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WIPO Domain Name Decision D2002-1106 for visagiftcard.com html (9 KB)

Inc. is a licensee of the VISA and VISA GIFT CARD marks in the United States. VISA cards are the world’s most widely used form of "plastic" payment. ...Visa has taken steps to protect and enforce its famous VISA mark around the globe and has secured trademark registrations for VISA in over 180 countries. ...

2003-02-07 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2014-1324 for vfsglobalcanada.net html (20 KB)

It links to a website displaying general information on Canada and a link to a page entitled “Visa”. Following that link leads to a page inviting the visitor to enter his or her passport number, visa number and nationality. ...It may not be possible for visa applicants to determine how and by whom their personal data was leaked or misused, particularly where visitors to the Respondent’s site go immediately on to the Complainant’s site using the link supplied by the Respondent following the “Visa Inquery” [sic] screen. ...

2014-10-08 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2024-1544 for vfsbiometric.com pdf (152 KB)

Factual Background Complainant states that it is “a global business process- outsourcing and technology services specialist for and in business of providing technological and logistics support services to various Foreign Embassies and Diplomatic Missions in India as well as other parts of the world” and that it “is involved in providing administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visa application for its client Embassies and Foreign Missions from the distribution of visa application forms, accepting Visa Application at its Visa Applications Centers, forwarding the Visa Applications to the concerned Embassy or Diplomatic Mission to return processed applications, and performs other related services and enjoys high goodwill and reputation for the services provided.” ...According to an annex provided by Complainant, the Disputed Domain Name has been used by someone in an email purporting to be from “VFS Canada Visa Information Service Centre in Nigeria,” requesting payment “for confirmation to help facilitate your work visa and bio-metric capturing application process.” ...

2024-06-11 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2025-0204 for swiftpassportvisa.com pdf (144 KB)

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Swift Passport & Visa Services LLC v. Domain Privacy, Domain Name Privacy Inc. Case No. D2025-0204 1. The Parties The Complainant is Swift Passport & Visa Services LLC, United States of America, represented by McDonald Hopkins LLC, United States of America. ...The Complainant in this case has made several references to its application for the trademark SWIFT PASSPORT & VISA SERVICES, and to the Complainant’s name “Swift Passport & Visa Services”, as being closely related to the disputed domain name. ...

2025-03-06 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-3969 for visasdept.com pdf (152 KB)

VFS Global Services Private Limited is a member of the VFS Global group and does provide visa application services. However, this website is not its website. Nor is the website authorised to take payments on that company’s behalf or to process visa applications. 5. ...That is not the case here although the Panel accepts the letter “v” in the Complainant’s trademarks is the initial of and derived from “visa”. The Complainant does also assert that it has rights in the term “visa department” or “visas department”. ...

2023-01-10 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2000-0748 for visayahoo.com html (27 KB)

Since July 1997, Yahoo! and Visa have jointly offered an online shopping service called "Yahoo! Shopping with Visa". The VISA logo is featured on the YAHOO! Shopping site. Since February 1998, Yahoo! and Visa have offered a co-branded YAHOO! VISA credit card at the URL "http://visa.yahoo.com". The YAHOO! VISA credit card features both the YAHOO! ...

2000-11-03 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2024-1560 for expressvfs.com pdf (147 KB)

Factual Background The Complainant is an Indian company which was established in 2001, and provides outsourcing and technology services in connection with the provision of visa application services for various countries, including operating visa application centers under the VFS brand in which individuals can f ile visa applications. ...The disputed domain name was registered on April 10, 2023, and resolves to a website which purportedly of fers competing services such as visa, passport, and ticketing services for Saudi Arabia and the Unites Arab Emirates. The website uses the name Express Visa Facilitation Services and provides a physical address in Kampala, Uganda under “Locate us”. ...

2024-06-05 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2024-3558 for vfsglobalcare.org pdf (145 KB)

This appears to indicate that the Respondent has been using the disputed domain name in relation to visa processing services likely to confuse customers into thinking that they are dealing with the Complainant. ...The fact that the disputed domain name has been used as an email address for what appears to be a private visa application service and an identical or very similar service and sector to the Complainant’s, indicates that the Respondent was more than likely well aware of the Complainant’s well reputed VFS GLOBAL mark in the visa application and processing sector and of the Complainant’s domain name when it registered the disputed domain name. ...

2024-10-31 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-2323 for immgt-ttnzvs-nzgovt.com pdf (140 KB)

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION TT Visa Services Limited v. Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf / abroad agent Case No. ...Factual Background Founded in 1997, and adopting the name TT Visa Services Limited in 2012, Complainant describes itself as “a leading provider of integrated visa processing solutions with a global presence and a comprehensive portfolio of services.” ...

2022-08-12 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2025-3355 for vfsstudy.com pdf (144 KB)

Complainant offers specialized technological and logistics support services to various foreign embassies and diplomatic services worldwide, including visa application services. Complainant operates 3,995 Visa Application Centers around the globe through which individual applicants can file applications, and has successfully processed more than 499 million visa applications. ...The disputed domain name along with its use suggests a connection to Complainant and its visa application and related services, and was registered well after Complainant had established rights in its VFS mark. ...

2025-10-20 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2023-2110 for ttnzvs-immgt-nzgovt.com pdf (144 KB)

ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION TT Visa Services Limited v. Reetu Agency Case No. D2023-2110 1. The Parties The Complainant is TT Visa Services Limited, United Kingdom, represented by Aditya & Associates, India. ...Complainant The Complainant asserts to be a leading provider of visa processing solutions with a global presence and a comprehensive portfolio of services, having become a trusted partner for Governments and diplomatic missions, facilitating visa application processing and delivery to embassies in a secure manner through its offices in major cities across the world. ...

2023-07-26 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2012-1927 for assurancecartebleue.com, assurancevisapremier.com, cartepremier.com html (21 KB)

Centre d’arbitrage et de médiation de l’OMPI DÉCISION DE LA COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE Visa Europe Limited contre Frederic Rimbert Litige n° D2012-1927 1. Les parties La Requérante est Visa Europe Limited de Paris, France, représenté par Inlex IP Expertise, France. ...En ce sens, les décisions similaires rendues dans des litiges opposant la marque CARTE BLEUE du Requérant aux noms de domaine suivants: Visa Europe Limited contre Sarl Web Media, Litige OMPI No. D2011-0508: , ; ; et ; Visa Europe Limited v. ...

2012-12-13 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-0522 for vfsglobal-thaifasttrack.com html (13 KB)

The Complainant is involved in providing administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visa application for its client Embassies and Foreign Missions from the distribution of visa application forms, accepting Visa Application at its Visa Applications Centers, forwarding the Visa Applications to the concerned Embassy or Diplomatic Mission to return processed applications, and performs other related services. ...The Complainant’s website “www.vfsglobal.com” provides all country specific visa information, visa requirements, application procedure, fee structure, scheduling of interviews etc. ...

2022-04-25 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-3207 for vfsglobal-gc.com pdf (234 KB)

The Complainant is a global business process-outsourcing and technology services specialist for and in business of providing technological and logistics support services to various Foreign Embassies and Diplomatic Missions all over the world and is involved in providing administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visa application for its client Embassies and Foreign Missions from the distribution of visa application forms, accepting Visa Application at its Visa Applications Centres, forwarding the Visa Applications to the concerned Embassy or Diplomatic Mission to return processed applications, and performs other related services. The Complainant has successfully processed over 240 million applications since its inception in 2001, and over 105.97 million biometric enrolments since 2007 and operates out of 3,516 Visa Application Centres located in Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Europe. The Complainant’s website “www.vfsglobal.com” provides all country specific visa information, visa requirements, application procedure, fee structure, scheduling of interviews, etc. ...

2022-10-27 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2015-0206 for ingilterevizesiteleperformance.com, teleperformanceizmir.com, teleperformancevize.com html (21 KB)

The Respondent claims to assist Denver Ltd company which appears to be a Turkish company offering "visa consulting and translation services" for Turkish citizens in their visa application for the UK, US and Europe. The Respondent asserts that the mark TELEPERFORMANCE is associated with the operation of UK visa applications with a special contract signed between the UK Government and the Complainant, and that the Complainant does not provide UK immigration law practice through their visa application centers. ...

2015-05-04 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2020-2116 for vfs-globalhelpline.org html (29 KB)

These include providing administrative support relating to the receipt processing of visa applications. The Complainant through its website “www.vfsglobal.com” provides all country specific visa information, visa requirements, application procedure, fee structure, scheduling of interviews etc. ...The Complainant argues that the use of the disputed domain name, , in respect of visa services causes absolute confusion as to the source of the services rendered. The Complainant contends that it is exclusively authorized to administer visa related services by most of the countries of the world and that its website is a secured site, compliant with best of the world security standards. ...

2020-11-04 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision DSE2021-0039 for casegroup.se html (10 KB)

Domännamnet är identiskt med eller liknar en rättighet vilken har rättsgrund i Sverige och till vilken den som begärt tvistlösningen kan visa rätt Det första villkoret som ska vara uppfyllt är att det omtvistade domännamnet är identiskt med eller liknar en rättighet med rättsgrund i Sverige till vilket Sökanden kan visa rätt. ...Av bevisningen i ärendet framgår att Sökanden dels kan visa rätt till företagsnamnet CASE GROUP AB, dels till det registrerade varumärket CASE. Inledningsvis kan konstateras att det omtvistade domännamnet består av Sökandens företagsnamn i sin helhet. ...

2022-02-24 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2013-1492 for sheratonskylinehotelltd.com html (15 KB)

Each applicant is then "hired" or scheduled for a job interview, after which the applicant is often directed to apply for a work visa via one of several non-existent visa services or immigration attorneys. This visa requires the applicant to disclose all of their personal contact information and pay a substantial sum for processing of their visa applications. ...Furthermore, there is no use in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services since the Respondent is using the Complainant’s mark to generate revenue by attempting to collect personal information by falsely offering job offers which require applicants to apply for a work visa via one of several non-existent visa services or immigration attorney. This visa requires the applicant to pay a substantial sum for processing of the visa application. ...

2013-10-11 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2015-0261 for ingilterevizesitlscontact.com, tlscontactizmir.com, tpcontact.net, tpcontact.org html (21 KB)

The Respondent claims to assist Denver Ltd company which appears to be a Turkish company offering "visa consulting and translation services" for Turkish citizens in their visa application for the UK, US and Europe. The Respondent asserts that the Complainant's mark is associated with the operation of UK visa applications with a special contract signed between the UK Government and the Complainant, and that the Complainant does not provide UK immigration law practice through their visa application centers. ...

2015-05-04 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision DSE2019-0039 for traskungen.se html (11 KB)

Domännamnet är identiskt med eller liknar en rättighet vilken har rättsgrund i Sverige och till vilken den som begärt tvistlösningen kan visa rätt Det första villkoret som skall vara uppfyllt är att det omtvistade domännamnet är identiskt med eller liknar ett kännetecken med rättsgrund i Sverige till vilket Sökanden kan visa rätt. ...Mot denna bakgrund kommer Tvistlösaren till slutsatsen att det omtvistade domännamnet liknar ett av Sökanden åberopat näringskännetecken till vilket Sökanden kan visa rätt. B. Domännamnet har registrerats eller använts i ond tro Sökanden har gjort gällande att Innehavaren registrerat och använt det omtvistade domännamnet i ond tro. ...

2019-12-19 - Case Details