”
- a May 25, 2004 Chicago Tribune article making numerous references to “Facebook” rather than “The Facebook”.
- a May 25, 2004 article in the California Aggie stating: “Facebook.com was launched Feb. 4 by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg…” This article repeatedly refers to “Facebook” rather than “The Facebook”...He claims that the university had a directory of students and their photographs, and students “referred to it as the ‘facebook.’” Respondent states: “Everyone on campus was familiar with the college facebook directory, and students (including myself) often got together to peruse the campus facebook.” ...
2012-07-17 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant operates the world-famous Facebook social networking website since 2004 in various languages; the Facebook social networking is also provided as a mobile application (Annex 1, 6, 7 to the Complaint). ...The Complainant owns the exclusive rights in the mark FACEBOOK which is used since 2004. The FACEBOOK mark is inextricably linked with the products and services offered by the Complainant. ...
2022-02-08 - Case Details
The Complainant has also shown that the FACEBOOK mark has attained international recognition – a conclusion endorsed in earlier cases involving the company (see, e.g., Facebook, Inc. v. PrivacyGuardian.org / Alberto Macias,
WIPO Case No. D2018-0244; Facebook, Inc. v. Werner Gonzalez,
WIPO Case No. D2017-2046).
The Domain Name entirely incorporates the Complainant’s FACEBOOK mark and appends to it the term “support.” ...
2019-10-10 - Case Details
As well as using its FACEBOOK Mark in its company logo and main website address, the Complainant also states that it uses the mark to promote its services on social media platforms including Facebook (“www.facebook.com/facebook”), Twitter (“www.twitter.com/facebook”), Youtube (“www.youtube.com/facebook”) and Linked In (“www.linkedin.com/company/facebook”).
...Complainant
The Complainant asserts its rights in the FACEBOOK Mark. The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its FACEBOOK Mark. ...
2020-05-25 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook, Inc. v. R Lee
Case No. D2020-1858
1. The Parties
Complainant is Facebook, Inc., United States of America (“United States”), represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...See, e.g., Facebook, Inc. v. Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC / Nikki Baumann,
WIPO Case No. D2020-1103(); Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2020-09-24 - Case Details
Facebook is also the owner of numerous domain names consisting of or including the term FACEBOOK, under various generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) for instance, , and .
...The disputed domain name resolves to a website titled “Facebook Famous” that offers for sale various apparel and other merchandise, some of which contains the phrase “Facebook Famous”.
5. ...
2019-08-30 - Case Details
Protection Domain,
WIPO Case No. D2015-1152; Facebook, Inc. v. Cetinje s.r.o.,
WIPO Case No. D2014-1070; Facebook, Inc. v. He Wenming,
WIPO Case No. DCC2013-0004; Facebook, Inc.v. Seung Hee Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Master, Inc., Jung Hyun Shin,
WIPO Case No. D2013-2030; Facebook, Inc. v. Amjad Abbas,
WIPO Case No. DME2010-0005; Facebook Inc. c. Usta Cafer,
WIPO Case No. DES2009-0006; and Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2021-11-18 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook, Inc. v. Ricky Bhatia
Case No. D2017-2542
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Facebook, Inc. of Menlo Park, California, United States of America (“United States”), represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...Nuclear Marshmallows,
WIPO Case No.
D2000-0003; Facebook, Inc. v. Domain Asset Holdings, supra (“the Respondent registered and has used the disputed domain names with the bad faith intent to profit from and exploit the goodwill and fame associated with the Complainant’s FACEBOOK mark”); Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2018-03-15 - Case Details
It also promotes its services on pages at the following websites:
- “www.facebook.com/facebook”;
- “twitter.com/facebook”;
- “www.youtube.com/facebook”; and
- “www.linkedin.com/company/facebook”.
Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for FACEBOOK in many jurisdictions throughout the world, for example:
- United States Trademark Registration No. 3041791, for FACEBOOK, registered on January 10, 2006;
- European Union Trade Mark No. 002483857, for FACEBOOK, registered on June 13, 2003; and
- International Registration No. 1280043, for FACEBOOK, registered on December 23, 2014.
...
2021-07-26 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook, Inc. v. Cetinje s.r.o.
Case No. D2014-1070
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Facebook, Inc. of California, United States of America ("US"), represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...Having determined that the Complainant has trademark rights in the FACEBOOK mark, the Panel next assessed whether the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the FACEBOOK mark of the Complainant.
...
2014-08-22 - Case Details
Founded in 2004, the Complainant’s Facebook platform
(Facebook), commonly referred to as FB, is a leading provider of online social-media and social-networking
services.
...The Complainant has made substantial investments to develop a strong presence online by being active on various social media forums, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. For instance, Meta’s official Facebook page has over 20 million Facebook “...
...
2022-06-07 - Case Details
Moreover, Complainant has demonstrated to own and to operate numerous domain names relating to its
FACEBOOK trademark, e.g. since April 10, 2004, the domain name used to run
Complainant’s “Facebook” website at “www.facebook.com”.
...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The Panel concludes that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the FACEBOOK trademark in
which Complainant has rights.
The disputed domain name incorporates the FACEBOOK trademark in its entirety. ...
2022-12-12 - Case Details
The Complainant also owns numerous domain names consisting of or including the term "facebook". The worldwide renown of the Complainant's FACEBOOK trademark has been confirmed by previous UDRP panels (e.g., Facebook, Inc. v. Mirza Azim,
WIPO Case No. D2016-0950; Facebook, Inc. v. Sleek Names, SL Names, VSAUDHA,
WIPO Case No. D2015-0547; Facebook, Inc. v. He Wenming,
WIPO Case No. ...
2018-02-28 - Case Details
D2013-2030; Facebook, Inc. v. Cetinje s.r.o.,
WIPO Case No. D2014-1070; Facebook Inc. v. Sleek Names, SL Names, VSAUDHA,
WIPO Case No. D2015-0547; Facebook, Inc. v. Xiamen eName Network Co., Ltd. / Shawn, Wang,
WIPO Case No. D2015-1339; Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2017-01-26 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook Inc. v. 林宗兴 (Lin Zong Xing) and 王谛 (Wang Di)
Case No. D2021-3483
1. The Parties
Complainant is Facebook Inc., United States of America (“U.S.”), represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...Yijun Tian
Sole Panelist
Dated: March 18, 2022
1 (the letter “a” in “facebook” is typed twice), (the letter “k” in “facebook” is replaced by “l”), (an additional letter “o” is included in “facebook”), (the letter “b” in “facebook” is replaced by “v”), (the letter “e” in “facebook” is replaced by “r”), (the letter “e” in “facebook” is replaced by “w”), (the letter “c” in “facebook” is replaced by “x”), (the first letter “f” in “facebook” is typed twice), and (the letter “a” in “facebook” is replaced by “s”)....
2022-03-21 - Case Details
D2013-1183; Facebook, Inc. v. Naresh
Bali, WIPO Case No. D2017-2510; Facebook, Inc. and Instagram, LLC v. Adam Szulewski, WIPO Case No. D2016-2380; Facebook
Inc. v. Kristjan Eichler, WebExpress LLC / Arvuti LLC, WIPO Case No. D2015-2299; and Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2024-11-25 - Case Details
5. 当事人双方主张
A. 投诉人
投诉人是一家美国社交技术公司，营运 Facebook、Instagram及 WhatsApp网络平台。投诉人的 Facebook
平台自 2004 年投入营运，根据App Annie 2022 年全球顶级应用程序排名，Facebook 手机应用程序下载数量
位列全球第一。...使用“Facebook”作为关键词在中国最大的搜索引擎百度进行搜索，所得结果全部指
向投诉人。因 Facebook 得到了国际及中国媒体的广泛报导，被投诉人在2021 年获得争议域名时不可能不知
晓投诉人商标。其实，被投诉人早在2018 年5 月就注册了含有 FACEBOOK商标的域名
（见 Facebook Inc. ...
2022-03-29 - Case Details
Founded in 2004, the Complainant’s Facebook
platform (Facebook) is a leading provider of online social media and social networking services. ...In
2023, the FACEBOOK brand ranked 21st in Interbrand's Best Global Brands report.
The Complainant owns several trademarks corresponding and/or including the FACEBOOK sign.
...
2024-07-03 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook Inc. v. Shenchaoyong
Case No. D2015-1474
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Facebook Inc. of Menlo Park, California, United States of America, represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...The Complainant has developed considerable reputation and goodwill worldwide in its FACEBOOK trade mark. In 2014, the FACEBOOK brand ranked 29th in Interbrand's Best Global Brands report, and was selected "top riser" for a second year in a row. ...
2015-11-09 - Case Details
Protection Domain,
WIPO Case No. D2015-1152; Facebook, Inc. v. Cetinje s.r.o.,
WIPO Case No. D2014-1070; Facebook, Inc. v. He Wenming,
WIPO Case No. DCC2013-0004; Facebook, Inc.v. Seung Hee Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Master, Inc., Jung Hyun Shin,
WIPO Case No. D2013-2030; Facebook, Inc. v. Amjad Abbas,
WIPO Case No. DME2010-0005; Facebook Inc. v. Usta Cafer,
WIPO Case No. DES2009-0006; and Facebook, Inc. v. ...
2021-11-18 - Case Details