Booking Live Software Ltd v Adventure Connections & Paul Murphy (Full Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 18334 (31 March 2017)

Booking Live Software Ltd v Adventure Connections & Paul Murphy (Full Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 18334 (31 March 2017)

The panel found that the domain name was identical or similar to the complainant's mark and that the respondent's registration and use of the domain name took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights, warranting a transfer of the domain name.

Citation
[2017] DRS 18334
Parties
Complainant: Booking Live Software Ltd; Respondent: Adventure Connections; Respondent: Paul Murphy
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
31 March 2017
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Passing Off, Trade Mark Infringement

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Parties

Booking Live Software Ltd

Complainant

Adventure Connections

Respondent

Paul Murphy

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision

  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 or is being used in a manner which took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the domain name was identical or similar to the complainant's mark and that the respondent's registration and use of the domain name took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights, warranting a transfer of the domain name.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of the disputed domain name to Booking Live Software Ltd