N. Retail   O. Sports   P. Telecom   Q. Transportation   R. Other V. Non-ASCII Script Registrations   A. Chinese   B. Danish   C. French   D. German   E. Japanese   F. Korean   G. Norwegian   H. Spanish   I. Swedish VI. Professional Firms VII. Education VIII. Public Sector (Governments)   A. States and State Agencies   B. Intergovernmental Organizations

Legal index to WIPO panel decisions   I. General   A. Competence   B. Mandatory Proceeding II. Substance   A. Identical or Confusingly Similar to a Trademark or a Service Mark in which the Complainant has Rights (Policy, Para. 4(a)(i))   1. Trademark / Service Mark   a. General   b. Goods or services associated with mark   c. Distinctiveness   (i) General   (ii) Generic / Descriptive   (iii) Suggestive   (iv) Arbitrary; Fanciful   d. Mark validity in question   e. Device mark   f. Registered mark   g. Unregistered mark   h. Well-known mark   i. Personal names   (i) Registered   (ii) Unregistered   j. Trade names   (i) Registered   (ii) Unregistered   k. Geographical identifiers   (i) Indications of source and geographical indications   (ii) Geographical terms   l. International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) for pharmaceutical substances   2. Rights in Mark   a. General   b. Territorial effect   c. Timing of rights   d. Licensee   3. Identical or Confusingly Similar   a. General   b. Absence of actual confusion   c. Misspelling ("Typosquatting")   d. Phonetical similarity   e. Translation/Transliteration   f. Overall impression   g. Prefix + mark   h. Mark with geographical term   i. Mark with generic word   j. Mark with "sucks" or with other pejorative term   k. Abbreviation of mark   l. Mark + Mark   m. Symbols   n. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)   B. Rights or Legitimate Interests (Policy, Para. 4(a)(ii))   1. General   2. Bona Fide Use (Policy, Para. 4(c)(i))   a. General   b. "before notice"   c. "demonstrable preparations to use"   (i) Finding for respondent   (ii) Finding against respondent   d. "bona fide offering"   e. Use of dictionary term   f. Concurrent use   (i) Finding for respondent   (ii) Finding against respondent   g. Distributorship and Agency, Resellers, Collateral use   (i) Finding for respondent   (ii) Finding against respondent   h. Pay-per-click and other landing pages   3. "Commonly known by" (Policy, Para. 4(c)(ii))   4. Legitimate Noncommercial, Fair Use (Policy, Para. 4(c)(iii))   a. General   b. Fair Use and Free Speech   (i) Criticism & Commentary   (ii) Parody Sites   (iii) Fan Sites   5. Mark Rights of Respondent   C. Registration and Use in Bad Faith (Policy, Para. 4(a)(iii))   1. General   2. Conjunctive Requirement   a. General   b. Registration in good faith, usage in bad faith   c. Registration in bad faith, usage in good faith   3. Registration in Bad Faith   a. General   b. Acquisition of domain name from third party   c. Registration of domain name prior to mark registration   d. Renewals   4. Use in Bad Faith   a. General   b. Non-web site use   c. Inaction / Passive holding   5. Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith (Policy, Para. 4(b))   a. General   b. Offer to sell / rent or license (Policy, Para. 4(b)(i))   (i) Offer to Complainant   (1) General   (2) Solicited   (3) Unsolicited   (ii) Offer to general public   (1) General   (2) Auction web site   (3) Listing in WhoIs directory   (iii) "out-of-pocket costs"   (1) General   (2) Monetary demands   (3) Other demands   (iv) Offer - Bad faith not found   c. Pattern of conduct (Policy, Para. 4(b)(ii))   (i) Found   (ii) Not Found   d. Disrupt competitor (Policy, Para. 4(b)(iii))   (i) General   (ii) "competitor"   e. Attract Internet users (Policy, Para. 4(b)(iv))   (i) General   (ii) Automatic hyperlinking   (1) Pornographic sites   (2) Competitor's sites   (3) Other sites   (iii) Mousetrapping   f. Prior knowledge/notice of mark   (i) Willful blindness   (ii) Constructive notice   (iii) Knew or should have known   (iv) Registrant search obligation   g. Other considerations   (i) General   (ii) False contact information   (iii) Use of privacy service   (iv) Speculation in domain names   (v) Inconceivable legitimate use   (vi) Inactive web sites   (vii) Automated registration   (viii) Advertising revenue arrangements   (ix) Infringement of complainant's IP rights   (x) Disclaimer   (xi) Prior relationship between parties   (xii) Acquiescence of mark owner   (xiii) Cease and desist letter   (xiv) Unauthorized acquisition of domain name   (xv) Parking / landing pages   (xvi) Tarnishment   (xvii) Use of robots.txt III. Procedure   A. Parties   1. Complainant   a. General   b. Multiple Complainants   2. Respondent   a. General   b. Multiple Respondents   c. Beneficial holder of domain name   d. Privacy   e. Cyberflight   B. Domain name   1. General   2. Registered before Dec. 1999   3. Multiple domain names   a. Addition of domain names   4. "Internationalized" domain names   C. Filings   1. General   2. Complaint   3. Response   a. General   b. Extension   (i) By Provider discretion   (ii) By Party agreement   c. Late response   d. Deficient response   e. Default   4. Supplemental Filings   a. General   b. Requested by panel   c. Unsolicited   (i) Considered   (ii) Not considered   5. Language   6. Consolidation   7. Refiling   D. Provider's Role   1. General   2. Notifications   E. Registrar Issues   F. Administrative Panel   1. General   2. General Powers   3. Impartiality and Independence   G. Decision   1. Basis of Decision   a. General   b. Applicable law   c. Delay in bringing Complaint   d. Judicial decisions   e. Evidence   (i) General   (ii) Burden / Standard of proof   (iii) Conflicting evidence   (iv) "without prejudice" materials   (1) Considered   (2) Not considered   (v) On-line archives   f. Party settlement   g. Consent to transfer   2. Remedies   a. General   b. Requested remedies other than transfer or cancellation   3. Reverse Domain Name Hijacking   a. Found   b. Not Found   4. Precedent value of panel decisions IV. National Court Proceedings Relating to UDRP   A. General   B. Challenges to UDRP Decisions   C. Concurrent Court Proceedings

         

 

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