The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs v Above.com Domain Privacy (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 19858 (05 April 2018)

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer is warranted.

Citation: [2018] DRS 19858
Parties: Complainant: The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs; Respondent: Above.com Domain Privacy
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 05 April 2018
Procedural Posture: Domain Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome: domain name transferred
Legal Topics: Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement

Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs

Complainant

Above.com Domain Privacy

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the domain name infringes the complainant's rights
2 Whether the domain name should be transferred

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer is warranted.

Court Disposition

domain name transferred

Orders

Transfer of the domain name to the complainant