Such conduct is emblematic of the Respondent’s bad faith registration and use of the Disputed Domain Name.
Moreover, “[p]anels have held that the use of a domain name for purposes other than to host a website may constitute bad faith. ...
2021-12-23 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant, Equifax Inc., was originally incorporated in 1913 and is a member of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index.
With approximately 11,000 employees and activities in 24 countries in America, Europe, and Asia, the Complainant is a leading global provider of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services for businesses, governments, and consumers.
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2021-12-06 - Case Details
The Complainant Swiss Life Intellectual Property Management AG holds various trademark registrations protecting the SWISS LIFE brand; including the following:
Swiss Trademark Registration No. P-491528 SWISS LIFE, registered on November 15, 2021, in classes 09, 16, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42;
Swiss Trademark Registration SWISS LIFE No. 2P-436709, registered on February 12, 1997 in class 36;
European Community Trademark Registration No. 003438413 SWISS LIFE, registered on October 20, 2006, in classes 09, 16, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42 and 44;
French Trademark Registration No.99823895 SWISS LIFE, registered on November 18, 1999, in class 36;
British Trademark Registration No.1504597 SWISS LIFE, registered on May 27, 1994, in class 36;
Indian Trademark Registration No.1730726 SWISS LIFE, registered on September 11, 2008, in class 36;
Spanish Trademark Registration No.M1622040 SWISS LIFE, registered on July 5, 1993, in class 36 and
United States Trademark Registration No. 3041924 SWISS LIFE (fig.), registered on January 10, 2006 in classes 35 and 36.
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2021-11-30 - Case Details
D2001-1185; and contrast NP Factory Werbeagentur GmbH and Nastroje P. GmbH & Co. KG v. Demurrelt Enterprises Limited,
WIPO Case No. D2007-1858.
The Complainant has prior rights in the CAPTAIN FIN CO. trademark, which precede the registration of the disputed domain name by the Respondent.
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2022-01-04 - Case Details
Section 3.5 of the WIPO Overview 3.0 states that “[p]articularly with respect to ‘automatically’ generated pay-per-click links, panels have held that a respondent cannot disclaim responsibility for content appearing on the website associated with its domain name (nor would such links ipso facto vest the respondent with rights or legitimate interests)”. ...
2021-06-23 - Case Details
Section 3.5 of the WIPO Overview 3.0 states that “[p]articularly with respect to ‘automatically’ generated pay-per-click links, panels have held that a respondent cannot disclaim responsibility for content appearing on the website associated with its domain name (nor would such links ipso facto vest the respondent with rights or legitimate interests)”. ...
2021-05-28 - Case Details
Section 3.5 of the WIPO Overview 3.0 states that “[p]articularly with respect to ‘automatically’ generated pay-per-click links, panels have held that a respondent cannot disclaim responsibility for content appearing on the website associated with its domain name (nor would such links ipso facto vest the respondent with rights or legitimate interests)”. ...
2021-07-21 - Case Details
DAU2022-0013
“Any of the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be proved based on its evaluation of all evidence presented, is to be taken to demonstrate your rights or legitimate interests to the domain name for p......
2022-08-09 - Case Details
There is nothing to suggest that any of the website content is connected to the letters “i”, “b”, “m”, “h”, or “p”.
(iv) There is a clear absence of rights or legitimate interests in the IBM Mark by the Respondent. ...
2021-02-09 - Case Details
Such use of the disputed domain names could not be said to be bona fide.
In the oft-quoted case of Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847, the panel stated that:
“… use which intentionally trades on the fame of another can not constitute a “bona fide” offering of goods or services. ...
2021-03-05 - Case Details
According to the Complainant and relevant evidence, the website at the disputed domain name “points to an inactive page” and “[p]reviously, the said domain name was resolving to the website named "VIDEO MICHELIN" in Japanese, with different links related to the analysis of different films and videos”.
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2020-12-17 - Case Details
On August 16, 2018, the Panel issued the following Administrative Panel Procedural Order:
“Complainant asserts in the Complaint, at Section VI.A., page 6, that it has exclusive rights in the ONETRAVEL trademark, and (at paragraph 16, p. 7 of the Complaint) that the trademark is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) with Registration No. 4,545,969. ...
2018-09-24 - Case Details
Numerous UDRP decisions have recognized that incorporating a trademark in its entirety can be sufficient to establish that a domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a registered trademark. See, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche AG v. P Martin,
WIPO Case No. D2009-0323; Dixons Group Plc. v. Mr. Abu Abdullaah,
WIPO Case No. D2001-0843; V&S Vin & Sprit AB v. ...
2018-08-20 - Case Details
The Parties
The Complainant is Volkswagen AG of Wolfsburg, Germany, represented by Gołębiowska Krawczyk Roszkowski i Partnerzy Kancelaria Adwokacko-Radcowska Sp. p., Poland.
The Respondent is Wang Cong Hui of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China, self-represented.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name (the "Domain Name") is registered with Alibaba Cloud Computing Ltd. d/b/a HiChina (www.net.cn) (the "Registrar").
3. ...
2017-09-28 - Case Details
The addition of non-distinctive or descriptive terms does not cure confusing similarity. See, Hoffmann-LaRoche AG v. P Martin,
WIPO Case No. D2009-0323; Dixons Group Plc. v. Mr. Abu Abdullaah,
WIPO Case No. D2001-0843; V&S Vin & Sprit AB v. ...
2017-12-14 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant is the owner of registrations for the word trademark and service mark INSTAGRAM on the Principal Register of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including registration number 4146057, registration dated May 22, 2012, in international class (IC) 9, covering "[d]ownloadable computer software for modifying the appearance and enabling transmission of photographs", and; registration number 4170675, registration dated July 10, 2012, in IC 42, covering "[p]roviding a website that gives users the ability to upload photographs; technical support services", as further specified. ...
2017-11-13 - Case Details
This opinion is already recognized, since the early years of the UDRP by other panels. See Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847 (“use which intentionally trades on the fame of another cannot constitute a “bona fide” offering of goods or services. ...
2018-11-29 - Case Details
PrivacyYes.com, Igor Spodin,
WIPO Case No. D2013-1568, ; Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847, ; Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Plc v. ...
2018-11-20 - Case Details
The Complainant is the owner of several trademark registrations for FIFA, including the following:
- Swiss trademark registration Nos. 2P-415299, registered on February 22, 1995, in classes 25 and 28; and P-471848, registered on May 4, 2000, in classes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42;
- International trademark registration No. 747778, registered on June 2, 2000, in classes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42;
- European Union trademark registration No. 9027343, registered on October 14, 2010, in classes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 45;
- Qatari trademark registration Nos. 33731, registered on November 8, 2012, in class 35; 66734, registered on November 8, 2012, in class 38; and 66736, registered on November 8, 2012, in class 41.
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2019-05-01 - Case Details
The Complainant owns many trade marks worldwide for TITONI including Swiss trade mark no. P-387690, filed February 4, 1991, in class 14.
The Complainant formerly owned the disputed domain name, which it used for English language websites since 2000, most recently to redirect to the English language version of its website at “www.titoni.ch”. ...
2019-05-28 - Case Details