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mere use of a domain name prior to the notice of dispute is insuf f icient for claiming rights or legitimate
interests where circumstances indicate that the mark is used in the domain name to gain unfair benef it f rom
a complainant’s trademark. See Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847.
Some factors to consider whether the Respondent’s use of the disputed domain name is fair and bona f ide
are: 1. ...
2025-09-11 - Case Details
The Panel notes that on September 24, 2024, that is just a few days after the registration of both disputed
domain names (i.e., September 16, 2024), the Complainant sent an email to the Respondent, using the
contact details on the website at the disputed domain name , in order to enquire about the
activity field of the relevant website: the Panel finds hard to consider as a mere coincidence the fact that on
the same day, namely September 24, 2024, the Respondent filed the application for the registration of the
trademark GAWKER in United Kingdom, and after three days, namely on September 27, 2024, the
Respondent incorporated the company Gawker Limited in United Kingdom. See e.g., in this respect
Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”, WIPO Case No. D2000-0847.
In any case, the disputed domain names and the Respondent’s company name have been registered many
years after the Complainant’s distinctive trademark has become famous in the media field. ...
2025-01-31 - Case Details
As to the use of the disputed domain name to send misleading
email communications from e-mail address based on the said disputed domain name, such use is also in
bad faith. See section 3.4 of the WIPO Overview 3.0: “[p]anels have held that the use of a domain name for
purposes other than to host a website may constitute bad faith. ...
2024-12-26 - Case Details
The sole difference between the address indicated for
and the one mentioned for and
is the presence of a letter “P” after the province of Guangdong in the postal
address indicated for ;
iv. based on the information provided by the concerned Registrars to the Center after the filing of the
Complaint, all the disputed domain names have been registered with the indication of the same phone
number;
v. the close similarity amongst the disputed domain names, incorporating the trademark VALENTINO in
its entirety with the addition of the terms referred to online sale (“online”, “store” and “outlet”), as better
detailed infra. ...
2024-09-02 - Case Details
Banks had not responded to any communications in this dispute since January 26, 2021 (Ex. P. to the Amended Complaint).
In our prior telephone conversations with Complainants’ counsel, Mr. ...
2021-05-04 - Case Details
In considering this delay of seven years in challenging the Respondent’s registration of the Disputed Domain Name, the Panel is of the same view as those previous UDRP decisions mentioned in section 4.17 of the WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition (“WIPO Overview 3.0”) that “[p]anels have widely recognized that mere delay between the registration of a domain name and the filing of a complaint neither bars a complainant from filing such case, nor from potentially prevailing on the merits”. ...
2021-09-29 - Case Details
Texas International Property Associates,
WIPO Case No. D2007-1415; Madonna Ciccone p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and “Madonna.com”,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847; and Speakasia Online Pte. Ltd. v. ...
2021-10-01 - Case Details
Kaavia James is the daughter of Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade p/k/a Gabrielle Union and former National Basketball Association player Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. In addition to the notoriety of Kaavia James’ parents, Kaavia James has garnered notoriety in her own right, as reflected by the over 1.7 million followers on her Instagram page.
...
2021-09-13 - Case Details
The Panel notes the Complainant’s reason for the supplemental filing: “[t]he Response is based party on the documents dated after the filing of the Complaint (see, for example, p.10 of the Response, Annex 9 and 10 with the correspondence from 23.12.2020 to 27.04.21). There are also allegations in reverse domain name hijacking.” ...
2021-06-08 - Case Details
Notably this case differs in that material respect from cases such as Madonna Ciccone, p/k/a Madonna v. Dan Parisi and "Madonna.com",
WIPO Case No. D2000-0847, where a trademark (or corporate) registration was found to be a pretext for cybersquatting.
...
2021-07-15 - Case Details
The Respondent is WhoIs Privacy Protection Services, Inc. of Kirkland, Washington, United States / Phil Allen, Flying Dog Enterprises of Erie, Colorado, United States, represented by Thomas P. Howard LLC, United States.
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name is registered with eNom, Inc. ...
2018-10-04 - Case Details
As in screenshots attached to the Complaint, at the time of this Decision the Domain Name resolves to a developed commercial website (the “Respondent’s website”) headed “Eternal Fleur the Four Season Rose”, advertising “[p]reserved rose arrangements that last for at least four seasons or longer.” The website features static photos and descriptions of floral arrangements. ...
2018-11-07 - Case Details
Lorna Kang a/ka Yong Li a/ka Mahmoud Nadim a/k/a The Data in Bulkregister.com's WHOIS Database is p a/k/a Amjad Kausar,
Caso OMPI No. D2005-0635).
El nombre de dominio en disputa es similar en grado de confusión a la marca AMAZON de la Promovente, dado que éste contiene a dicha marca en su totalidad.
...
2017-08-25 - Case Details
DMX2014-0021. Véase también GA Modefine S.A. c. Sparco P/L,
Caso OMPI No. D2000-0419.
3 Sin embargo, la página específica a la que se encuentra direccionado el nombre de dominio en disputa contiene enlaces a otras páginas de dicho sitio web en las que también se ofertan productos que compiten con los del Promovente, lo que se desprende de las pruebas aportadas por las partes y que este Experto corroboró al acceder al mismo y hacer click en la pestaña “Audio y Equipos de Sonido”. ...
2017-11-27 - Case Details
https://pastebin.com/aGPcdaWf
https://controlc.com/a3ade871
https://paste.ee/p/C1Mty
http://archive.is/8TuAy
You know EVERYBODY in porn does good business with me because they ALL know better than to [ ] with me and kick the bull and get the horns but you [ ] and [ ] are just to [ ] stupid. ...
2020-05-11 - Case Details
Allowing a respondent to excuse such an offer in this manner would undermine the relevance of this paragraph of the Policy.
In any event, "[p]anels have consistently found that the mere registration of a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar… to a famous or widely-known trademark by an unaffiliated entity can by itself create a presumption of bad faith." ...
2018-06-05 - Case Details
D2018-0387; SAP SE v. Lakshmi Reddy Bhumireddy and P. Hareesh,
WIPO Case No. D2017-0396; Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin v. Cameron Jackson,
WIPO Case No. ...
2019-07-31 - Case Details
Moreover, Complainant waited until 2018 to bring this Complaint against Respondent, more than 12 years after Respondent established its website. As stated in WIPO Overview 3.0, section 4.17, “[p]anels have…noted that in specific cases, certain delays in filing a UDRP complaint may make it more difficult for a complainant to establish its case on the merits […]”. ...
2018-12-21 - Case Details
投诉人及其关联公司和子公司的业务涉及多个行业，如纺织、钢铁、能源、汽车制造、电子产品、通信、金融等领域。
根据投诉人提交的证据（附件P），投诉人自1917年起便开始使用TATA作为投诉人的商标和商号迄今，且投诉人在印度及其他多个国家和地区拥有TATA注册商标及 TATA 系列注册商标，包括中国（如第3205191号 “”注册商标，注册日期为2004年1月14日；第3205189号注册商标“”，注册日期为2007年9月21日；第3787801号注册商标“塔塔”，注册日期为2005年10月7日；等）。...
2018-11-22 - Case Details
John Adem,
WIPO Case No. D2000-1480; Gordon Sumner, p/k/a Sting v. Michael Urvan,
WIPO Case No. D2000-0596; The E.W. Scripps Company v. Sinologic Industries,
WIPO Case No. ...
2019-03-29 - Case Details