Factual Background
4.A The Complainants
4.A.1 There are three Complainants. They are (1) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB [Sony Ericsson]; (2) Telefonaktiebolaget L.M. Ericsson [Ericsson]; and (3) Sony Corporation [Sony].
4.A.2 Ericsson is the proprietor of the ERICSSON trademark and Sony is the proprietor of the SONY trademarks.
4.A.3 In October 2001, Ericsson and Sony set up as a joint venture, Sony Ericsson of which they are equal owners. Ericsson and Sony have licensed Sony Ericsson to use the combination of the names and marks ERICSSON and SONY, both as a trademark, SONY ERICSSON, and as its company name.
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2008-04-14 - Case Details
WIPO
Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL
DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha aka Sony Corporation v. Sonydesign.Com
Case No. D2003-0616
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha aka Sony Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan,
represented by Robin Blecker & Daley, United States of America.
...International Classification of Goods/Services
SONY 0512083 Class 7
SONY 0618689 Class 9
SONY DESIGN 2066566 Class 28
SONY DESIGN 2149883 Class 9
SONY DESIGN 2175020 Class 16
UNITED STATES
Mark Registration No. ...
2003-10-07 - Case Details
1
SONY CORPORATION
: D2000-1587
1.
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Sony Corporation
6-7-35 ( 141-0001)
: Robert B. G. Horowitz
:
2 250-32
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“SONY”
. “SONY”
“SONY”
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“SONY” “BANK”
“.COM” .
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2001-05-29 - Case Details
In addition Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
AB has the right to enforce the trademarks SONY and ERICSSON together as trademark
SONY ERICSSON. ...See Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB v. Chai, Sen, WIPO
Case No. DCC2006-0003 (<sony-ericsson.cc>); Sony Ericsson Mobile
Communications AB v. ...
2007-03-06 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation v. Fujiko Kikuno
Case No. D2000-1372
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation, a company incorporated in Japan, with its head office at 6-7-15, Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan.
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2001-01-09 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation v. Sin, Eonmok
Case No. D2000-1007
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha, also trading as Sony Corporation, a corporation organised under the laws of Japan, with its principal place of business at 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa, 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan. ...The United States-registered marks include "My First Sony" as well as "Sony".
The word "Sony" is a coined or invented word and does not have any meaning other than as the trademark "Sony".
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2000-11-17 - Case Details
· Sony conducts its businesses almost exclusively in connection with the name and trademark SONY, and the SONY trademark is registered in over 150 countries including Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America...Last year Sony spent in excess of one hundred million dollars advertising products and services with the SONY trademark worldwide...
2001-04-24 - Case Details
Complainant
The Complainant makes the following contentions:
The Complainant (through its related companies and any predecessors in interest) has continuously been engaged in developing and providing entertainment products and services under the famous SONY and SONY PICTURES trade marks since at least the early 1960s.
The Complainant has several registered United States trade marks including those for SONY (registration no. 1258436) , SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 2130279), SONY PICTURES and device (registration no. 2032470) and SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 1863070). ...The Respondent knew of the Complainant’s substantial reputation in SONY PICTURES at the time of registration. The Respondent registered the mark decades after the Complainant started using the SONY Mark and well after the first SONY trade marks were filed. ...
2008-07-22 - Case Details
Complainant
The Complainant makes the following contentions:
The Complainant (through its related companies and any predecessors in interest) has continuously been engaged in developing and providing entertainment products and services under the famous SONY and SONY PICTURES trade marks since at least the early 1960s.
The Complainant has several registered United States trade marks including those for SONY (registration no. 1258436), SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 2130279), SONY PICTURES and device (registration no. 2032470) and SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 1863070). ...The Respondent knew of the Complainant’s substantial reputation in SONY PICTURES at the time of registration. The Respondent registered the mark decades after the Complainant started using the SONY mark and well after the first SONY trade marks were filed. ...
2008-07-28 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication AB, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony Corporation v. Netfreez
Case No. ...The Trademarks SONY and ERICSSON are both famous within the field of mobile communication. Complainant 1 is the licensee of the Trademarks SONY and ERICSSON from Complainants 2 and 3 respectively. ...
2007-10-10 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha aka Sony Corporation v. Sony Holland
Case No. D2008-1025
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha aka Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, represented by Kenyon & Kenyon, United States of America.
...Sony BMG Music Entertainment owns and distributes music under a number of well-known labels, and it operates in a number of countries, including the Netherlands (where it operates as “Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands)”, and formerly operated as “Sony Music Entertainment (Holland)”). ...
2008-10-15 - Case Details
Complainant
The Complainant makes the following contentions:
The Complainant (through its related companies and any predecessors in interest) has continuously been engaged in developing and providing entertainment products and services under the famous SONY and SONY PICTURES trade marks since at least the early 1960s.
The Complainant has several registered United States trade marks including those for SONY (registration no. 1258436), SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 2130279), SONY PICTURES and device (registration no. 2032470) and SONY PICTURES CLASSICS (registration no. 1863070). ...The Respondent knew of the Complainant’s substantial reputation in SONY at the time of registration. The Respondent registered the mark decades after the Complainant started using the SONY mark and well after the first SONY trade marks were filed. ...
2008-07-25 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Corporation v. Domain Buyer
Case No. ...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The Panel is satisfied that the Complainants have rights to the trademarks SONY, ERICSSON and SONY ERICSSON.
Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson have rights into the trademarks SONY and ERICSSON, respectively and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB has been authorized to use the combination of these trademarks as a company name and as a combined trademark (SONY ERICSSON) and to enforce it.
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2008-02-05 - Case Details
사실관계
신청인 Sony는 SONY상표에 대한 세계적인 권리를 보유하며 1955년 이래로 SONY 표장을 사용하여 왔다. Sony는 전세계적으로 200개 국가에서 SONY 에 대한 상표 등록 및 SONY 부분을 포함하는 표장을 보유하고 있다. Sony는 대한민국에서만 SONY표장에 대하여 적어도 101개의 등록을 보유하고 있으며 (그 중 가장 최초로 등록된 SONY 표장은 1973년 11월 13일 등록되었다), SONY 부분을 포함하는 표장으로 적어도 200개의 추가등록을 보유하고 있다.
...신청인의 주장
도메인이름과 상표와의 동일·유사성
신청인들은 피신청인이 등록한 분쟁도메인이름들이 단 하나의 예외도 없이 저명한 SONY 및 ERICSSON표장으로 구성되어 있으므로, 신청인들이 권리를 보유하고 있는 SONY 및 ERICSSON상표 또는 서비스표와 혼동을 초래할 정도로 유사하다고 주장한다. 특히, 신청인이SONY 및 ERICSSON표장을 사용하는 모든 행위는 각각 또는 함께 사용되는가를 불문하고 SONY, ERICSSON 또는 Sony와 Ericsson간의 합병과 관련되기 때문에 본건 분쟁도메인이름들을 사용하는 것은 관련 대중들에게 혼동을 초래할 가능성이 있다고 주장한다.
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2002-01-08 - Case Details
도메인이름도메인이름도메인이름도메인이름 및및및및 등록기관등록기관등록기관등록기관
분쟁의 대상이 된 도메인이름 (이하 "분쟁도메인이름"이라고 약칭함)은
, <sony-ericsson.com>, ,
<sony-ericsson.net>, 이고, 분쟁도메인이름 중
,< sony-ericsson.com>,은 대한민국
서울특별시 동작구 신대방동 395-70 전문건설회관 17층에 소재한 한강 시스템즈
주식회사 (도레지닷컴) (이하 "등록기관"이라고 약칭함)에 등록되어 있으며,
,< sony-ericsson.net>는 대한민국 서울특별시 동작구 사당 1동
1049-7 정원빌딩 2층에 소재한 ㈜가비아(이하 "등록기관"이라고 약칭함)에
등록되어 있고, 은 대한민국 서울특별시 영등포구 영등포 8가
영등포우체국 제2별관에 소재한 넷피아(이하 "등록기관"이라고 약칭함)에
등록되어 있다.
3. ...사실관계사실관계사실관계사실관계
신청인 Sony는 SONY상표에 대한 세계적인 권리를 보유하며 1955년 이래로
SONY 표장을 사용하여 왔다. Sony는 전세계적으로 200개 국가에서 SONY 에
대한 상표 등록 및 SONY 부분을 포함하는 표장을 보유하고 있다. Sony는
대한민국에서만 SONY표장에 대하여 적어도 101개의 등록을 보유하고 있으며
(그 중 가장 최초로 등록된 SONY 표장은 1973년 11월 13일 등록되었다), SONY
부분을 포함하는 표장으로 적어도 200개의 추가등록을 보유하고 있다.
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2002-01-08 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration
and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE
PANEL DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha a/t/a Sony Corporation
v. A Lista Brasil - Internet Solutions Ltda
Case No. D2005-0633
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha a/t/a Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, represented by Pinheiro, Nunes, Arnaud & Scatamburlo S/C, Brazil.
...
2005-08-29 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha (also trading as Sony Corporation) v. Inja, Kil
Case No. D2000-1409
1. The Parties
The complainant is Sony Kabushiki Kaisha (also trading as Sony Corporation) of 6-7-35, Kitashinagawa, 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ...The complainant spends millions of dollars a year advertising and promoting the SONY trademark throughout the world.
As a result of the commercial success of SONY products, the SONY mark is one of the most famous marks in the world. ...
2000-12-13 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration
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PANEL DECISION
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation v.
Admin www@promotechnology.com +41.227347210promo
Case No. ...D2000-0205; Chef America Inc v. Sean Murray WIPO
Case No. D2000 1481).
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Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation .v. Inja,
Kil WIPO Case No. D 2000-1409,
Sony Kabushiki Kaisha also trading as Sony Corporation v. ...
2005-02-03 - Case Details
The Complainant operates well-known and widely viewed television channels, including the following:
- “Sony PIX” – a channel that airs Hollywood movies;
- “Sony MAX” – India’s premium movies and special events channel;
- “Sony SAB” – a Hindi channel focusing on entertaining modern India;
- “Sony SIX” – a channel dedicated to sports; and
- “Sony MIX” – an Indian music channel
The Complainant is also licensed to use the mark SONY in relation to its entertainment channels. ...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The Complainant clearly has rights in “Sony PIX” by virtue of its license agreement with Sony Corporation to use the trademark “SONY,” as well as its well-known, long-standing, use of the name “Sony PIX” in relation to its television channel that air Hollywood movies.
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2014-04-11 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration
and Mediation Center
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PANEL DECISION
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International AB, Sony
Corporation, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. ...Past panel decisions, including Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications International AB, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Sony
Corporation v. ...
2005-08-12 - Case Details