On the issue of registration, the Complainants contend that it was registered in bad faith because the Disputed Domain name “is derived from Complainants' family name and has no pornographic or explicit connotation” (citing Caledonia Motor Group Limited v. ...It is well-established that the top-level designation used as part of a domain name should be disregarded: (see Magnum Piering, Inc. v. The Mudjackers and Garwood S. Wilson, Sr.,
WIPO Case No. ...
2010-07-16 - Case Details
Rather, the Panel concludes that the Respondent sought
to trade on the good will and reputation of the Complainants by incorporating
the entirety of the IMITREX mark into the disputed domain name, and by prominently
featuring the disputed domain name in the website. As noted in Research In
Motion Limited v. ...Pursuant to Paragraph 4(b)(iv), this constitutes
evidence of bad faith registration and use of the disputed domain name for purposes
of Paragraph 4(a)(iii). See Paula Ka v. Paula Korenek, WIPO
Case No. D2003-0453; Bodegas Vega Sicilia, S.A. v. ...
2004-05-25 - Case Details
The Respondent is Steve Mart of Lagos, Nigeria.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name is registered with OnlineNic, Inc. d/b/a China-Channel.com (the “Registrar”).
3. ...The Center verified that the Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Policy” or “UDRP”), the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Rules”), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “Supplemental Rules”).
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D2003-0569; and, Swatch Ltd. v. Peter Kaeppeli,
WIPO Case No. D2002-0956).
The relevant part of the disputed domain name is “virgin galactic”, as the added gTLD – being a required element of every domain name – is irrelevant when assessing whether or not a mark is identical or confusingly similar. ...Therefore, the mere addition of the suffix “token”– referring to a digital currency – does not prevent the finding of confusing similarity between Complainant’s trademark and the disputed domain name (Sanofi v. Sarah Plaschg, Astara Immobilien GmbH,
WIPO Case No. D2020-2632; Facebook Inc. v. ...
2022-02-28 - Case Details
In this context, the Complainant refers to previous UDRP decisions on the Burberry
domain name (Burberry Limited v. S.H. Baek, WIPO
Case No. D2005-0334 on ; Burberry Limited v.
...D2004-0984 and Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu v. Henry Chan, WIPO Case
No. D2003-0584), the Complainant believes that the linking of the disputed
domain name to a domain name parking sites cannot be regarded as a legitimate
non-commercial or fair use of this domain name.
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2006-01-30 - Case Details
v) The Complainant requests that the disputed domain name be transferred to the Complainant.
B. Respondents
The Respondents did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions.
6. ...In addition, the Panel notes that many UDRP panels have found bad faith use of a domain name by a respondent when good faith use is in no way plausible (see Audi AG v. Hans Wolf,
WIPO Case No. ...
2014-04-17 - Case Details
D2001-1417; Those Characters From Cleveland Inc. v. User51235 (38so92lf@whois-privacy.net),
WIPO Case No. D2006-0950). Furthermore, the registrar of the disputed domain name confirmed that the Policy applies to the disputed domain name. ...In the present case, the domain name has been registered for 13 years, which calls for an explanation; moreover, 7 years have passed since the Complainant recovered three other domain names invoking her name in Pamela Anderson v. ...
2010-10-01 - Case Details
The inclusion of the ccTLD “.mx” in the disputed domain name constitutes a technical requirement of the Domain Name System (“DNS”). Thus, it has no legal significance in assessing identity or confusing similarity in the present case (see CARACOLITO S SAS v. ...The case file contains no evidence that demonstrates that the Respondent has used or has made demonstrable preparations to use the disputed domain name or a name corresponding to the disputed domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services (see Valentino S.p.A. v. ...
2022-03-08 - Case Details
Bad faith exists where respondent knew or should have known of complainant’s trademark rights before registering a domain name that incorporates the other’s trademark. Yahoo! Inc. v. Yahoo-Asian Company Limited,
WIPO Case No. ...D2011-0051; Allstate Insurance Company v. Moniker Privacy Services / Pablo Palermao,
WIPO Case No. D2011-0198 (“registration of a well-known trademark as a domain name is a clear indication of bad faith in itself, even without considering other elements”); Allstate Insurance Company v. ...
2011-07-28 - Case Details
v) The Complainant submits that by holding the disputed domain name, the Respondent is using the disputed domain name in bad faith.
...See Weetabix Limited v. Mr. J. Clarke,
WIPO Case No.
D2001-0775.
In this case, the Panel finds that it is highly unlikely that the Respondent chose to register the disputed domain name randomly with no knowledge of the Marks, which have been targeted in more than a dozen domain name disputes over the last three years. ...
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See, Dr. Michael Crichton v. Alberta Hot Rods,
WIPO Case No. D2002-0872 (“Crichton”).
Complainant further states that previous 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. Swarovski Aktiengesellschaft v. bingbing chen,
WIPO Case No. D2011-1524 (November 1, 2011) (“the Respondent’s use of the Disputed Domain Name in selling goods under the SWAROVKSI Mark without authorization from the Complainant is a sign of the Respondent’s bad faith use of the Disputed Domain Name”) and Swarovski Aktiengesellschaft v. ...
2012-09-18 - Case Details
Martinez, Esq., United States of America.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name is registered with NAME KING INC.
3. ...NABR,WIPO Case No.D2001-1480; Britannia Building Society v. Britannia Fraud Prevention, WIPO Case No. D2001-0505).
To establish confusing similarity it is therefore not required to establish that the registration and use of the domain name causes confusion as to the source, but whether the name or mark and the alphanumeric string constituting the domain name when directly compared are confusingly similar.
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2006-11-28 - Case Details
See Fitness Anywhere, Inc. v. Simon Onil, NAF Claim No. 1372345 (finding confusing similarity between the domain name and the complainant’s TRX and SUSPENSION TRAINING marks, even though the domain name added the generic word “sale” and removed the word “training”); Philip Morris USA Inc. v. ...D2013-1087 (finding confusing similarity between the domain name and the complainant’s MARLBORO mark, even though the domain name added the “generic descriptive” word “team”); Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. v. ...
2014-01-24 - Case Details
See Oki Data Americas Inc. v. ASD Inc.,
WIPO Case No. D2001-0903. The addition of a generic term does not serve to distinguish the domain name from the trademark, but may reinforce the association of the complainant's trademark with a domain name. ...DTV2006-0001),
- the Respondent has already been involved in several domain name disputes (see Newcastle Permanent Building Society Limited v. Pluto Domain Services Private Limited,
WIPO Case No. ...
2009-03-18 - Case Details
iv) The Complainant submits that the Respondent is using the disputed domain name in bad faith.
(v) The Complainant requests that the disputed domain name be transferred to the Complainant.
...The Panel draws from these circumstances an inference of bad faith use of the disputed domain name by the Respondent.
Besides, the Panel notes that many UDRP panels have held that bad faith use of a domain name by a respondent may result from the fact its good faith use is in no way plausible (see Audi AG v. ...
2021-03-31 - Case Details
v) The Complainant requests that the disputed domain name be transferred to the Complainant.
B. Respondent
The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s contentions.
6. ...See Document Technologies, Inc. v. International Electronic Communications Inc.,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0270.
As previously noted, the Respondent offered no reason for selecting the disputed domain name. ...
2019-01-25 - Case Details
Panels disregard the domain name suffix in evaluating confusing similarity. E.g., VAT Holding AG v. Vat.com,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0607; Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited v. ...A complainant must show a prima facie case that a respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in a disputed domain name, after which the burden of rebuttal passes to the respondent. See, e.g., Croatia Airlines d.d. v. ...
2009-07-22 - Case Details
Allocation Network GmbH v. Steve Gregory, WIPO
Domain Name Dispute Case D2000-0016, Car Toys, Inc. v. Informa Unlimited,
Inc., National Arbitration Forum Domain Name Dispute Case FA0093682, see
Annex E; General Machine Products Co., Inc. v. ...Shlomi (Salomon) Levi, WIPO
Domain Name Dispute Case D2000-0040, see Annex G; Telaxis Communications
Corp. v. William E. Minkle, WIPO Domain Name Dispute
Case D2000-0005, see Annex J; Unitil Resources, Inc. v. ...
2000-05-30 - Case Details
The domain name
is also virtually identical with the domain name under which the Complainant
does business and sends and receives its emails. ...Nonetheless, the Complainant must prove the additional requirement that the
domain name “is being used in bad faith” by the Respondent. As was
observed in the now well quoted case with similar facts of Telstra Corporation
Ltd v. ...
2005-02-08 - Case Details
Previous panels have found that generic use of a disputed domain name for PPC links by a domainer can amount to a legitimate interest (Havanna S.A. v. Brendhan Hight, Mdnh Inc.,
WIPO Case No. ...Alghanim & Sons W.L.L. v. Anees Salah Salameh,
WIPO Case No. D2018-1231). Specifically, the Respondent claims that the Disputed Domain Name was registered because it belonged to a defunct business, and because the Disputed Domain Name is attractive because it contains the words “autorental” twice, which boosts traffic. ...
2019-11-08 - Case Details