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Giorgio Armani S.p.A., Milan, Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Brian Mullen
Case No. D2011-0529
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A., Milan, Swiss Branch Mendrisio of Mendrisio, Switzerland, represented by Studio Rapisardi S.A., Switzerland.
...Factual Background
According to the publicly available WhoIs information, the disputed domain name armani-watches.com> was registered on October 6, 2009.
5. Parties’ Contentions
A. Complainant
The Complainant bases its Complaint on the following trademarks: EMPORIO ARMANI and ARMANI. ...
2011-05-19 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. wichan poonsawat
Case No. D2012-0845
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. ...Relied-upon registrations include Community Trademarks (GIO’, ACQUA DI GIO’), International trademarks designating numerous countries in Europe, Africa, Asia (ARMANI, GIORGIO ARMANI, ACQUA DI GIO’) and national registrations for the USA (ACQUA DI GIO’) and Thailand (ARMANI, GIORGIO ARMANI, ACQUA DI GIO’).
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2012-07-04 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complaint is based on a number of registrations for the trademarks GIORGIO
ARMANI, ARMANI and EMPORIO ARMANI.
The Respondent registered the domain name <armani-on-line.com> on March
2, 2000.
5. ...Complainant
The Complainant "owns several trademarks worldwide known, the Armani Trademarks,
as GIORGIO ARMANI, ARMANI and EMPORIO ARMANI". Said trademarks are used
for different kinds of goods, such as clothes, glasses, perfumes in many classes
as 3, 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 34 with registrations in Europe, United
States of America, Canada, International Registrations and other registrations
in many countries.
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2001-05-31 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. v. Ye Li
Case No. DNL2013-0030
1. The Parties
Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. of Mendrisio, Switzerland, represented by Studio Rapisardi S.A., Switzerland.
...Community trademark registration for EMPORIO ARMANI (no. 000505594), registered on March 8, 1999, for classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25;
9. Community trademark registration for ARMANI (no. 000504282), registered on March 30, 1999, for classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25; and
10. ...
2013-08-20 - Case Details
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GA Modefine S.A., Giorgio Armani S.p.A. v. Germano Armani
Case No. D2008-1793
1. The Parties
The Complainant is GA Modefine S.A., of Mendrisio, Switzerland, and Giorgio Armani S.p.A., of Milan, Italy, represented by Studio Rapisardi S.A., of Switzerland.
...Complainant
The Complainant alleges that it owns several trademarks known worldwide, (the ARMANI trademarks), including GIORGIO ARMANI, ARMANI, and ARMANI CASA. Said trademarks are registered worldwide and used for different kinds of goods and services, such as perfumes, jewellery, and furniture, in many classes, including 3, 11, 20, 21, and 24.
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2009-02-09 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Zhao Yun, DomainStore Inc
Case No. D2013-0299
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. ...TMA 788,149, registered on January 20, 2011, all for the mark ARMANI EXCHANGE.
The Domain Name was registered on May 24, 2012.
5. Parties’ Contentions
A. Complainant
The Complainant owns trademark rights in the marks ARMANI, GIORGIO ARMANI, and ARMANI EXCHANGE which have become very famous throughout the world, as several UDRP panels have found. ...
2013-04-12 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan, Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. ICS INC. / PrivacyProtect.org
Case No. D2013-0195
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. ...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The trademarks of the Complainant are all built on the name “Armani”: ARMANI, EMPORIO ARMANI or GIORGIO ARMANI. The Domain Name incorporates entirely this name “Armani” and just adds the term “parfume”.
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2013-04-08 - Case Details
The “emporioarmaniwatches.com” website is also an online store for purchasing men’s and women’s watches bearing the well known names Armani and Emporio Armani and the familiar device trade mark.
The name Armani in its various permutations features regularly in fashion magazines, newspapers and elsewhere. It would be reasonable to describe the family name Armani and its permutations including Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani as a famous name so that the name when associated with anything else would be recognized as describing the fashion house based in Milan and the products and services offered by the group.
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2013-07-19 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Mage Enterprises Inc.
Case No. D2011-1172
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. ...Factual Background
The Complainant is a leading company in the fashion industry and is the owner of various trademarks, together known as the “Armani Trademarks”, such as GIORGIO ARMANI, ARMANI, ACQUA DI GIO’, De GIORGIO ARMANI and GIO’. The Armani Trademarks are registered and used for different kinds of goods and services, including perfumes and clothing and are registered in Europe, United States of America, Canada and before the WIPO. ...
2011-09-14 - Case Details
The Respondent is not known by the subject domain name or the word “armani”, has no connection or affiliation with the Complainant and has not received any license or consent, express or implied, to use the ARMANI Trasdemarks in a domain name or in any other manner.
...Identical or Confusingly Similar
It is clear that the Complainant has rights to the ARMANI Trademarks. Watches are an item covered by the ARMANI Trademarks and can connote jewelry and luxury associated with the Complainant’s products.
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2006-09-20 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant has, on behalf of the Armani Group, registered ARMANI and various combinations of ARMANI with other words as a trademark in a large number of countries including the United States of America, Canada, the European Union and Taiwan, Province of China. ...In particular, the Complainant claims that:
(i) The Domain Name in dispute is confusingly similar to the trademark ARMANI in which the Complainant has rights.
The Complainant claims that the disputed Domain Name reproduces the ARMANI trademark in its entirety.
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2006-08-16 - Case Details
Parties’ Contentions
5.1 Complainant
The Complainant asserts that:
The domain names at issue are confusingly similar to the trademarks ARMANI,
GIORGIO ARMANI, EMPORIO ARMANI and ARMANI COLLEZIONI held by Complainant.
The Respondent has no right or legitimate interest in respect of the domain
names at issue.
...The domain names and
incorporates entirely Complainant’s trade marks EMPORIO ARMANI and GIORGIO ARMANI
respectively. Also these marks must be regarded as strong and distinctive,
and contains Complainant’s famous house mark ARMANI. ...
2002-06-11 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Wang Jihua
Case No. D2013-0936
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. ...The Disputed Domain Name contains entirely the Complainant’s marks ARMANI and ARMANI JEANS. The incorporation of the additional term “it” does not assist to distinguish the Disputed Domain Name from the Complainant’s ARMANI Marks.
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2013-08-27 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant, alleges to own several world wide known trademarks such as GIORGIO ARMANI, ARMANI, EMPORIO ARMANI, ARMANI EXCHANGE. Said trademarks are used for different kinds of goods, such as clothes, glasses, parfumes in many classes as class 3, 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25 34, with registration in Europe, United States of America, Australia and many international registrations at the OMPI (WIPO) and other registrations in many countries.
...The Panel finds that ARMANIEXCHANGE.NET is confusingly similar with the Complainant’s trademarks ARMANI and AX ARMANI EXCHANGE.
Although neither trademark is absolutely identical with the domain name at issue, nonetheless the domain name entirely includes the former (ARMANI) and save for the AX part is identical to latter. ...
2000-08-15 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. v. ESSENTIAL MALL PTY LTD
Case No. DAU2011-0011
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. of Mendrisio, Switzerland, represented by Studio Rapisardi S.A., Switzerland.
...The Complainant markets its brands through the family name of Armani and the business name of Emporio Armarni. The ARMARNI trademark was first registered in 1986 and the EMPORIO ARMANI trademark was first registered in 1989. ...
2011-05-23 - Case Details
세계지적재산권기구 중재조정 센터
행정패널 결정문
GA MODEFINE S.A., Giorgio Armani S.p.A. 대 Jung Dong
Kwon
사건번호: D2004-1103
Also Available in pdf Format:
D2004-1103
1. ...따라서, 센터는 당사자들에게 행정 패널이 구성되었다는 점과 결정 예정일이 2005년 2월 28일임을 2005년 2월 14일 통지하였다.
4. 사실관계
신청인은 Armani, Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Armani Cafe, Emporio Armani Cafe
등의 상표를 유럽, 미국 캐나다 지역 그리고 대한민국을 포함한 세계 각 지역에 등록 및 보유하고 있으며 의상, 안경, 향수, 보석, 레스토랑
등의 다양한 사업을 운영하여 왔으며 그 상표는 국제적으로 널리 알려져 있다. ...
2005-03-08 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant has rights in the following trademarks:
- ARMANI
- GIORGIO ARMANI
- EMPORIO ARMANI
These trademarks are registered in a great number of countries, including Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the United States and Canada; for the goods of classes 3, 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 21 24, 25, 34, 34.
...It also appears that the Respondent has not registered nor used the name "armani" nor "armaniboutique" nor "boutique armani" as a trademark, nor has he ever been known by this name.
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2001-03-14 - Case Details
The Complainant’s rights in said marks were acknowledged
and referred to in several decisions rendered by WIPO UDRP panels. (See e.g.,
GA Modefine S.A. and Giorgio Armani S.p.A. v. Yoon-Min Yang, WIPO
Case No. D2005-0090; GA Modefine SA v. Armani International Investment,
WIPO Case No. ...Complainant
The Complainant asserts that: The domain name at issue is confusingly similar to the trademarks ARMANI and EMPORIO ARMANI owned by the Complainant which are well-known throughout the world, and that the Respondent’s addition of the word “watch” in the domain name is not sufficient to prevent the risk of confusion.
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2006-08-10 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan, Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Zhifang Huang a.k.a. huangzhifang
Case No. D2011-2292
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Milan, Swiss Branch Mendrisio of Mandrisio, Switzerland, represented by Studio Rapisardi S.A., Switzerland.
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2012-03-28 - Case Details
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Giorgio Armani S.P.A., Swiss Branch Mendrisio v. Apex Domain Holdings
Case No. D2015-0510
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Giorgio Armani S.P.A., Swiss Branch Mendrisio of Mendrisio, Switzerland, represented by Legalitax Studio Legale e Tributario, Italy.
...The Giorgio Armani group has distributed its products in 36 countries and is identified with brands, including Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, AJ Armani Jeans, and Armani collections.
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2015-05-29 - Case Details