By visiting the Internet site linked to the disputed domain name, the Panel also recognized that the Respondent uses the word “posta” (with an optically highlighted P) as a title in connection with the word “gazete”, which means nothing else than “newspaper” in the English language.
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2010-04-08 - Case Details
Rätten finns fastslagen ibland annat FN:s konvention om medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter (Art. 19), Europakonventionen (Art. 10) och i den svenska Regeringsformen (2:1 p 1):
“Varje medborgare är gentemot det allmänna tillförsäkrad yttrandefrihet, dvs. frihet att i tal, skrift eller bild eller på annat sätt meddela upplysningar samt uttrycka tankar, åsikter och känslor”.
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2009-06-15 - Case Details
Lloyds America Indemnity Corporation,
WIPO Case No. D2006-1327, and Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and "Madonna.com",
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847. In the latter regard, the Panel has noted the Respondent's failure to provide actual evidence of its claimed mark, as well as the fact that the Respondent's claimed mark is not only identical to the Complainant's pre-existing mark, but that the Respondent's present use of the disputed domain name seems calculated to trade off confusion with the Complainant's widely known CHIPPENDALES mark. ...
2010-02-15 - Case Details
Case No. D2000-0449 (August 27, 2000); Gordon Sumner p/k/a Sting v. Michael Urvan, WIPO Case No. D2000-0596,
(July 20, 2000); and Document Technologie, Inc., v. ...
2001-04-25 - Case Details
In fact, on May 15, 2001, the domain name’s registrant and contacts had changed for the benefit of a company Sociedad Batigere, seated #C-2, P G Esc y 103 A Nte, San Salvador, San Salvador 00000 SV."
5. Parties’ Contentions
Complainants and Respondent make the following allegations. ...
2001-07-31 - Case Details
On July 12, 2000, and August 7, 2000, Complainant (through its counsel) sent via Federal Express to Respondent a cease and desist and transfer demand with respect to the disputed domain names (Complaint, Annexes P & Q).
By letter of August 14, 2000, Respondent replied to Complainant’s demand, indicating that it would either sell the rights to use the disputed domain names to Complainant, or continue to use them (id., Annex R).
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2001-01-23 - Case Details
On April 6, 2000 and May 5, 2000, Complainant (through its counsel) sent via Federal Express to Respondent a cease and desist and transfer demand with respect to the disputed domain names (Complaint, Annexes O & P). Respondent did not reply to such correspondence (id, paragraph 12).
The Service Agreement in effect between Respondent and Network Solutions subjects Respondent to Network Solutions’ dispute settlement policy, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, as adopted by ICANN on August 26, 1999, and with implementing documents approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999. ...
2001-01-23 - Case Details
The Parties
The Complainant is ADT Services AG, a Swiss corporation with its principal place of business at Shaffhausen, Switzerland. The Complainant is represented by Mr John P. Margiotta, of Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu P.C., Attorneys of New York, USA.
The Respondent is ADT Sucks.com of Box 4357, Boynton Beach, Florida, USA. ...
2001-04-26 - Case Details
In its complaint the Complainant elected to have the dispute decided by a single-member Administrative Panel and in the event the Respondent designated a three-member Administrative Panel the Complainant nominated Mr. David P. Plant, Mr. Geert Glas and Professor Charles Gielen as its candidates to the Administrative Panel. ...
2001-02-12 - Case Details
IRG Coins and Ink Source, Inc., WIPO Case
No. D2000-0090; Stralfors AB v. P D S AB, WIPO Case No. D2000-0112;
InfoSpace.com, Inc. v. Ofer, WIPO Case No. D2000-0075.
To quote a prior Panel
decision, "[B]ecause Respondent is contributing no value-added to the Internet
-- it is merely attempting to exploit a general rule of registration -- the
broad community of Internet users will be better served by transferring the
domain name to a party with a legitimate use for it." ...
2001-03-22 - Case Details
Furthermore, in support of this confusing similarity the Panel notes that in the Petit Larousse Illustré 1982 p. 1532, Monte-Carlo is defined as "quartier de la Principauté de Monaco où se trouve le casino". Further on page 1529 Monaco is defined as "Principauté du littoral de la méditerranée: grand centre touristique: casino".
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2000-12-21 - Case Details
Furthermore, in support of this confusing similarity the Panel notes that in the Petit Larousse Illustré 1982 p. 1532, Monte-Carlo is defined as "quartier de la Principauté de Monaco où se trouve le casino". Further on page 1529 Monaco is defined as "Principauté du littoral de la méditerranée: grand centre touristique: casino".
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2000-12-21 - Case Details
D2000-0847 (WIPO October 12, 2000); Helen Folsade p/k/a/ Sade v. Quantum Computer Services, Inc., Case No. D2000-0794 (WIPO September 26, 2000).
Finally, Complainant asserts that Respondent’s actions also violate the United States Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which makes it unlawful and bad faith to register, offer for sale, or use a domain name that is identical to, or confusingly similar to, or dilutive of an existing mark.
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2001-02-14 - Case Details
The Court concluded that: "The GALLO brand is universally known both nationally and in California, and has become an extraordinarily strong and distinctive mark...." (p. 1667). This holding was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 967 F.2d 1280 (9th Cir. 1992). ...
2000-11-22 - Case Details
Según advierte la demandada, "Todo el material fotográfico de estas páginas es exclusivamente propiedad de © La cámara de juani, por lo que queda absolutamente prohibida su copia o distribución pública sin el consentimiento del propietario, cualquier acción de esta naturaleza será denunciada ante la Ley y penada por la misma" (documento 47, p.3 de la demandante). La demandada conoce perfectamente la existencia de los derechos de propiedad intelectual sobre lo suyo, de tal forma que no puede desconocerlos sobre lo de los demás.
7. ...
2000-12-13 - Case Details
Therefore, pursuant to paragraphs 4 (i) of the Policy and 15 of the Rules, the Panel orders that the Domain Name "orientalhotel.com" be transferred to the Complainant Mandarin Oriental Services B.V.
Mr T Willoughby
Presiding Panelist
Mr P E H Rindforth
Panelist
Mr J W Dabney
Panelist
Dated: February 19, 2001...
2001-02-22 - Case Details
the "Complainant"), a company incorporated under the laws of Jamaica, with its main address at 214 Spanish Town Road, P. O. Box 190, Kingston 11, Jamaica. Complainant’s authorized representative is Paul Cox, S. J. Berwin, 222 Graves Inn Road, London WC1X 8XF, United Kingdom.
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2002-09-19 - Case Details
The Respondent cannot show a legitimate interest by demonstrating use of the disputed domain name to divert traffic to a web site for or to advertise a prostitution service which has no obvious connection to the disputed domain name.
As stated in Madonna Ciccone p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and "Madonna.com"
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847, "use which
intentionally trades on the fame of another can not constitute a ‘bona fide’
offering of goods or services. ...
2002-10-25 - Case Details
The Court concluded
that: "The GALLO brand is universally known both nationally and in California,
and has become an extraordinarily strong and distinctive mark...." (p.
1667). This holding was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit. 967 F.2d 1280 (9th Cir. 1992). ...
2002-04-29 - Case Details
The Complainant, Convergys Inc. is evidently a global leader in outsourced
billing and customer care services, is a member of the S&P 500 and the
Forbes’ Platinum 400, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The
Complainant reportedly employs over 45,000 people worldwide and provides
goods and services in more than 30 countries. ...
2002-05-08 - Case Details