Tenby House Hotel -v- A1 Epos [2002] DRS 298 (6 May 2002)

Tenby House Hotel -v- A1 Epos [2002] DRS 298 (6 May 2002)

The complainant established rights in the relevant names, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain names, including redirection to a competitor, constituted abusive registration as defined by the Policy. The absence of a response and the evidence of unfair advantage and detriment led to the finding for the complainant.

Citation
[2002] DRS 298
Parties
Complainant: Tenby House Hotel; Respondent: A1 Epos
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
06 May 2002
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Passing Off, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Passing Off Abusive Registration

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Parties

Tenby House Hotel

Complainant

A1 Epos

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names constitute abusive registrations under the Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the relevant names, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain names, including redirection to a competitor, constituted abusive registration as defined by the Policy. The absence of a response and the evidence of unfair advantage and detriment led to the finding for the complainant.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • Transfer of the domain names tenbyhouse.co.uk and tenbyhousehotel.co.uk to the complainant