WIPO D2017-0287 · 2017
Allianz SE v. IP Legal, Allianz Bank Limited
Transferredallianzkenya.com
In Allianz SE v. IP Legal, Allianz Bank Limited, D2017-0287 (WIPO, 2017), the panel transferred allianzkenya.com, registered in August 2016 and showing only 'Website Under Construction'. The registrant named a company, Allianz Bank Limited, that does not exist in South Africa. False contact details plus passive holding of a famous mark were bad faith.
The parties
- Complainant
- Allianz SE
- Respondent
- IP Legal, Allianz Bank Limited
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Summarised by Gergana Dimitrova, who worked at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center from 2018 to 2021 and sits as a domain name panelist at the Czech Arbitration Court. Full background.
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