The Respondent has filed evidence that the bank is registered as a co-operative society and started functioning from July 19, 1918. The bank is presently an Urban Development Bank under the Banking Regulation Act 1949 and is approved and licensed by the Reserve Bank of India. ...The Respondent also requests the bank be permitted to file a response and for the Complainant to file a complaint against the bank.
6. ...
2016-01-05 - Case Details
The Complainant changed its name to the current name Aozora Bank in January 2001. In April 2006, it was converted into an ordinary bank from a long-term credit bank.
...The website under the disputed domain name lists words that bear “Bank” and other financial terms, such as Bank Checks, Bank Foreclosures, Bank Investment, Bank Account, My Bank, Bank Fee and Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, coupled with a photograph of many cards, which can mislead the viewer into assuming that the web page is part of the Complainant’s website.
6. ...
2012-08-08 - Case Details
Respondent submits that the Complainant’s domain name was idbny.com (Israel Discount Bank New York). Complainant added the letters BANK to the abbreviation IDB which, when expanded, would result in the term Israel Discount Bank Bank.
...Examples listed by the Respondent are: databank, bloodbank, protein bank, sperm bank, milk bank, coin bank, lead bank, soil bank, agent bank, organ bank, etc. The Respondent states that the Respondent is not in the banking business and never intends to be or claims to be in the banking business.
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2001-03-22 - Case Details
The Complainant is the owner of numerous Australian trade mark registrations for composite marks that feature the words "BANK AUSTRALIA" or "BANK OF AUSTRALIA" (the "BANK Marks") as part of logos for services in class 36 including insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; banking; personal bank services; investment bank services and bank card services. These marks have been registered since July 25, 2014. Notably none of the BANK Marks consist solely of the words "Bank Australia" or "Bank of Australia". The Complainant has applied for the word mark BANK AUSTRALIA however the application has lapsed.
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2016-03-17 - Case Details
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African Bank Limited v. Danjuma Sada
Case No. D2026-1618
1. The Parties
The Complainant is African Bank Limited, South Africa, represented by Adams & Adams, South Africa.
...Panels in previous UDRP cases have found that the trademark AFRICAN BANK is likely to qualify as a well-
known trademark in South Africa. African Bank Limited v. Tang Owen, WIPO Case No. ...
2026-06-23 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant is the owner of the online banking service SELF BANK. Initially, prior to 2000, the SELF BANK
online banking service was owned by Self Trade Bank, S.A.U. ...Complainant owns numerous trademark registrations for SELF BANK, including the following:
Mark Spanish
Registration No.
Registration Date
SELF BANK M2812978 July 29, 2008
SELF BANK BY SINGULAR BANK M4050565 September 4, 2020
SELF BANK BY SINGULAR BANK M4050560 July 22, 2020
TENTUPLICA SELF TRADE BANK M3513254 October 14, 2014
CREDIVENTA SELF TRADE BANK M2672114 June 28, 2006
The disputed domain names and were registered on November 24,
2021.
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2022-10-20 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. v. Peter Ojo
Case No. D2000 - 1770
1. The Parties
Complainant, Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. is a federal savings bank with executive and administrative offices located in Chevy Chase, Maryland USA ("Chevy Chase Bank"). ...Specimens of any correspondence written on letterhead of the Disputed Bank dated 1999 or 2000.
10. Specimens of any bank statements issued to the Disputed Bank in 1999 or 2000.
11. ...
2001-05-14 - Case Details
Furthermore, the Complainant has for many years co-operated with leading foreign finance houses including Bank of New York, Citibank, American Express Bank, Marathon National Bank of New York, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse. ...The words “Attica Bank” indicate a connection with a bank from Attica, the Greek county, the capital of which is Athens. ...
2006-05-22 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
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Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank v. Brandon In
Case No. D2016-0702
1. The Parties
Complainant is Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America ("United States"), represented by Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC, United States.
...The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7.
4. Factual Background
Complainant Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank, a United States Bank corporation, owns the trademark rights to DOLLAR BANK (United States Registration No. 3,539,973, registered on December 2, 2008) (the "DOLLAR BANK Mark" or "the Mark") and DOLLARBANK.COM (United States Registration No. 3,562,865, registered on January 20, 2009). ...
2016-06-06 - Case Details
Thorogood responds (Response, page 6):
"It is now spring of 2000 and this ‘Internet Bank’ can not be found on
the search engine Yahoo. (see exhibit B) In addition this ‘Internet Bank’ has
apparently never bothered to register with any of the online Internet Bank directories.
...Atlantic Bank in New York ...".
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"Two weeks ago [sic], Devlin and his management team settled on Boardwalk
Bank, which is similar to the name of a fondly remembered local bank that was
bought out ... years ago."
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2000-05-23 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Al Hilal Bank v. Stephen Ranzini
Case No. D2009-0133
1. The Parties
Complainant is Al Hilal Bank of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, represented by Al Tamimi & Company, United Arab Emirates.
...Respondent is the Chairman and President of University Bank, an FDIC-insured bank wholly owned by University Bancorp, Inc. University Bank offers a full range of commercial and personal banking services, and manages a total of USD 5.3 billion in assets. ...
2009-04-28 - Case Details
The Panel concurs with the views expressed by the Panel in The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, National Westminster Bank plc A/K/A NatWest Bank v. Personal and Pedro Lopez,
WIPO Case No. ...The Panel concurs with the decision in The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, National Westminster Bank plc A/K/A NatWest Bank v. Personal and Pedro Lopez, surpa, and The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and National Westminster Bank v. ...
2011-06-06 - Case Details
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Finter Bank Zurich v. WangDaShi
Case No. D2006-0044
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Finter Bank Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, represented by CMS von Erlach Henrici, Switzerland.
...It is an undisputed fact that the Respondent does not own a real bank by the name “Finter Bank Zurich” or “Finterswiss” in Beijing or anywhere else in China. The Complainant is the only bank which uses FINTER as part of its trade mark. ...
2006-06-07 - Case Details
For example, the ‘Lotus Bank’ name currently appears on signage for the Complainant’s bank branch and the Complainant’s stationary (including letterhead, envelopes, withdrawal and deposit slips and other bank documents)...There is ample evidence in the Complaint of the Complainant’s use of the ‘Lotus Bank’ name since August 2006, including some forms of advertising, bank forms, a website and the like.
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2007-06-26 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration
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PANEL DECISION
Finter Bank Zurich v. Shumin Peng
Case No. D2006-0432
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Finter Bank Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, represented by CMS von Erlach Henrici, Switzerland.
...It is an undisputed fact that the Respondent does not own a real bank by the name “Finter Bank Zurich” or “TheFinter” in Guangzhou or anywhere else in China. The Complainant is the only bank which uses “Finter” as part of its trade mark. ...
2006-07-04 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited, Homesafe Solutions Pty Ltd, Sandhurst Trustees Ltd, Community Sector Banking Pty Ltd and Rural Bank Limited v. ...The Complainants own, among them, a large number of registered trademarks (word only, and word and image), including BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK, B BENDIGO BANK, B BENDIGO BANK COMMUNITY BANK BRANCH, BENDIGO BANK B, B COMMUNITY BANK, COMMUNITY BANK, D DELPHIBANK, BENDIGOWEALTH, BENDIGO WEALTH SOLUTIONS, ADELAIDEBANK, ADELAIDE BANK, HOMESAFE SOLUTIONS, SANDHURSTTRUSTEES, BANK RURAL, and R RURAL BANK, the earliest registration for which dates from March 31, 1995.
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2014-04-25 - Case Details
On April 8, 2013, the Complainant filed an amendment to the Complainant indicating that the proper Complainant was Ulster Bank Limited and replacing all references to Ulster Bank Plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland in the Complaint with Ulster Bank Limited. ...The Complainant offers its services under the name “Ulster Bank” (the “ULSTER BANK Mark”) and has registered the ULSTER BANK Mark as a trade mark since at least 2005. ...
2013-05-02 - Case Details
HABIB BANK AG (ZURICH) is a registered trademark and the word "Habib" is the family name of the founding members and current general managers of the bank. ...Further, the Complainant claims to have common law trademark rights in the HABIB BANK / HABIB BANK AG ZURICH name.
The visual and phonetically similarities between "habibank" of the Domain Name and the distinctive part HABIB (BANK) of the Complainants registered word mark are obvious. ...
2004-04-15 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Impact Bank v. Trace Hallowell
Case No. D2021-1135
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Impact Bank, United States of America (“United States” or “U.S.”), represented by Hovey Williams LLP, United States.
...The Panel observes that Conway Bank recently acquired Farmers and Merchants State Bank. The Respondent at this time appears to have discontinued the redirection of the disputed domain name to the Conway Bank website.
5. ...
2021-07-05 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
African Bank Limited v. Domain Retail Park Ltd, Ammar Al-Baldaw
Case No. D2010-1846
1. The Parties
The Complainant is African Bank Limited, Midrand, South Africa, represented by Bowman Gilfillan Inc., South Africa.
...Factual Background
The Complainant was formed in 1994 and subsequently changed its name to African Bank Investments in 1999 following the merger of several businesses and the acquisition of African Bank. ...
2011-03-07 - Case Details