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Brands/Trademark holders active under UDRP / INDRP in 2019

The Trademark holders, who actively filed domain name disputes/UDRPs in 2019 before WIPO, with the number of cases, are as follows. Though there was a new record (breached 3000 mark) for the number of cases filed in 2019 for the UDRPs before WIPO (read here). Though the following represent one-third of those Complaints:

Brands/Trademark holders No of Cases filed
Philip Morris 167
Sanofi 62
Accenture Global Services Limited 53
Skyscanner Limited 51
LEGO Juris A/S 49
Carrefour 46
WhatsApp Inc. 40
Instagram, LLC 35
AB Electrolux 28
Facebook, Inc. 26
Government Employees Insurance Company 24
Confederation Nationale Du Credit Mutuel 24
Accor 27
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 15
Arcelor Mittal 15
Andrey Ternovskiy dba Chatroulette 14
Bulgari S.p.A. 14
NATIXIS 14
FIL Limited 13
Altria Group, Inc. and Altria Group Distribution Company 13
Ford Motor Company 13
ALSTOM 13
Sodexo 12
Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC 12
ZipRecruiter, Inc. 12
Allianz SE 12
Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin 12
International Business Machines Corporation 12
Pet Plan Ltd 12
Société Air France 12
ABSA Group Limited 12
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. 11
Jones Lang LaSalle IP, Inc. 11
KPMG International Cooperative 11
Virgin Enterprises Limited. 11
Ruby Life Inc. 11
Boursorama S.A. 10
De Beers Intangibles Limited 10
Decathlon 10
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. 10
Trivago N.V. 10
De Beers Intangibles Limited 10
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. 9
Comair Limited 9
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG 9
Groupon, Inc. 9
Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. 9
OSRAM GmbH 8
Allen & Overy LLP 8
AMResorts, L.P. 7

While under INDRP, the following were the active brands/Trademark holders, with the number of INDRP cases filed as indicated below:

Brands/Trademark holders No of Cases filed
Dell Inc. 9
7-Eleven Inc. 3
Google LLC 3
Indeed Inc. 3
Trent Limited, Mumbai 3
Akelius Residential Property Ab 2
Apptio, Inc. 2
Belfond Interfin Ltd. 2
Early Warning Services LLC 2
Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited Knowledge House, Mumbai 2
HDR Global Trading Limited 2
Hike Private Limited, New Delhi 2
Hitachi Limited 2
Juul Labs Inc. 2
Lyft Inc. 2
Piaggio & C. S.p.a. 2
Voltas Limited, Mumbai 2
Volvo Trademark Holding AB 2
ZipRecruiter Inc. 2

Kindly note that the INDRP statistics are based upon the 120 number of cases allocated to the Arbitrators during the year, many decisions are pending. Though there have been 118 decisions announced in 2019 overall (including those that were filed in 2018 end). 

New Record: Over 3000 UDRP cases filed before WIPO in 2019

The Domain Name Disputes filed before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under Uniform Domain Dispute Resolution (UDRP) Policy exceeded 3000 marks for the first time since its inception in the Year 1999-2000.

UDRP allows Trademark owners globally to file a complaint about Domain Names registered in various gTLDs like .com, .net, .org, info and so on.

Year No. of Cases
2019 3216
2018 2952
2017 2603
2016 2653
2015 2378
2014 2288
2013 2257
2012 2549
2011 2323
2010 2295
2009 1804
2008 2009
2007 1951
2006 1660
2005 1361
2004 1110
2003 1053
2002 1181
2001 1506
2000 1842*

* Sole case of 1999 added to Year 2000!

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gmlevine Gerald M. Levine @gmlevine ·
25 Mar

Speculating in Domain Names: Pricing War(e)s https://buff.ly/3WTPHih #domainsforsale #brandprotection

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icadomains Internet Commerce @icadomains ·
24 Mar

#UDRP #unystore.com denied. Complainant owns #UYN mark. Held Complainant argues for typo domain <uynstore .com> instead of disputed domain, registered on a different date. This could not be sensibly addressed or remedied by the making of a Procedural Order
https://udrp.adr.eu/decisions/detail?id=641c6c027dd9bc5af301a147

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icadomains Internet Commerce @icadomains ·
23 Mar

#UDRP ciriontechnologiies .com denied. Complainant has pending TM application. Held Complainant offers no evidence of sales, advertising as well as public recognition of mark in the period between commencement of business and registration of #DomainName @ https://www.adrforum.com/domaindecisions/2032217.htm

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icadomains Internet Commerce @icadomains ·
22 Mar

If you haven't yet, check out yesterday's UDRP digest with lots of interesting cases and comments - slots. net, CocaineBear. com and lots more! https://www.internetcommerce.org/?p=4067

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icadomains Internet Commerce @icadomains ·
22 Mar

#UDRP #limble.com denied. Complainant holds 2019 mark; Respondent acquired #Domain in 2021 for sale. Held there is no evidence that Respondent had actual knowledge, while business models for DomainName aggregation and resale is legitimate under the Policy.
https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=D2022-4900

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