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WIPO Domain Name Decision D2014-0172 for mexana.com html (9 KB)

Complainant Complainant asserts that Respondent has registered and used the domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to the MEXSANA family of marks, which Complainant asserts includes its MEXANA mark. Complainant asserts that Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name. ...B. Identical or Confusingly Similar The disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the MEXSANA mark. Even Respondent noted the similarity. ...

2014-04-10 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2007-1121 for master--card.com html (10 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Complainant clearly has rights in the mark MASTERCARD, based on its long and extensive use and ownership of numerous trademark registrations worldwide. The domain name is identical or at least confusingly similar to the MASTERCARD mark because it merely inserts two hyphens between “master” and “card”. ...

2007-09-13 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2023-0829 for cheminovaas.com pdf (142 KB)

Many UDRP panels have found that a disputed domain name is confusingly similar to a complainant’s trademark for purposes of the first element, where the relevant trademark is recognizable within the disputed domain name. ...Respondent 6. Discussion and Findings A. Identical or Confusingly Similar B. Rights or Legitimate Interests C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith 7. Decision...

2023-04-27 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2025-0794 for rothyswears.com pdf (158 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy requires a two-fold inquiry: a threshold investigation into whether a complainant has rights in a trademark, followed by an assessment of whether the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to that trademark. ...Further, “the mere registration of a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar… to a famous or widely-known trademark by an unaffiliated entity can by itself create a presumption of bad faith.” ...

2025-04-11 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-3050 for imc-business.com pdf (248 KB)

With this history in mind, it is clear that the Respondent seeks to circumvent the previous UDRP decisions by choosing the confusingly similar Disputed Domain Name and redirecting visitors to its website. The Respondent was well aware of the Complainant’s rights and still chooses a confusingly similar domain name after losing two prior UDRP proceedings. ...A. Identical or Confusingly Similar The Complainant has properly asserted its rights in the IMC Trademark due to the long use and number of registrations globally. ...

2022-10-27 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2024-3336 for facelore.com pdf (145 KB)

It is not a good faith offering of goods or services under the Policy to adopt a domain name which is confusingly similar to another trader’s trademark especially where the intended use lies in connection with the same or similar goods or services. Correspondingly, it is not a legitimate noncommercial or other fair use of a confusingly similar disputed domain name to adopt it effectively for use in competition with the trademark owner. ...

2024-10-10 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2024-2213 for officialericshorts.com pdf (183 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy requires a two-fold inquiry: a threshold investigation into whether a complainant has rights in a trademark, followed by an assessment of whether the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to that trademark. ...Respondent 6. Discussion and Findings A. Identical or Confusingly Similar A. Identical or Confusingly Similar B. Rights or Legitimate Interests C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith 7. ...

2024-09-23 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2022-0228 for olympic-ioco-wso-wsmaf-wmaf-imac-wimaf-wmmaf-gmmaf-wfff.org html (10 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Complainant insists that that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant’s registered trademarks, in that the disputed domain name leads with its OLYMPIC mark and that the contents of the website to which the disputed domain name previously resolved, included linked five circles extremely similar to Complainant’s trademarked five links symbol. ...Ahmed Syed, AdvertisingPulse Case No. D2022-0228 A. Identical or Confusingly Similar B. Rights or Legitimate Interests C. Registered and Used in Bad Faith...

2022-03-16 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2021-4418 for michalintires.com html (10 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar The disputed domain name consists of the Complainant’s distinctive trademark MICHELIN with the letter “e” replaced by the letter “a”, followed by the word “tires”, and the gTLD “.com”. ...For all these reasons, the Panel concludes that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark. B. Rights or Legitimate Interests The Respondent is not called “Michalintires” or anything similar. ...

2022-03-22 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2021-0493 for caruvana.com html (10 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar The disputed domain name consists of the Complainant’s trademark, with the insertion of the letter “u” between the letters “car” and “van” and the generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) “.com”. ...For all these reasons, the Panel concludes that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark. B. Rights or Legitimate Interests The Respondent is not called “caruvana” or anything similar. ...

2021-04-13 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2011-1510 for coolhandpocker.com html (9 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Complainant has established that it has valid rights in the COOL HAND and COOL HAND POKER (logo) trademarks. The domain name is confusingly similar to Complainant’s marks since the addition of one letter, “c”, does not alter the similarity to the otherwise similar word element of the COOL HAND POKER (logo) trademark. ...

2011-11-21 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2012-2101 for ntwestco-uk.com html (9 KB)

Complainant The Complainant contends that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its own NATWEST trademark. In furtherance of this contention the Complainant argues 4 points: a) the disputed domain name is comprised of the dominant “Ntwest” element which is confusingly similar with its NATWEST trade mark; b) that the inclusion of the “co-uk” suffix element in the disputed domain name, before the “.com” generic top level domain (gTLD), does not operate to distinguish an otherwise deceptively similar mark which takes as its main element an established trademark and cites Porsche AG v. ...In particular the Panel accepts that: a) the principal element in the disputed domain name is the “ntwest” component which is closely similar to the Complainant’s mark NETWEST and notes the many instances where such features in “typosquatting” cases considered under the UDRP have been found to be confusingly similar; b) the “co-uk” element and the “.com” gTLD are to be read down or disregarded in the analysis. ...

2013-01-04 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2013-0043 for iwc-replica.org html (9 KB)

It is also clear that by virtue of its widespread and long-standing use and the repute of the IWC Trademark that an unrelated entity or person using a similar domain name is likely to lead to members of the public being confused and deceived. Complainant argues that the Domain Name is confusingly similar to its IWC Trademark, in that it consists of the IWC Trademark with the addition of the generic term “replica”, and the gTLD “.org”. ...On this basis the Panel finds: a) Complainant has rights in respect of the IWC Trademark. b) The Domain Name is confusingly similar to the IWC Trademark. Accordingly, the Panel is satisfied that the first element of the Policy has been met. ...

2013-03-11 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2006-1562 for easternsmotors.net html (11 KB)

Under the Policy this is sufficient to establish that the domain name in dispute is identical or confusingly similar. See Magnum Piering, Inc. v. The Mudjocker and Garwood S. Wilson Sr., WIPO Case No. ...D2000-0273 where the panel found that the combination of Complainant’s mark YAHOO with a number of generic words such as a city name or abbreviations for a country name, gave rise to a domain name that was confusingly similar to the registered mark of the Complainant. The Panel concludes that the domain name in dispute is confusingly similar to Complainant’s registered mark. ...

2007-04-04 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision DPW2014-0004 for pirelli.pw html (32 KB)

The disputed domain name is identical and/or confusingly similar with PIRELLI Marks because it wholly incorporates the dominant part of such marks, namely the wording “Pirelli”. ...Previous UDRP panels have consistently held that a domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark for purposes of the Policy “when the domain name includes the trade mark, or a confusingly similar approximation, regardless of the other terms in the domain name” (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. ...

2014-07-02 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2012-1781 for arcticspassaskatoon.com html (27 KB)

Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant A. 1. Identical or Confusingly Similar Complainant states that the disputed domain name owned by Respondent is confusingly similar to Complainant’s trademark ARCTIC SPAS. ...A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Pursuant to paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy, Complainant must establish rights in a trademark and, secondly, that the disputed domain name is identical to or confusingly similar to the trademark in which Complainant has rights. ...

2012-11-20 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2013-0283 for barbourinternational.com html (29 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Pursuant to paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy, Complainant must establish rights in a trademark and secondly that the disputed domain names are identical to or confusingly similar to the trademark in which the Complainant has rights. ...Many UDRP decisions have found that domain names are confusingly similar to trademarks when the disputed domain name incorporates the trademark in its entirety. ...

2013-05-07 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2007-1263 for velcro.biz html (32 KB)

A. Identical or Confusingly Similar Pursuant to paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy, Complainants must establish rights in a trademark and secondly prove that the domain name in dispute is confusingly similar to a trademark in which Complainants have rights. ...Numerous UDRP panels have held that a domain name is confusingly similar to a trademark when the domain name incorporates the mark in its entirety. See, e.g., Am. ...

2007-11-01 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2001-1446 for kiro7.com html (29 KB)

D2000-1610 (January 24, 2001), (domain name was confusingly similar where it was identical to the Complainant’s mark WRAL-TV5, and domain name was confusingly similar to Complainant’s mark WRAL 5 where it was virtually identical to Complainant’s mark but for the lack of a space between the "L" and the "5"). ...D2000-1610, (January 24, 2001)). The domain name in dispute is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s common law trademarks. The domain name is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademarks KIRO, KIRO7 and KIRO 7. ...

2002-04-05 - Case Details

WIPO Domain Name Decision D2014-0571 for nterprise.net html (24 KB)

Parties’ Contentions A. Complainant (1) Identical or confusingly similar Complainant contends that the Domain Name, , is confusingly similar to Complainant’s ENTERPRISE trademark. ...A. Identical or Confusingly Similar The Panel must first determine whether the Domain Name is identical or confusingly similar to Complainant’s ENTERPRISE trademark. ...

2014-07-01 - Case Details