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Compass Bancshares Inc. & Compass Bank v. G Design
Case No. D2007-1192
1. The Parties
The Complainants are Compass Bancshares Inc. and Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, represented by Welsh & Katz, Ltd., United States of America.
...Factual Background
The first Complainant, Compass Bancshares, Inc., owns the following trademarks:
- COMPASS BANK registered in USA on October 18, 1989 No. 1604027 with first use on October 16, 1987;
- C COMPASS BANK registered in USA on May 16, 1995 No. 1894329;
- COMPASS BANK PRIVATE CLIENT SERVICES PRIVATE TRUST registered in US on May 15, 2001 No. 2451239.
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2007-10-09 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant Royal Bank of Canada is a world-famous bank founded in 1869, and is the owner of many trademark applications or registrations including the term "RBC". ...The domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant's trademark RBC ROYAL BANK, the only difference between the domain name and the trademark being the deletion of the generic term "bank".
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2003-03-14 - Case Details
The Panel notes that Complainant has shown relevant rights over the trademark TARGO BANK.
The Panel notes that the trademark TARGO BANK is entirely and exclusively reproduced in the disputed domain name. ...Complainant argues that due to the reputation of its trademark TARGO BANK, it is difficult to imagine that Respondent could have ignored the trademark TARGO BANK at the time it registered the disputed domain name .
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2019-06-25 - Case Details
The Complainant owns the following trademarks:
- European Union Trade Mark registration for BW-BANK (word), reg.- no. 4988929, registered October
18, 2007, for the international Classes 35, 26, 28, and 42;
- United States of America trademark registration for BW BANK (design mark), reg....Factual Background
The Complainant owns the following trademarks:
- European Union Trade Mark registration for BW-BANK (word), reg.- no. 4988929, registered October 18, 2007, for the international Classes 35, 26, 28, and 42;
- United States of America trademark registration for BW BANK (design mark), reg....
2022-05-06 - Case Details
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Belfius Bank S.A. / Belfius Bank N.V v. Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf / Raymond Stephen
Case No. D2021-2271
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Belfius Bank S.A. / Belfius Bank N.V, Belgium, internally represented.
The Respondent is Privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy ehf, Iceland / Raymond Stephen, Philippines.
2. ...
2021-09-07 - Case Details
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International Bank For Reconstruction and Development d/b/a The World Bank v. Yoo Jin Sohn
Case No. D2002-0222
1. The Parties
The Complainant is the International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
d/b/a The World Bank, an agency of the United Nations, whose address is
1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C, 20433, United States of
America. ...
2002-05-10 - Case Details
Complainant
Complainant has done business under the name "California Bank & Trust" since October 1, 1998.
Complainant is the owner of the trademarks CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST, CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST (with design) and CALBANK NETWORK registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that are in use by Complainant and registered for "banking services" and "providing financial information via a global computer network; providing electronic banking services", respectively.
...In the Panel's view, there is no doubt that Respondent was aware of Complainant's rights in the CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST, CALIFORNIA BANK & TRUST (with design) and CALBANK NETWORK marks at the time the disputed domain name was registered, indicating that such registration was made in bad faith.
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2016-04-27 - Case Details
세계지적재산권기구 중재조정센터
행정패널 결정문
Adelaide Bank Limited 대 이 시우(Siwoo Lee)
사건번호 : D2002-0174
See Also PDF file D2002-0174
1. 당사자
신청인: Adelaide Bank Limited
169 Pirie Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
...또한 영문 “bank”역시
금융기관인 은행이라는 의미로 널리 사용되고 있지만 , 웹주소의 부족문제로 그 의미가
은행업종에만 사용되는 것이 아님을 들고 , 그 근거로 호주연방국 사이트중 “bank”라는
단어가 들어 있는 도메인이름을 사용하는 사이트 개설현황과 다국어도메인이름중
‘ 뱅크 ’라는 단어가 들어간 도메인 등록현황을 제시하고 있다. ...
2002-05-23 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant is an Ohio corporation organized in 1975 as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, with its principal office located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
...Respondent argues that the USPTO did not grant Complainant “carte blanche to be the end all and be all of ‘curious bank(s)’”. Nor can Complainant claim that THE CURIOUS BANK is already “famous” under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 2003. ...
2012-12-21 - Case Details
The Complainant’s parent company, Western Union Financial Services, Inc., filed a petition for a banking license with the government of Austria in the name Western Union International Bank GmbH on November 5, 2003. The Government of Austria issued a banking license to Western Union International Bank GmbH on October 13, 2004. ...The Respondent’s use of both WUIB and WESTERN
UNION INTERNATIONAL BANK on the website displayed at “www.wuib.com”
demonstrates that the Respondent understands that the WUIB mark is an initialism
for WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL BANK. ...
2005-11-04 - Case Details
The disputed domain name was acquired
by the Complainant in the course of its acquisition of the Bank of Cape Cod and inadvertently permitted to
lapse. It is identical to the Complainant’s BANK OF CAPE COD mark. ...In view of the above, also noting the claim to residual rights, the Panel finds that the Complainant has
established rights in the BANK OF CAPE COD mark for purposes of the Policy.
The entirety of the BANK OF CAPE COD mark is reproduced within the disputed domain name.
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2024-06-04 - Case Details
With respect to the first element, the Complainant contends that it has rights in the marks ZIONS BANK,
ZIONS, and ZIONSBANK.COM. Furthermore, they argue that the disputed domain name is confusingly
similar to its trademark since it incorporates the entirety of the ZIONS mark and includes the dominant part of
the ZIONS BANK and ZIONSBANK.COM marks. ...Accordingly, the disputed domain name is also confusingly similar to
the ZIONS BANK and ZIONSBANK.COM marks for the purposes of the Policy. WIPO Overview 3.0,
sections 1.7 and 1.8.
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2024-04-29 - Case Details
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group v. Stealth Commerce v. a.k.a. Telmex Management Services, Inc.
Case No. D2002-0155
1. ...Since 1727, the Royal Bank of Scotland has used THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND name in commerce in connection with banking and financial services and as such before it sought trade mark registration, it’s use of the name was such that the name had become sufficiently distinctive for The royal Bank of Scotland to have acquired unregistered Common Law trade mark rights in the name.
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2002-05-01 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
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Amegy Bank National Association v. Contact Privacy INC./ICS INC.
Case No. D2013-0684
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Amegy Bank National Association of Houston, Texas, United States of America (“USA”), represented by Callister Nebeker & McCullough, USA.
...Identical or Confusingly Similar
The Complainant has demonstrated that it has acquired rights in the AMEGY BANK trade mark by virtue of its portfolio of trade mark registrations for it, coupled with its domain name registration and use of the AMEGY BANK mark and related domain name for at least 8 years.
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2013-06-20 - Case Details
It is the largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the second largest bank by market capitalization. ...The Complainant owns a number of trademark registrations for BANK OF AMERICA and MERRILL EDGE (the “Trademarks”). The registrations for BANK OF AMERICA (the “BANK OF AMERICA trademark”) include:
- The word trademark BANK OF AMERICA with registration No. 0853860, registered on July 30, 1968 in the United States for services in International Classes 35 and 36;
- The word trademark BANK OF AMERICA with registration No. 2713720, registered on May 6, 2003 in the United States for goods and services in International Classes 9, 16, 35, 36 and 38;
- The word trademark BANK OF AMERICA with registration No. 000118588, registered on April 20, 1998 as a European Union trademark for goods and services in International Classes 9, 16 and 36; and
- The word trademark BANK OF AMERICA with registration No. 000944009, registered on November 16, 2000 as a European Union trademark for goods and services in International Classes 9, 16, 35, 36 and 38.
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2016-09-05 - Case Details
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Development Credit Bank Limited v. Direct Privacy ID ED191
Case No. D2011-0786
1. The Parties
Complainant is Development Credit Bank Limited of Mumbai, India, represented by SNG & Partners of India.
...Complainant has provided evidence of renewals of the aforesaid registrations where such were required.
Complainant is a commercial bank whose presence in India commenced in 1930, and which received a banking license from the Reserve Bank of India on May 31, 1995 in the name "Development Credit Bank Limited". ...
2011-07-01 - Case Details
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ZB, N.A., a national banking association, dba Amegy Bank v. Ibunor Hope
Case No. D2017-1056
1. The Parties
The Complainant is ZB, N.A., a national banking association, dba Amegy Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, represented by TechLaw Ventures, PLLC, United States of America.
...Here, the Complainant has stated that it has not authorized, licensed or consented to the Respondent any use of its AMEGY BANK trademark.
It results from the circumstances that the Respondent does not own any right on the trademark AMEGY BANK or is commonly known by the disputed domain name.
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2017-07-26 - Case Details
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Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank v. I S, ICS, Inc.
Case No. D2017-1939
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Dollar Bank, Federal Savings Bank of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America ("United States" or "US"), represented by Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe LLC, United States.
...According to the Complaint's allegations, which have remained unchallenged, the Complainant has not authorized the Respondent's use of the trademark DOLLAR BANK through the registration of the disputed domain name consisting of a near reproduction of the trademark DOLLAR BANK in its entirety combined with two descriptive terms ("online" and "login"). ...
2017-12-04 - Case Details
The term “private” is widely and commonly used in connection with financial services and is hence lacking distinctiveness. Both the terms “private bank” and “private banking” are common terms in the banking industry referring either to a type of a bank (“private bank”) or to certain banking services (“private banking”). ...The Complainant also brought evidences that the website published at the disputed domain name reproduces the design and contents of the South African bank Mercantile Bank. Even some reports originally related to the South African bank have been reproduced as if they refer to the Respondent.
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2020-08-20 - Case Details
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Zions First National Bank v. Namescope Limited/Domain Hostmaster, Customer ID: 71451303542601, Whois Privacy Services Pty Ltd
Case No. ...The Parties
Complainant is Zions First National Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America ("USA"), represented by Callister Nebeker & McCullough, USA.
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2015-12-07 - Case Details