Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company v Alliance Ltd [2006] DRS 3846 (31 August 2006)

Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company v Alliance Ltd [2006] DRS 3846 (31 August 2006)

The complainant has rights in marks similar to the domain name, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain name was to take unfair advantage of those rights, constituting abusive registration.

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Citation
[2006] DRS 3846
Parties
Complainant: Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company; Respondent: Alliance Ltd / Mr Rajiv Chugh
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
31 August 2006
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Domain name to be transferred to the complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trademark Infringement, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Trademark Infringement Abusive Registration

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Parties

Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company

Complainant

Alliance Ltd / Mr Rajiv Chugh

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 name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name, in the hands of the respondent, is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant has rights in marks similar to the domain name, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain name was to take unfair advantage of those rights, constituting abusive registration.

Court Disposition

Domain name to be transferred to the complainant

Orders

  • The domain name enterprisecarrentals.co.uk is to be transferred to Enterprise Rent-a-Car Company.