WIPO Overview 3.0, section 2.3.
These f indings are based on the facts recounted above. They are evident f rom a perusal of the
Respondent’s website, social media pages, and the online database of the New York Division of
Corporations. ...That would be rather a long drive for a parent to drop of f a child every
morning.
So, the Panel also does not f ind the Complainant’s arguments persuasive under the Policy, paragraph
4(b)(iv), (attracting Internet users for commercial gain with a confusingly similar domain name). ...
2024-09-20 - Case Details
MARK JURISDICTION REGISTRATION
NUMBER
REGISTRATION
DATE
CLASS /
DESCRIPTION
LPL (letters
and design)
United States 3662425 August 4, 2009 IC 36, 42: f inancial
management services,
technology services
LPL (standard
characters)
United States 1801076 October 26, 1993 IC 36: f inancial
management services
LPL (word) United Kingdom UK00003753607 May 13, 2022
LPL (word) United Kingdom UK00003753611 May 13, 2022 IC 36, 42: f inancial
management and
advisory services,
technology services
LPL (word) European Union 018653022 May 26, 2022 IC 36: f inancial
services
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5. ...Panels have found that the non-use of a domain name would not prevent a f inding of bad faith under the
doctrine of passive holding. Having reviewed the available record, the Panel f inds the non-use of the
disputed domain name does not prevent a f inding of bad faith in the circumstances of this proceeding.
...
2024-01-04 - Case Details
Based on the available record, the Panel f inds that the f irst element of the Policy has been established.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/overview3.0/
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?...In sum, the Panel f inds that
the Respondent had the Complainant’s SUNBRELLA Mark in mind when registering the Disputed Domain
Name.
...
2023-12-28 - Case Details
Furthermore, the Respondent’s use of the
Disputed Domain Name has been limited to passive holding and redirection to the Complainant’s of f icial
website. The redirection of the Disputed Domain Name to the Complainant’s of f icial website reinforces
the fact that the Respondent is exploiting the Complainant’s goodwill and simultaneously blocking
the Complainant f rom managing its own brand’s ccTLD in Romania.
...The Panel declines to make such a f inding.
While the Panel has determined that the substantive dispute falls outside the scope o f the UDRP, the
Complainant holds established trademark rights and had a legitimate basis for seeking resolution of the
domain name dispute. ...
2026-04-24 - Case Details
The Complainant argues that “many other Panels have consistently determined that a domain name which
consists of a trademark combined with a geographical term is still confusing and does not provide additional
specif ication or suf f icient distinction f rom Complainant or its marks”.
The Complainant af f irms that the “Respondent associates Complainant’s trademark MICHELIN with
the abbreviation ‘inc’, not dispelling any likelihood of confusion. ...The Complainant argues that “Panels found that in the absence of any license or permission f rom
the Complainant to use such widely-known trademarks, no actual or contemplated bona f ide or legitimate
use of the domain name could reasonably be claimed”.
...
2025-06-12 - Case Details
Although the addition of other terms here, “usa”, may bear on assessment of the second and third elements,
the Panel f inds the addition of such term does not prevent a f inding of confusing similarity between the
disputed domain name and the mark for the purposes of the Policy. ...In any event, taking into account the evidence submitted and the Panel’s own review of the Complainant’s
website, the Panel f inds that the Complainant’s trademark is indeed well known, at least in the f inancial
services industry. ...
2025-06-23 - Case Details
Under paragraph 14(b) of the Rules, the Panel is empowered to draw such inferences f rom the
Respondent’s failure to f ile a formal response as it considers appropriate under the circumstances.
...The Complainant has provided evidence showing that the disputed domain name resolved to a website
passing of f as the Complainant’s of f icial website.
The Panel f inds the second element of the Policy has been established.
...
2025-09-26 - Case Details
Although the addition of other terms (here, “of f icial”) may bear on assessment of the second and third
elements, the Panel finds the addition of such term does not prevent a f inding of confusing similarity between
the disputed domain name and the SUNLIFE trademark for the purposes of the Policy. ...Panels have found that the non-use of a domain name would not prevent a f inding of bad faith under the
doctrine of passive holding. Having reviewed the available record, the Panel f inds the non-use of the
disputed domain name does not prevent a f inding of bad faith in the circumstances of this proceeding.
...
2024-03-11 - Case Details
The
Respondent used the disputed domain name to operate a website in the f inancial sector that generates an
af f iliation with the Complainant or its subsidiaries and the MAN mark. ...The Respondent targeted this Complainant’s subsidiary as
well as the MAN mark in bad faith in an effort of generating a false af f iliation to increase the traf f ic to its
website for a potential commercial gain.
Panels have held that the use of a domain name for illegal activity here, claimed impersonation/passing of f ,
or other types of fraud constitutes bad faith. ...
2024-01-25 - Case Details
The Panel has not received any requests f rom the Complainant or the Respondent regarding further
submissions, waivers or extensions of deadlines, and the Panel has not found it necessary to request any
further information f rom the Parties.
...Respondent
The Respondent has made no reply to the Complainant’s contentions and is in default. In reference to
paragraphs 5(f) and 14 of the Rules, no exceptional circumstances explaining the default have been put
forward or are apparent f rom the record.
...
2024-01-24 - Case Details
The
Respondent did not f ile a Response.
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The Center appointed Dennis A. Foster as the sole panelist in this matter on November 17, 2025. ...In connection with the
services that it of fers, the Complainant has registered its ONLYFANS service mark with authorities in
multiple jurisdictions, including the European Union Intellectual Property Of f ice, the United Kingdom
Intellectual Property Of f ice, and the United States Patent and Trademark Of f ice (“USPTO”). ...
2025-12-05 - Case Details
The Complainant
states that it is in the business of providing professional staffing services for both employers with staf f ing
needs and individuals seeking job placement services. The Complainant states that it has more than 85
of fices in the United States and submits that it is one of the most well-known staf f ing f irms in the United
States. The Complainant states that it has used the domain name f .com> since 1996 which the
Complainant uses to operate a website that allows visitors to learn about the Complainant, request staf f ing
services and apply for posted positions. ...
2023-11-02 - Case Details
On August 12, 2024, the Respondent submitted a supplementary f iling in respect of the
Complainant’s f iling of August 7, 2024.
In view of the supplementary f ilings, the Panel issued a Procedural Order on August 19, 2024.
...Moreover, the Panel requested further claims and evidence f rom the Parties in its Procedural Order,
pursuant to the Panel’s discretion under paragraph 12 of the auDRP Rules, and accordingly accepts the
resulting solicited supplemental f ilings f rom the Parties.
...
2024-09-02 - Case Details
That the Respondent registered the disputed domain names in bad faith to sell counterfeit goods, divert
customers f rom the Complainant’s of f icial website, and improperly obtain users’ payment details by
impersonating the Complainant’s trademarks and of f icial online storef ront.
...Panels have held that the use of a domain name for illegal or illegitimate activity including the sale of
counterfeit goods, copycat websites, passing of f , or other types of f raud constitutes bad faith. WIPO
Overview 3.1, section 3.4. Having reviewed the record, the Panel f inds that the Respondent’s use of the
disputed domain names falls within this category, as evidenced by the offer of purported counterfeit goods at
discounted prices compared to the Complainant’s official store. ...
2026-04-09 - Case Details
The Complainant is also the owner of the following f igurative trademark registrations (the “Complainant’s
f igurative trademark”):
− the European Union figurative trademark with registration No. 015442502, registered on September 21,
2016, for goods and services in International Classes 9, 25, 35, 38, 41, 42, and 45; and
− the United States f igurative trademark with registration No. 5198386, registered on May 9, 2017, for
services in International Class 41.
...Currently, it redirects to the website at the
domain name , which offers for download an application for downloading of videos f rom
YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and Instagram. At the time of f iling of the Complaint, the disputed domain
name resolved to a website that featured a modified version of the Complainant’s f igurative trademark and
of fered for download a sof tware product named Instagram Pro.
5. ...
2024-05-31 - Case Details
Les noms de domaine litigieux au moment du dépôt de la plainte renvoyaient les internautes vers des pages
de connexion en f rançais reproduisant la Marque et donnant accès à une application f rauduleuse utilisée à
des f ins d’hameçonnage. ...Par ailleurs, il est établi que les noms de domaine litigieux dirigeaient vers des pages de connexion en
f rançais reproduisant la Marque donnant accès à une application f rauduleuse utilisée à des f ins
d’hameçonnage. ...
2023-12-26 - Case Details
See WIPO Overview 3.0,
sections 1.7 and 1.8 (“Where the relevant trademark is recognizable within the disputed domain name, the
addition of other terms (whether descriptive, geographical, pejorative, meaningless, or otherwise) would not
prevent a f inding of confusing similarity under the f irst element”); see also United Talent Agency, LLC v.
...The addition of the term
“ciom” does not prevent a f inding of confusing similarity between the disputed domain name and
Complainant’s LINCOLN ELECTRIC Mark. ...
2025-05-22 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, a recognized market leader in the
f inancial world that provides services on a worldwide basis. Edmond de Rothschild is a member of the
famous Rothschild dynasty with a family tradition in banking, which has resulted in the creation, f inancing
and running of numerous companies in the banking and asset management f ields around the world.
...Having reviewed the record,
the Panel f inds the non-use of the disputed domain name does not prevent a f inding of bad faith in the
circumstances of this proceeding. ...
2023-10-09 - Case Details
The disputed domain name was used for f raudulent emails pretending to be sent by the Complainant’s
employee on behalf of the Complainant and requesting a downpayment f rom the Complainant’s client.
5. ...The domain name contains no legitimate content and has been used exclusively for phishing and f raudulent
activity, with no lawful or bona f ide business purpose. The Respondent is not commonly known by the
disputed domain name and has no trademark or business name corresponding to “Maetra” or “Maestra”.
...
2026-02-05 - Case Details
WIPO Overview 3.0, section 1.11.
The Panel f inds the f irst element of the Policy has been established.
B. Rights or Legitimate Interests
Paragraph 4(c) of the Policy provides a list of circumstances in which the Respondent may demonstrate
rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name.
...There is no evidence that the
Respondent is commonly known by the disputed domain name, nor is there evidence of any bona f ide
of fering of goods or services, or legitimate noncommercial use. On the contrary, the disputed domain name
does not resolve to an active website, and DNS records show active MX entries, suggesting potential use for
f raudulent email activities
The Panel f inds the second element of the Policy has been established.
...
2026-01-30 - Case Details