Online store brand-name women's brand Vignace "V·GRASS" wins rights

Women's brand Vignace "V·GRASS" wins rights

The online shop has designed its own domain names, names, and LOGOs similar to those of well-known corporate brands and names. This kind of “famous brand name” approach has become a new form of infringement of intellectual property rights, and many companies suffer from it. A few days ago, Vignas Fashion Co., Ltd., which also encountered this problem, appealed to the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center for the domain name “Yi-brand” online store. After the verdict of the center, it transferred the disputed domain name “v-grass.com”. To Wegenas Fashion Co., Ltd.

According to the relevant person in charge of Vignace Fashion Co., Ltd., Vignace Fashion Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Nanjing Jincao Fashion Industry Co., Ltd., which owns the “V·GRASS” women's brand, and the company was renamed Weigenasi. Fashion Co., Ltd., and in 2008 obtained the registration of “V·grass” word mark and “V·grass and figure” trademark from the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. However, the company later discovered that in online stores such as Taobao, someone opened a so-called “Jincao” flagship store without authorization, and its domain name was “v-grass.com”, and used it on the online store. The name "grass net".

As a result, Vignace Fashion Co., Ltd. appealed to the registrant of the online store to the Beijing Secretariat of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center and requested that the domain name be transferred to itself. The person in charge of the brand stated that the domain name registered by the complainant is similar to the “V·grass” trademark of the company’s goods that enjoys rights, and the use of names such as “Sweeps” on the website makes it easier to mislead consumers and allow consumption. Some people mistakenly believe that the clothes and services provided on this website are closely related to “V·grass”. The behavior of the complainee will not only damage the reputation of the complainant, but will also disrupt the complainant’s business activities. Therefore, the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center is required to transfer the disputed domain name “v-grass.com” to itself.

A few days ago, the Beijing Secretariat of the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center ruled that the complaint was in compliance with Article 4(a) of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, that is, “the disputed domain name is the same as the commodity trademark or service mark to which the complainant has the right or Confusingly similar ";" The complainee does not have rights or legitimate interest in the domain name ";" The complainee is malicious in the registration and use of the domain name ", according to the relevant provisions of the "universal domain name dispute resolution policy", the panel decided Transferred the disputed domain name "v-grass.com" to Vignace Fashion Co., Ltd.