Changeworks Communications LImited v Adstream (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2019] DRS 21337 (30 May 2019)

Changeworks Communications LImited v Adstream (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2019] DRS 21337 (30 May 2019)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the domain name was registered in bad faith, warranting a transfer.

Citation
[2019] DRS 21337
Parties
Complainant: Changeworks Communications Limited; Respondent: Adstream
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
30 May 2019
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Passing Off, Trade Mark Infringement
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Dispute Passing Off Trade Mark Infringement

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Parties

Changeworks Communications Limited

Complainant

Adstream

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name is identical or similar to a name or mark in which the complainant has rights
  2. 2 Whether the domain name was registered in bad faith

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the domain name was registered in bad faith, warranting a transfer.

Court Disposition

Transfer ordered

Orders

  • The domain name is to be transferred to the complainant.