The Complainant is a worldwide renowned Italian company specialized in healthcare and baby care, that trades – among others – under the well-known trademarks “CHICCO” (infant care products), “PIC” (hypodermic syringes) and “CONTROL” (prophylactics). Artsana is currently an international corporation highly recognized for its brands and products manufactured at its own production plants and distributed throughout the world, with 21 active branches (12 in Europe), 6 production units in the European Union and over 100 countries covered by its wide range of brands.
The Complainant counts about 5.000 employees and (including dealers and distributors) the Group markets its brands in over one hundred countries with more than 300 Chicco sales points. Artsana focuses on two main business areas: Baby and Health Care, which yielded 87% and 13%, respectively, of the €1.442 million in turnover recorded in 2016. Artsana Group also owns 100% of Prenatal Retail Group S.p.A.
The Complainant is the owner, among others, of the following registrations for the trademark “CHICCO”:
- International trademark registration n. 763084 “CHICCO”, granted on May 29, 2001 and duly renewed, in classes 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28 and 35, also covering Turkey;
- International trademark registration n. 1318052 “CHICCO”, granted on January 21, 2016, in classes 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 32, also covering Turkey;
-EU trademark registration n. 13418561 “CHICCO”, applied on October 30, 2014 and granted on March 24, 2015, in classes 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35 and 41;
-US trademark registration n. 3830028 “CHICCO & device”, applied on July 22, 2008 and granted on August 10, 2010, in classes 18 and 35.
Moreover, the Complainant is also the owner, among the others, of the following domain names bearing the sign “CHICCO”: CHICCO.COM, CHICCO.BIZ, CHICCO.INFO, CHICCO.IT, CHICCO.SHOP, CHICCO.RU, CHICCO.TN, CHICCO.PT, CHICCO.ASIA, CHICCO.SK, and CHICCOBABY.COM. All of them are now connected to the official website www.chicco.com.
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