The Complainant is a German family-owned pharmaceutical group of companies with roots going back to 1885, when it was founded by Albert Boehringer (1861-1939) in Ingelheim am Rhein.
Ever since, Boehringer has become a global research-driven pharmaceutical enterprise and has today about roughly 50,000 employees. The three main business areas of BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM are: human pharmaceuticals, animal health and biopharmaceuticals. In 2018, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM achieved net sales of around 17.5 billion euros.
The Complainant owns a large portfolio of trademarks including the wording “BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM” in several countries, such as the international trademark BOEHRINGER-INGELHEIM n°221544, registered since July 2nd, 1959 and duly renewed.
Furthermore, the Complainant owns multiple domain names consisting in the wording “BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, such as <boehringer-ingelheim.com> registered since September 1st, 1995, and <boehringeringelheim.com> registered since July 4th, 2004.
The disputed domain name <boehringeringelheims.com> was registered on January 14th, 2019. The disputed domain name resolves to a parking page with commercial links.
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