Complainant states that it attempted unsuccessfully to contact Respondent about the Disputed Domain Name via letters and emails commencing on April 6, 2016, and that it filed a trademark complaint with Facebook about content apparently posted by Respondent, which Facebook removed or disabled.
5. Parties’ Contentions
A. ...”
- The Disputed Domain Name was registered and is being used in bad faith because, inter alia, “[c]onsidering that the Respondent is using the Complainant’s LEGO Minifigure design and that LEGO is a world famous trademark, it is quite clear that the Respondent knew of the Complainant’s legal rights in the name LEGO at the time of the registration”; and by using the Disputed Domain Name in connection with a website “showing clear references to the Complainant and links to a Facebook page that was used to offer the Complainant’s LEGO products,” including an image of “a modified copy of the Complainant’s famous LEGO Minifigure,” Respondent “is using the Domain Name to intentionally attempt to attract Internet users to its website for commercial gain, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant’s mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement of its website.”
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2016-11-07 - Case Details
The Panel is of the opinion that there is a sufficient connection to the European Union by the fact that the Complainant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook, Inc., and an affiliate company to Facebook Ireland Limited and therefore belongs to a group of companies where one of the group companies is an Irish entity. ...Decision
For the foregoing reasons, in accordance with Paragraph B(11) of the ADR Rules, the Panel orders that the disputed domain name, , be transferred to Facebook Ireland Limited for the Complainant.
Jonas Gulliksson
Sole Panelist
Date: November 13, 2018...
2018-11-16 - Case Details
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Facebook Inc. v. 林宗兴 (Lin Zong Xing)
Case No. D2019-2492
1. The Parties
The Complainant is Facebook Inc., United States of America (“US”), represented by Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP, France.
...Complainant
The Complainant is a company founded in the US in 2004, and one of the world’s leading providers of online social networking services, under the trade mark FACEBOOK (the “Trade Mark”). The Complainant has more than 2.32 billion monthly active users and 1.47 billion daily active users on average worldwide. ...
2019-12-09 - Case Details
The Complainant also refers to its presence on social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and provides evidence that the “Monster Energy” Facebook page was ranked the 12th most “liked” brand on Facebook by the Business Insider website. ...He states that much of this is based on historical and data that, for example, only a very small proportion of the Complainant’s Facebook users would have come from Quebec.
The Respondent refers to authorities including Chocolat Lamontagne Inc. v. ...
2016-08-12 - Case Details
The Complainant also annexes copies of the correspondence between consumers and the Complainant on Facebook who are complaining that they bought Zalatimo products and they are surprised by the bad quality and bad taste and they are asking Zalatimo Brothers for Sweets whether these products belong to the company or they are counterfeited products. ...This is evidenced by copies of correspondence between consumers and the Complainant on Facebook who are complaining that they bought Zalatimo products and they were surprised by its bad quality and bad taste and they are asking the Complainant whether these products belong to the Complainant or are counterfeited products.
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2016-09-06 - Case Details
In 2012, the
Complainant was acquired by Meta Platforms Inc. (then known as Facebook Inc.). The main channel
through which it provides its services is the website at . ...The Complainant has social media accounts under “Instagram” on its own Instagram services as well as
Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. The Complainant’s Facebook page has over 60 million “likes”. Its Twitter
account has over 34 million followers.
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2022-03-28 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant is a United States company, founded in 2010 and acquired by Facebook, Inc. in 2012. It operates globally under the trademark INSTAGRAM, providing an online mobile photo and video sharing social networking application (or “app”) that allows users across the globe to edit and share photos/videos and exchange messages in an online social network. ...D2020-2826.
3 The Complainant cites the following domain names that have apparently been registered by the Respondent: , , , , <facebook-instagram-following.com>, <facebook-instagram-gratis.com>, <facebook-instagram-segu.com>, , , and .
4 See footnote 3 supra....
2021-08-25 - Case Details
The website at the disputed domain name includes a reference to a Facebook page
associated with another domain name which is used for an email address under the Contact Us on the
website. This Facebook page includes both the Complainant’s logo and the logo used on the website at the
disputed domain name , and displays advertisements for purchasing the Complainant’s
products.
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2023-03-14 - Case Details
hereafter referred as “MPI”) is a U.S. social technology company, and operates, inter
alia, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus), and WhatsApp. MPI’s focus is to bring the
metaverse to life and to help people connect, f ind communities and grow businesses. ...The Complainants state that they have 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, MPI’s of f icial page on Facebook has over 79 million “likes” and 13.9 million followers on X.
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2023-12-14 - Case Details
hereafter referred as “MPI”) is a U.S. social technology company, and operates, inter
alia, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus), and WhatsApp. MPI’s focus is to bring the
metaverse to life and to help people connect, f ind communities and grow businesses. ...The Complainants state that they have 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, MPI’s of f icial page on Facebook has over 79 million “likes” and 13.9 million followers on X.
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2023-12-14 - Case Details
See, e.g.,
BA&SH v. Theresa W Chavez, WIPO Case No. D2023-0373; Facebook Technologies, LLC v. SuperPrivacy
Service LTD c/o Dynadot, et al., WIPO Case No. D2021-2722; Facebook Technologies, LLC v. ...The Panel finds, therefore, Respondent’s registration and use of the disputed
domain name for such illegal activity constitutes bad faith under the Policy. See Facebook Technologies,
LLC v. Super Privacy Service LTD et al., WIPO Case No. D2021-2722.
Based on the available record, the Panel finds the third element of the Policy has been established.
7. ...
2023-12-21 - Case Details
Factual Background
The Complainant, Meta Platforms, Inc., (Meta) is a United States social technology company, and operates,
inter alia, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) and WhatsApp. The Complainant, Meta
Platforms Technologies, LLC (Meta Platforms Technologies), is the intellectual property rights holder for
various technologies owned by Meta. ...Factual Background
The Complainant, Meta Platforms, Inc., (Meta) is a United States social technology company, and operates, inter alia, Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) and WhatsApp. The Complainant, Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC (Meta Platforms Te...
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2024-01-09 - Case Details
On May 21, 2019, the Respondent registered the Twitter account @BitcoinCashCity.
In addition, the Respondent also created a Facebook account for “Bitcoin Cash City Conferences”.
This Facebook account and the Twitter account feature numerous posts under the name “Bitcoin Cash City”
juxtaposed to the Bitcoin “BCH” logo. In the print outs in evidence, the Facebook account has 313 followers
and, it appears, 287 “likes”.
On May 29, 2019, the Respondent also became the registrant of the domain name . ...
2022-11-17 - Case Details
The disputed domain name was registered on July 25, 2025 and is, according to the Complainant’s
undisputed allegation used for a scam presented on Facebook and Instagram which promises great
revenues for low investments, with the objective to lead people to register and login on a platform on a
website under the disputed domain name. ...In the present case, the Complainant has demonstrated that the disputed domain name is being used in
connection with fraudulent activities, as the disputed domain name resolves to a website where Internet
users can register and leave personal information after being encouraged to do so via associated Facebook
and Instagram posts. Panels have held that the use of a domain name for unlawful activities, such as the
scam activities in the present case, can never confer rights or legitimate interests on a respondent. ...
2025-12-26 - Case Details
The Complainant further submitted
evidence showing that an email address connected to the disputed domain name is being displayed on a
Facebook page impersonating the Complainant.
5. Parties’ Contentions
A. Complainant
The Complainant contends that it has satisfied each of the elements required under the Policy for a transfer
of the disputed domain name.
...In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Panel concludes that, on the
balance of probabilities, that the Facebook page is connected to the Respondent and the disputed domain
name is being used an email address with the likely intention of impersonating the Complainant. ...
2025-02-18 - Case Details
The Complainant has also made substantial investments to develop a strong presence online by being active
on various social-media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube and
LinkedIn. For instance, WhatsApp’s official Facebook page has over thirty-four million Facebook “likes”,
more than five million followers on X, and three million subscribers on YouTube.
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2025-11-18 - Case Details
Subsequent to transmission of cease and desist demands from Complainant, including by email letter dated December 10, 2014, Respondent has redirected the disputed domain name to a nondescript Facebook page.
The registration agreement between Respondent and the Registrar subjects Respondent to dispute settlement under the Policy. ...Respondent has apparently attempted to avoid a finding of use in bad faith by redirecting the disputed domain name to a nondescript Facebook page. In the overall circumstances of this case, notably the prior use of the disputed domain name, such redirection does not alter the Panel’s finding of bad faith registration and use.
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2015-05-21 - Case Details
According to the Complainant, the Respondent’s Twitter and Facebook accounts that were used to pretend that the Respondent was concerned with one of the Complainant’s famous activities were also cancelled after the sending of the Complainant’s notifications.
...The deactivation of the website to which the disputed domain name resolved, and the Twitter and Facebook pages referred to above, after the Complainant sent its cease and desist notification to the Respondent, are also indicative of bad faith, according to the Complainant.
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2014-03-21 - Case Details
The Panel undertook limited research on Respondent’s website and Facebook profile and found the following statements regarding Respondent’s business:
“Namma wellness conducted more than 1200+ Medical camps at Corporate companies. ...[from Respondent’s website]; and
“Namma Wellness aims to be the largest, most comprehensive and most convenient healthcare service for Corporate companies & Healthcare Startups through innovative health promotion events.” [from Respondent’s Facebook profile]
Namma Wellness appears to be the name Respondent is trading under.
The Panel finds the reference in Respondent’s website and Facebook profile to “Corporate companies” particularly relevant to cast serious doubt on Respondent’s assertions that it had no knowledge of Complainant’s brand. ...
2021-12-03 - Case Details
El nombre de dominio en disputa dirige en la actualidad a una “landing page” sin contenido y sin enlaces operativos. Con anterioridad fue utilizado en Facebook para realizar una oferta de puestos de trabajos promocionados por “Ingeniería y Construcción Techint” y en la que aparecía reproducida la imagen del signo distintivo registrado TECHINT. ...El uso posterior al registro se ha limitado a la realización de ofertas laborales fraudulentas en redes sociales, como Facebook, con simulación de pertenecer o ser parte de la Demandante. Adicionalmente, alega que el nombre de dominio en disputa se ha encontrado en otros sitios de Facebook, siempre haciendo referencia a la Demandante y asociado a ofertas laborales falsas. ...
2021-01-07 - Case Details