Bausch & Lomb Incorporated v Jones [2004] DRS 1869 (7 September 2004)

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated v Jones [2004] DRS 1869 (7 September 2004)

The complainant established rights in the Bausch & Lomb mark, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling it to the complainant for consideration in excess of out-of-pocket costs, constituting abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Citation
[2004] DRS 1869
Parties
Complainant: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Respondent: Andrew Jones
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 September 2004
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision
Outcome
Domain name to be transferred to the complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trade Mark Infringement, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Disputes Trade Mark Infringement Abusive Registration

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Parties

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Complainant

Andrew Jones

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision

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 is an abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the Bausch & Lomb mark, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling it to the complainant for consideration in excess of out-of-pocket costs, constituting abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Domain name to be transferred to the complainant

Orders

  • The domain name bauschandlomb.co.uk is to be transferred to Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.