Factual Background
The Complainant Meta Platforms, Inc. is a United States social technology company that operates, inter alia,
the online platforms Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus), and WhatsApp. Prior to late 2021,
it was formerly known as Facebook Inc. ...Carlos, WIPO Case No. D2023-4487 () and Facebook,
Inc. v. kadir eren, software, WIPO Case No. D2021-3335 ().
The Complainant further states that the country code Top-Level Domain (“ccTLD”) “.nl” may be disregarded
for the purposes of assessment under the first element, as it is viewed as a standard registration
requirement. ...
2024-04-10 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainants are Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) (“Meta”) together with its subsidiary
Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (formerly Facebook Technologies, LLC) (“Meta Platforms Technologies”),
collectively referred to as the “Complainant”.
The Complainant is a United States social technology company, and operates, inter alia, Facebook,
Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus), and WhatsApp. The Complainant, formerly known as Facebook
Inc., announced its change of name to Meta Platforms Inc. on October 28, 2021, and this was publicized
worldwide.
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2023-09-27 - Case Details
Op 22 september 2017 hebben Eisers contact opgenomen met dit beveiligingsbedrijf met het verzoek de Domeinnaam over te dragen alsmede het gebruik van de tekens en woorden “PPS” en “PPSecurity” te staken. Hierop heeft Polis Patrol Security haar Facebook-pagina verwijderd. Zij heeft geweigerd de Domeinnaam over te dragen en/of de Website aan te passen. ...Dat Verweerder en Polis Patrol Security inderdaad gebruik hebben willen maken van de aldus ontstane verwarring is naar het oordeel van de Geschillenbeslechter aannemelijk. Op de (inmiddels verwijderde) Facebook-pagina presenteerde Polis Patrol Security met Verweerder zich herhaaldelijk en ondubbelzinnig onder Eisers handelsnaam. ...
2018-04-10 - Case Details
At the end of the survey, visitors are asked to log into Facebook to “share” and “like” the page in order to receive their gift. Additionally, after an Internet user has completed the three survey questions, the Respondent also describes on the website that it “sending (your) answer to Marlboro.com...”.
5. ...Once the survey is completed, the Internet user must login on Facebook to receive the gift. Thus, the Respondent is illegitimately soliciting the participant to the survey to provide his/her Facebook login information. ...
2019-12-27 - Case Details
ARBITRATION
AND
MEDIATION CENTER
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook Technologies, LLC v. Matinee Classics LLC
Case No. D2022-1982
1. The Parties
Complainant is Facebook Technologies, LLC, United States of America (“United States”), represented by
Tucker Ellis, LLP, United States.
.../Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa/
Ingrīda Kariņa-Bērziņa
Sole Panelist
Date: July 26, 2022
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook Technologies, LLC v. Matinee Classics LLC
Case No. D2022-1982
B. Rights or Legitimate Interests
C. ...
2022-08-03 - Case Details
Today, Facebook has approximately
3.07 billion monthly active users and 2.11 billion daily active users on average worldwide (as of May 8,
2025). Facebook is also available for mobile devices and in recent years has consistently ranked amongst
the top “apps” in the market. ...
2025-12-08 - Case Details
The Complainant asserts that it consistently uses Facebook to promote its services and that the Complainant’s Facebook page, named “Secret Flying”, has also reached a significant following, with over 75,000 “likes” recorded by its fans as of June 29, 2015. According to the Facebook statistics submitted by the Complainant, the “likes” received by the Complainant’s Facebook page come from users in many countries, with nearly 30,000 from the United States; over 20,000 from Canada; and over 5,000 from the United Kingdom. ...
2015-09-03 - Case Details
Clicking on the button took the browser to the Facebook or Instagram page for the identified business. The Instagram pages for the latter two businesses were in Russian.
...Thus, here too, the Panel finds that these Domain Names are confusingly similar to Complainants marks.”
Similarly, in Facebook, Inc. v. Kim Changho,
WIPO Case No. D2019-1432, was found to be confusingly similar to the Facebook trademark.
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2020-11-04 - Case Details
The Complainant, Meta Platforms, Inc. (formally known as “Facebook, Inc.”) is a social
technology company which operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Meta Quest (formerly known as
“Oculus”). The Complainant, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (formerly known as “Facebook
Technologies, LLC”) is a distributor of virtual reality (“VR”) headsets, including the “Meta Quest” VR
headsets.
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2022-11-15 - Case Details
The Domain Name used to resolve to a website offering for sale Emporio Armani watches. The Respondent also used to have a Facebook page under the name "ArmaniEurope.com". Currently, the Domain Name does not resolve to a website and the Facebook page was deleted.
...The Complainant points to the Respondent's website connected to the Domain Name and to his Facebook page for the support for this proposition.
Previous UDRP panels have found that certain scenarios may warrant proceeding in a language other than that of the registration agreement. ...
2018-09-12 - Case Details
The Complainant also operates several social media accounts, including on Facebook at
, Twitter at , and Instagram at
.
...In addition, the Respondent’s website displays
images copied from the Complainant’s SHOSHANNA brand Facebook page.
The Complainant’s trademark registration predates the registration of the disputed domain name.
5. ...
2022-12-07 - Case Details
Factual Background
Complainants are related entities (together with their corporate affiliates, “Complainant”), formerly known as
Facebook, a global provider of online social networking services. Launched in 2004, Facebook now has
over 2 billion active users. ...Complainant contends that its globally renown services, offered since 2004 under the FACEBOOK mark, are
commonly referred to as FB, including by global media enterprises. Complainant further alleges that since it
issued a public announcement on October 28, 2021, Complainant received immediate global media attention
regarding its corporate change of name to META. ...
2023-04-20 - Case Details
But according to the information
provided by Complainant, three disputed domain names , , and
were resolved to substantially identical websites that prominently feature Complainant’s
WILLOW TREE and SUSAN LORDI trademarks and products. Two Facebook accounts direct Internet users
to the other two disputed domain names and , and the
disputed domain name resolved to a website that prominently features
Complainant’s WILLOW TREE and SUSAN LORDI trademarks and products. ...b) Used in Bad Faith
As introduced above, three disputed domain names , , and
were resolving to substantially identical websites that prominently feature Complainant’s
WILLOW TREE and SUSAN LORDI trademarks and products. Two Facebook accounts direct Internet users
to the other two disputed domain names and , and the
disputed domain name resolved to a website that prominently features
Complainant’s WILLOW TREE and SUSAN LORDI trademarks and products also. ...
2022-06-28 - Case Details
Since its launch in 2010, Complainant has rapidly
acquired and developed considerable goodwill and renown worldwide. Acquired by Facebook, Inc. (now
Meta Platforms, Inc.) in 2012, today Complainant has more than 2 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, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn. For instance,
Instagram’s official Facebook page has over 61 million Facebook “likes” and Instagram’s official X account
has over 33 million followers.
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2024-08-16 - Case Details
With respect to the alleged LW trademark, Complainant of fers two types of evidence. First, there is a
Facebook page which boasts 11,000 followers. The Facebook page makes frequent use of a red thumbnail
with the white letters LW. ...In addition, Complainant uses a red LW thumbnail on its Facebook page and at its website (though, as
noted, the record lacks other instances where Complainant refers to itself as LW).
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2026-01-08 - Case Details
It appears from complaints submitted to the Complainant that the Respondent’s website, or Facebook account, was offering for sale televisions ordinarily priced at over GBP 400 for under GBP 100.
Prior to filing the Complaint, the Complainant attempted to contact the Respondent through the latter’s Facebook page and the website, without success.
5. Discussion and Findings
No response has been filed. ...
2020-08-06 - Case Details
Complainant offers and promotes its TASTY services through a website at and on social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube.
Respondent registered the disputed domain name on March 7, 2016. Respondent has used, and continues to use, the disputed domain name for a website that offers recipes and cooking content, and which features a number of promotions for various products and services.
5. ...In February 2016, BuzzFeed’s TASTY Facebook page already had 41 million followers, and in that month alone BuzzFeed’s TASTY-related partnerships with numerous parties in the United States and the UK resulted in almost $500,000 of revenue for the company.”
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2021-08-09 - Case Details
In cases where a domain name incorporates the entirety of a trademark the domain name will normally be considered identical or confusingly similar to that mark for purposes of UA-DRP standing (see, e.g., Facebook Inc. v. Private Registration / Denis Khakimov,
WIPO Case No. DUA2019-0002). The Panel finds that in the present case the disputed domain name incorporates the entirety of the Complainant’s trademarks.
...The overall burden of proof remains with the Complainant (see, e.g., Facebook Inc. v. Private Registration / Denis Khakimov,
WIPO Case No. DUA2019-0002).
In its turn, the Respondent provided no evidence that it holds a right or legitimate interest in the disputed domain name.
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2021-10-14 - Case Details
Complainant
The Complainant is one of the major providers of social game services providing. Zynga’s games are accessible on Facebook and other social networks, mobile platforms and have made use of the mark ZYNGA in commerce since 2007.
...According to AppData, as of December 31, 2012, Zynga had five of the top 10 games on Facebook based on daily active users. Zynga’s players have become very engaged with Zynga’s games, with its games being played by 63 million daily active users, worldwide as of December 31, 2012.
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2013-06-06 - Case Details
Complainant has a social media presence (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). The Panel
visited Complainant’s Facebook page and observed that Complainant’s Facebook page has approximately
3,300 followers.
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2023-06-02 - Case Details