The Complainant’s statement that it is well known through the popularity of its productions, “at least in Germany”, at best might balance but does not outweigh the Respondent’s assertion.
The Respondent states that he conducted a Google search and submits the following examples of other entities or domain names embodying the acronym or name UFA: (1) a co-operative with 34 farm supply stores in Alberta (“www.ufa.net”); (2) the Ufa Airport in Russia (mentioned in Wikipedia); (3) the Uniformed Firefighters Association [of Greater New York] (www.ufalocal94.org); (4) University of the First Age (www.ufa.org.uk); (5) United Fathers Inc. ...
2007-04-17 - Case Details
SAND WebNames - For Sale, WIPO
Case No. D2001-0094 (plaboy.com v. PLAYBOY); Google, Inc. v. Namerental.com
and Leonard Bensonoff, WIPO Case No.
D2001-0060; News Group Newspapers Limited and News Network Limited v.
...
2004-10-01 - Case Details
Although the Complainants have not quantified their sales or advertising under this mark, the Panel finds that there is substantial evidence in the record and in the public domain demonstrating that the mark has acquired a distinctive secondary meaning associated with the BETonSPORTS group of companies and its offering of online gambling services:
* The Group has offered gambling services under the BETONSPORTS.COM mark since 1997 (according to the USPTO registration);
* The Group has used the domain name since 1998;
* BETonSPORTS plc is a publicly traded company in the United Kingdom;
* The Group claims 1.2 million registered users;
* The Group asserts in public filings, such as its Annual Report and press releases, that it is “one of the world’s largest US and Asia-facing, online gaming companies”;
* BETonSPORTS plc has been characterized in the media as “one of the world’s largest online gambling companies” (“Not guilty pleas entered in online gambling case,” USA Today, July 31, 20064);
* The Group’s preliminary results for the fiscal year ended February 5, 2006 report a gaming volume of US$1.7 billion; for comparison, the volume of online gambling worldwide has been estimated at US$12 billion (see, e.g., “Playboy to Join Poker Game,” Chicago Tribune, August 1, 2006);5
* A Google search on “betonsports” produces some 1.75 million “hits,” at least the first tier of which, examined by the Panel, all refer to the Complainant BETonSPORTS plc and its online gambling business, in articles and postings dating from the late 1990s to the present.
...
2006-09-01 - Case Details
Registrar Administrator Lew Blank, Litige
OMPI No. D2000-0069 ; Google, Inc. v. wwwgoogle.com and Jimmy Siavesh
Behain, Litige OMPI No. D2000-1240;
Microsoft Corporation v. ...
2003-06-12 - Case Details
In addition, the term "futureworld" is incorporated in 81 domain names and a google search yielded 653,000 third party uses of this descriptive term. Because it is composed of a common descriptive term, Respondent was vested with irrevocable rights and legitimate interest in the disputed domain at the point of registration.
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2003-08-05 - Case Details
- The Respondent is not known in the market as MADRID2012 or 2M12. A Google
site search with the query "MADRID 2012" produced no hit related to
the Respondent.
- The Respondent does not carry out any activity related to the Olympic Games
or organization in the field of sports which could be interested in the use
of these trademarks or names nor does he offer any products or services identified
by these names on his websites.
...
2003-10-15 - Case Details
As a consequence of these the Complainant is known throughout the world as "Eminem". A search made in the international "Google", "Yahoo" and "MSN" internet search engines shows that, in each search engine, all of the first 20 "hits" on the name "Eminem" refer to the Complainant, activities as shown in Annex 12.
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2004-04-21 - Case Details
On these pages, the Respondent advertises the value of the Disputed Domain Names based upon the inclusion of the famous LEGO mark describing the purchase of both of the domain names and as a "rare, excellent, affordable opportunity to profit from huge $1.2 BILLION+ Inter/National markets for popular Lego [sic] (1,000,000+ Google hits!) products." The Complainant highlights that the offering for sale of the two domain names is clear evidence that Respondent is using the Disputed Domain Names in bad faith.
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2004-01-06 - Case Details
Complainant is paying .07/click for
and .25/click for in Overture and approximately .25/click for
and $10 Canadian dollars for to appear above the
1.1 million results for "staple" in Google. By employing these tactics,
Complainant is purposely diverting traffic from Respondent’s site to its own.
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2004-03-18 - Case Details
The facts show that the domain name is largely unknown, and could not be confusing to the majority of people.
8. A Google search for "anchor beer" (two words) does not show any entry for the domain name. A Google search run on "anchorbeer" showed the domain name as last on the list, with the Complainant’s website under construction at listed first.
9. ...
2004-01-26 - Case Details
In the one case cited to this Panel by Respondent Quantec, Rosetta Stone Ltd. v. Google, Inc., 676 F.3d 144 (4th Cir. 2012), the Court noted that nominative fair use usually comes into play when a defendant uses a famous mark to identify or compare the trademark owner’s product. ...
2014-09-09 - Case Details
The Complainant claims that the Respondent should have reasonably known of the Complainant’s existence when he registered the Domain Name, as he could have easily found the Complainant’s rights by searching the name “André Trigano” as a keyword on Google search engine. Bad faith registration and use are also proven by the fact that the disputed registration prevents the Complainant from reflecting its main trademark in the most needed and valuable gTLD, notably in order to promote its activity, which seriously harms and disrupts Complainant’s business.
...
2013-02-14 - Case Details
Hevun Diversified Corporation, NAF Claim No. FA 791657; Google Inc. v. Jennifer Burns, NAF Claim No. FA 726096; The Cheesecake Factory Inc. and The Cheesecake Factory Assets Co., LLC v. ...
2013-01-15 - Case Details
Hevun Diversified Corporation, NAF Claim No. FA 791657; Google Inc. v. Jennifer Burns, NAF Claim No. FA 726096; The Cheesecake Factory Inc. and The Cheesecake Factory Assets Co., LLC v. ...
2013-01-15 - Case Details
The Respondent adds that there are numerous third parties providing goods or services in relation to the word or place “Artek” and provides a Google search in support of this assertion.
The Respondent contends that he had no intention of selling the disputed domain name to the Complainant or a competitor and that he published the “Not for sale” sign on the associated website after receiving requests to sell the disputed domain name.
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2013-02-25 - Case Details
The only inference is that the Respondent is engaged in a deliberate attempt to trade off the name and goodwill of the Complainants and to divert Internet consumers to the Respondent’s website and associated business.
That attempt has been effective. A Google search for the name “gregory jewellers” conducted on December 10, 2012, shows the disputed domain name interposed among references to the Complainants, the Complainants’ stores and reviews of the Complainants. ...
2013-03-22 - Case Details
At Annex 6 the Complainant has exhibited a copy of the results of a Google search for the words “my virgin money”, and “my virgn money” - both of which illustrate how use of the words “my” “virgin” (or virgn) and “money” would be seen as use by the Complainant.
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2013-04-30 - Case Details
The Complainants contend that a quick SOFITEL LEGEND trademark or Google search would have revealed to the Respondent the existence of the Complainants and their trademark. ...
2014-10-24 - Case Details
Cox as Consultant to the Receiver, dated, December 29, 2010, 2 pages.
While conducting a search on Google relating to Netsphere, Inc., et al. v. Jeffrey Baron et al. supra, the Panel found a decision of the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 703 F. 3d 296, dated December 18, 2012; see WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on selected UDRP Questions (“WIPO Overview 2.0”) paragraph 4.5. ...
2013-05-07 - Case Details
Hevun Diversified Corporation, NAF Claim No. 791657; Google Inc. v. Jennifer Burns, NAF Claim No. 726096; The Cheesecake Factory Inc. and The Cheesecake Factory Assets Co., LLC v. ...
2013-10-14 - Case Details