Tele 2 UK Communications Ltd -v- Dickinson [2004] DRS 1450 (26 January 2004)

Tele 2 UK Communications Ltd -v- Dickinson [2004] DRS 1450 (26 January 2004)

The respondent registered the domain name primarily to unfairly disrupt the complainant’s business and with the intention of causing confusion with the complainant’s rights; this constitutes abusive registration under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2004] DRS 1450
Parties
Complainant: Tele 2 UK Communications Limited; Respondent: Andrew Dickinson
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
26 January 2004
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Abusive Registration, Trademark Rights
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Abusive Registration Trademark Rights

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Parties

Tele 2 UK Communications Limited

Complainant

Andrew Dickinson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in respect of a name or mark similar to the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name in the hands of the respondent is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent registered the domain name primarily to unfairly disrupt the complainant’s business and with the intention of causing confusion with the complainant’s rights; this constitutes abusive registration under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • The registration of tele-2.co.uk should be cancelled or transferred to the complainant, at the complainant’s election within 10 days.