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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the domain name is identical or similar to a name or mark in which the complainant has rights
- 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
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