Complainant asserts that it has for many years offered navigation software and systems for its BMW automobiles, under the BMW Mark and BMW-formative marks, including its federally registered mark BMW CONNECTEDDRIVE. ...The term "navigation" does little or nothing to distinguish the Domain Name from the BMW Mark.
It is clear that Complainant has rights in respect of the BMW Mark and that while the Domain Name is not identical it contains the BMW Mark in its entirety. ...
2017-12-13 - Case Details
In addition to the BMW mark in block letters, Complainant owns its federally registered BMW logo.
Complainant has manufactured, marketed, and sold many millions of vehicles under the BMW mark. ...Gipol Kaip,
WIPO Case No. D2016-0906 (“The disputed domain name [<bmw---deutschland.info>] wholly incorporates the element ‘bmw’, which is identical to the trademark BMW registered by the Complainant as trademarks in countries all over the world. ...
2021-02-22 - Case Details
Complainant holds the BMW mark in block letters. BMW has manufactured, marketed, and sold many millions of vehicles under the BMW mark. ...For its proprietary software, BMW data named PSdZData are necessary for operation of the software. BMW also uses the name “BMW ENET” for BMW cables that use Ethernet (abbreviated as ENET) interfaces, which is used as a standard for vehicle OBD (on-board diagnostic) systems.
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2019-06-03 - Case Details
The Respondent used the disputed domain name <bmw-diagnose-software.com> for websites advertising and offering diagnostic software for BMW automobiles and using the BMW trademarks.
...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The Complainant has shown that it holds trademark registrations for the word marks BMW and ISTA.
The Panel finds that the disputed domain name <bmw-diagnose-software.com> is confusingly similar to the Complainant’ trademark BMW, because it incorporates in its entirety the famous trademark BMW. ...
2020-09-21 - Case Details
BMW manufactures automobiles and motorcycles. It owns the trademark, service mark, and trade name BMW. ...BMW has manufactured, marketed, and sold many millions of vehicles under the BMW mark: in each year from 2011 through 2016, BMW both produced and sold more than 1,300,000 automobiles under the BMW mark, and more than 100,000 motorcycles under the BMW mark. ...
2018-04-06 - Case Details
The Domain Names and Registrar
The dispute concerns the domain names "bmw-williamsf1.com", "bmw-williamsf1.net" and "bmw-williamsf1.org".
The Registrar is Network Solutions, Inc., Virginia, USA.
3. ...According the the Registrar’s Whois database, the bmw-williamsf1.com domain name was registered on July 6, 1999, and the bmw-williamsf1.net and bmw-williamsf1.org domain names were registered on October 19, 1999. ...
2000-11-21 - Case Details
The Complainant has advertised and promoted its products and services under the BMW mark since 1917. It is the owner of a range of trade mark registrations that comprise or contain the elements “BMW” or “BMW GROUP”. ...Through extensive use and advertising, the Complainant’s BMW and BMW GROUP marks are known throughout the world. Search results using the key words “BMW” or “BMW GROUP” on the search engines direct Internet users to the Complainant and its products, which indicates that a connection between the BMW and BMW GROUP marks and the Complainant has been established. ...
2021-07-29 - Case Details
Its products and components are manufactured at 30 sites in 14 countries, it has more than 110,000 employees worldwide and 3,250 authorised dealers in more than 140 countries.
BMW WELT/ BMW WORLD
4.A.2 The BMW WELT facility opened in 2007 and is located in Milbertshofen (near Munich) next to Complainant's home plant, BMW WERKE, and the BMW MUSEUM. That facility serves as a distribution centre for BMW cars as well as a location for extensive exhibitions of BMW's products, conferences and events. The German word "welt" translates to "world" in English, hence the English version BMW WORLD.
4.A.3 Complainant registered the domain name <bmw-welt.com> in 2001 and began using that domain name to resolve to the BMW-WELT website in 2002.
4.A.4 Complainant registered the domain name <bmw-world.com> in 2007, which also resolves to the BMW WELT website.
4.A.5 The BMW WELT/ BMW WORLD facility has become enormously popular and in 2011 had more than 2.3 million visitors and on July 4, 2012 welcomed its ten millionth guest. ...
2015-04-22 - Case Details
The Domain Names and Registrars
The disputed domain names <bmw-icom.com> and <bmw-icom.net> are registered with 22net, Inc. The disputed domain name is registered with eNom, Inc. ...The website at <bmw-icom.net> links to a website at to purchase the product.
Ning Li/Li Ning
<bmw-icom.com>
March 12, 2014
Advertised BMW software using the email address […]@eobdtool.com and linked to the website at for product purchases.
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2017-01-13 - Case Details
- Marcas internacionales con efectos en España: No. 0145185 BMW, No. 0172722 BMW, No. 0173813 BMW, No. 0173814 BMW, No. 0405150 BMW 520, No. 0405151 BMW 525, No. 0411650 BMW, No. BMW 528, No. 0451718 BMW, No. 0454918 BMW, No. 0489368 BMW, No. 0663925 BMW, No. 0673219 BMW y No. 0727906 MINI.
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2013-09-30 - Case Details
In particular, Complainant contends that it has trademark registrations for the BMW marks and owns many domain names incorporating the BMW and BMW GROUP marks. Complainant contends that Respondent registered and is using the Domain Name, which incorporate Complainant’s BMW mark and BMW GROUP mark in their entirety, to confuse Internet users looking for bona fide and well-known BMW products and services. ...Here, the Domain Name is confusingly similar to Complainant’s BMW trademark and it is identical to Complainant’s BMW GROUP mark. The BMW mark, which is fanciful and inherently distinctive, is completely incorporated in the Domain Name.
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2021-01-28 - Case Details
The Complainant has manufactured, marketed and sold many millions of vehicles under the mark BMW. For example in each year from 2011 until 2015 the Complainant both produced and sold more than 1.3 million automobiles under the mark BMW and more than 100,000 motorcycles under the mark BMW. In 2015 BMW had its most productive year ever, manufacturing more than 1.9 million BMW automobiles and more than 136,000 BMW motorcycles. ...
2016-09-13 - Case Details
The Complainant operates under the trade name BMW for which it has the following trademark registrations (the “BMW trademark”):
- the combined trademark BMW with registration No. 221388, registered in Germany on December 10, 1917, for goods in International Classes 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12;
- the word trademark BMW with registration No. 410579, registered in Germany on November 15, 1929, for goods in International Classes 7 and 12;
- the word trademark BMW with registration No. 611,710, registered in the United States on September 6, 1955, for goods in International Class 12; and
- the combined trademark BMW with registration No. 613,465, registered in the United States on October 4, 1955, for goods in International Class 12.
...The Respondent maintains that the Complainant does not own any trademarks relating to “BMW of [any geographical location]”, and the BMW trademark does not apply to any and all words related to such sequence of elements. ...
2020-11-30 - Case Details
The Complainant has, and owns numerous registrations for the BMW trademark and variations of it in more than 140 countries around the world. The earliest registration for the BMW trademark is in Germany. ...Indeed, the BMW trademark has become one of the most recognized brands in the world. In 2015 Interbrand ranked the BMW trademark eleventh of the “Best Global Brands” with a value of more than USD 37.2 billion.
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2017-03-30 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) v. Balog Sebastian
Case No. D2017-1407
1. The Parties
Complainant is Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) of Munich, Germany, represented by Kelly IP, LLP, United States of America.
...In addition, Complainant offers navigation software and systems for its BMW automobiles under the BMW mark and BMW-formative marks.
Complainant owns, inter alia, the following trademark registrations:
Germany:
Registration No. 221388 for the mark BMW and design, filed October 5, 1917, issued December 10, 1917, covering products in International Classes 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 including automobiles and related parts and accessories.
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2017-09-27 - Case Details
Sachverhalt
Die Beschwerdeführerin ist die in Deutschland ansässige Muttergesellschaft der Konzerngruppe „BMW Group“, die mit ihren Marken BMW GROUP und BMW zu den weltweit führenden Premium-Herstellern von Automobilen und Motorrädern zählt.
Die Beschwerdeführerin hat nachgewiesen, dass sie zum Schutz der Bezeichnungen „BMW Group“ und „BMW“ über zahlreiche registrierte nationale Marken, Unionsmarken und IR-Marken verfügt, darunter:
- Deutsche nationale Marke (Wortmarke) BMW GROUP, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), Nr. 302008049791, Tag der Eintragung: 27. ...
2016-07-25 - Case Details
The Complainant owns numerous trade mark registrations for its BMW mark and in particular European Union trade mark registration No. 00091835 for its BMW word mark which was registered on February 25, 2000. ...Complainant
The Complainant notes that it owns numerous trade mark registrations for its BMW mark and as noted above European Union trade mark registration 00091835 for its BMW word mark which was registered on February 25, 2000. ...
2017-12-11 - Case Details
Complainant
General
The Complainant has trademark rights in its BMW mark by virtue of its trademark registrations and also its common law rights acquired through use of the BMW mark since 1917. ...The Respondent did however choose a famous trademark, BMW to incorporate into a Domain Name rendering such Domain Name confusingly similar to that BMW mark. ...
2018-12-19 - Case Details
Indeed, the BMW mark has become one of the most recognized brands in the world. Complainant has manufactured, marketed, and sold many millions of vehicles under the BMW mark.
...Complainant also owns the domain name which BMW registered on January 29, 1996 and which BMW has used for its website for many years.
5. Parties’ Contentions
A. ...
2011-08-30 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, more commonly referred to as BMW AG, manufactures and distributes motor vehicles.
The Complainant holds BMW trademark registrations in more than 120 countries, including:
- BMW device (reg. no. 221388), Germany, since 1917;
- BMW (reg. no. 410579), Germany, since 1929;
- BMW (reg. no. 611710), USA, since 1955;
- BMW (reg. no. 1020725), Cayman Islands, since 2000.
...Loophole,
WIPO Case No. D2000-1156.
The authorized BMW dealers in the Las Vegas area have been trading under the names “Desert BMW of Henderson” and “Desert BMW of Las Vegas” for many years. ...
2007-10-02 - Case Details