On March 26, 2021, the Complainant submitted a trademark abuse complaint with Facebook regarding the Respondent’s facebook “@reedelsevier1” page. The page was subsequently taken down by Facebook and the Complainant received two email messages from the Respondent, the first one asking why the Complainant closed the Respondent’s Facebook page and the later to propose a partnership. ...
2021-06-24 - Case Details
Factual Background
The First Complainant (formerly known as “Facebook Inc.”) is a United States social technology company,
and operates, inter alia, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus), Portal, and WhatsApp. ...The Complainants maintain a strong online presence on various social media platforms, such as Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
The Complainants hold numerous domain names consisting of or incorporating the META and QUEST
trademarks.
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2023-08-29 - Case Details
Les faits
Meta Platforms, Inc. est une entreprise américaine, précédemment dénommée Facebook Inc., et ce,
jusqu’au 28 octobre 2021, spécialisée dans la technologie sociale, exploitant des plateformes telles que
Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp ou Meta Quest. ...Meta Platforms Technologies LLC, créée en 2012 sous OCULUS VR LLC, puis connue sous Facebook
Technologies LLC, détient les droits de propriété intellectuelle afférents aux technologies détenues par Meta
Platforms Inc. ...
2023-07-31 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant, Meta Platforms, Inc., (Meta) is a U.S. social technology company operating, among other
things, as Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) and WhatsApp. Complainant, formerly
known as Facebook Inc., internationally announced its change of name to Meta Platforms Inc. on October
28, 2021. ...I do not want any sort of
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problems with anyone at all, Especially a company like facebook. I had no knowledge or realization up until
now, that I was crossing any lines, or infringing Upon a trademark. ...
2023-12-14 - Case Details
Levent Aslan, Turkticaret.net,
WIPO Case No. D2017-1734; Facebook, Inc. and Instagram, LLC v. Adam Szulewski,
WIPO Case No. D2016-2380; Instagram, LLC v. Ozgur Kalyoncu, Seo Master and Huseyin Erdem,
WIPO Case No. D2016-1710; Instagram, LLC v. Muhittin Ozer,
WIPO Case No. D2016-0584; Facebook, Inc. and Instagram, LLC v. Xiamen eName Network Co., Ltd / weiwei,
WIPO Case No. D2016-0409; Instagram, LLC v. ...
2018-09-24 - Case Details
In other words, the name of the entity being promoted on Facebook does not exactly mirror either the disputed domain name nor the trading style of the website to which it resolves. ...Second, the fact that the name of the Respondent’s Facebook account does not correspond exactly with the disputed domain name points to some targeting by the Respondent of the Complainant’s FXDD TRADING brand; why else have a Facebook account called “FXD Trading Solutions” but a domain name and website called “FXD Trading”? ...
2019-05-08 - Case Details
Complainant
The Complainant contends that since its launch in 2010, Instagram has rapidly acquired and developed
considerable goodwill and renown worldwide. Acquired by Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms, Inc.) in
2012, today Instagram has more than two billion monthly active accounts worldwide.
...The Complainant has also made substantial investments to develop a strong presence
online by being active on various social-media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. For
instance, Instagram’s official Facebook page has over 61 million Facebook “likes” and Instagram’s official
Twitter account has over 33 million followers.
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2024-08-14 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is the owner of the trademark FACEBOOK, used for a social networking website and
mobile application. It has used the trademark since 2004. ...Factual Background
The Complainant is the owner of the trademark FACEBOOK, used for a social networking website and mobile application. It has used the trademark since 2004. ...
2022-04-05 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainant, formerly known as Facebook, is a provider of online social networking services. Launched in
2004, Facebook now has over 2 billion monthly active users. ...Complainant contends that its globally renown services, offered since 2004 under the FACEBOOK mark, are
commonly referred to as FB, including by media enterprises such as the New York Times and the Guardian.
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2022-10-07 - Case Details
The disputed domain name was registered on November 2, 2022, and presently does not resolve to an
active webpage. A Facebook page stating “Art Basel goes digital. The Biggest Art Fair now has a digital
twin – Digital Basel” and describing itself as “a new way to experience World’s largest art fair. ...The Panel considers that the record of this case reflects that the Respondent has intentionally attempted to
attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to its online location (Facebook page), by creating a likelihood of
confusion with the Complainant’s mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of the
Respondent’s online location. ...
2023-06-23 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant Meta is a social technology company and operates, inter alia, Facebook, Instagram,
WhatsApp and Meta Quest. The Complainant WhatsApp is a provider of a mobile messaging application
founded in 2009 and acquired by Meta in 2014. ...The Complainants are the owners of trademarks FACEBOOK and WHATSAPP, which have been
registered in many countries all over the world, for example as follows:
- United States Trademark No. 3041791, FACEBOOK, registered on January 10, 2006; and
- United States Trademark No. 3939463, WHATSAPP, registered on April 5, 2011.
...
2023-04-24 - Case Details
Acquired by Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.) in 2012, Complainant today has more
than 1 billion monthly active accounts worldwide.
...Complainant has also made substantial investments to develop a
strong presence online by being active on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and
LinkedIn. For instance, Instagram’s official Facebook page has over 59 million “likes” and over 34 million
followers on Twitter. ...
2022-09-05 - Case Details
So far as the Panel can ascertain, neither the expression “Keep Australia Beautiful” nor the name of the Complainant used in the Complaint appears on the Facebook page.
The Complainant also says its Instagram account has 8,068 followers. The URL of this page is “www.instagram.com/keepqueenslandbeautiful/” and, like the Facebook page, the Instagram handle is Keep Queensland Beautiful.
...That appears to be borne out by the names of the Complainant’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
The Complainant was the initial registrant of:
(a) Australian Registered Trade Mark No. 830845, TIDY TOWNS and device; and
(b) Australian Registered Trade Mark No. 896290, KEEP AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL and device.
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2021-03-26 - Case Details
基本事实
投诉人 Meta Platforms, Inc.是一家全球知名的社交技术公司，前身为 Facebook Inc.（“Facebook”）并在
2021 年正式更名为 Meta，引起全世界（包括中国在内）广泛关注和报道。
投诉人 Meta Platforms, Inc.下属的全资子公司 Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC 前身为 Oculus VR, LLC 公
司，2014 年被 Facebook 收购并一度更名为 Facebook Technologies, LLC，其主打的 Oculus Quest 虚拟现实
（VR）头盔系列产品享誉全球，虽未在中国市场正式发售，但得到中国媒体的广泛报道。
随着 Facebook 于 2021 年正式更名为 Meta，其旗下产品也从“Oculus Quest”同步更名为“Meta Quest”。
中文媒体上对于投诉人 VR 产品全球知名度、相关产品从“Oculus Quest”更名为“Meta Quest”、以及关于
投诉人计划推出 Meta Quest Pro 有广泛报道，在百度百科上也有相关信息。
...
2023-07-31 - Case Details
基本事实
投诉人 Meta Platforms, Inc.是一家全球知名的社交技术公司，前身为 Facebook Inc.（Facebook）并在 2021
年正式更名为 Meta，引起全世界（包括中国在内）广泛关注和报道。
投诉人 Meta Platforms, Inc.下属的全资子公司 Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC 前身为 Oculus VR, LLC 公
司，2014 年被 Facebook 收购并一度更名为 Facebook Technologies, LLC，其主打的 Oculus Quest 虚拟现实
（VR）头盔系列产品享誉全球，虽未在中国市场正式发售，但得到中国媒体的多方报道。
随着 Facebook 于 2021 年正式更名为 Meta，其旗下产品也从“Oculus Quest”同步更名为“Meta
Quest”，并推出 Meta Quest Pro 这一最新机型。
中文媒体上对于投诉人 VR 产品全球知名度、相关产品从“Oculus Quest”更名为“Meta Quest”、以及关于
投诉人计划推出 Meta Quest Pro 有广泛报道（报道时间早于争议域名注册时间），在百度百科上也有相关信
息。
...
2023-06-29 - Case Details
The Complainant is the owner of the famous trademark FACEBOOK, which is registered and used around
the world. The Complainant is the owner of many trademark registrations worldwide, e.g., U.S. ...The Complainant is the owner of the famous trademark FACEBOOK, which is registered and used around the world. The Complainant is the owner of many trademark registrations worldwide, e.g., U.S. ...
2022-09-13 - Case Details
“Meta”) is a United States social technology company that operates
Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest, and WhatsApp. Meta was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and
announced its change of name to Meta Platforms on October 28, 2021. Meta’s official page on Facebook
has over 78 million “likes” and more than 13 million followers on Twitter.
Complainant Meta Platforms Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta and is involved in the
manufacture of virtual reality (VR) software and apparatus, which is now sold under the “Meta Quest” name.
...
2023-08-25 - Case Details
Registration Private, Domains By Proxy, LLC / Dieu Buhendwa, WIPO Case No. D2021‐1293; Facebook, Inc. v. Registration Private,
Domains By Proxy, LLC / Nikki Baumann, WIPO Case No. D2020‐1103; Baring Asset Management Limited v. ...Domains By Proxy, LLC / Michael Steiner, Engrain, WIPO Case No. D2019‐2900; and Facebook, Inc. v. Registration Private, Domains
By Proxy, LLC / Giap Nguyen Van and Giao Tran Ngoc, WIPO Case No. ...
2022-08-17 - Case Details
Since its launch in 2010, Instagram has rapidly acquired and developed
considerable goodwill and renowned worldwide. Acquired by Facebook, Inc. (now Meta Platforms, Inc.) in
2012, today Instagram has more than three billion monthly active accounts worldwide.
...The Complainant has also made substantial investments to develop a strong presence online by being active
on various social-media platforms, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn. For instance,
Instagram's official Facebook page has over sixty-one million Facebook “likes”, and Instagram's official X
account has over thirty-three million followers.
...
2025-11-25 - Case Details
Since 2018, the Complainant has been offering a payment service to users in India and Brazil. That service is operated by Facebook Pay which provides a convenient, secure, and consistent payment experience across the Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. ...The disputed domain name in those cases was found to be confusingly similar because “wallet” is a mere dictionary word not capable of dispelling confusing similarity. Examples include Facebook Inc. v. Ma Xiao Ke,
WIPO Case No. D2020-1346, where the disputed domain name was and Facebook Inc. v. ...
2021-07-29 - Case Details