Staples, Inc. v ANILKUMAR MOHANLAL Asodia (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 16654 (18 November 2015)

Staples, Inc. v ANILKUMAR MOHANLAL Asodia (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 16654 (18 November 2015)

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; transfer was ordered.

Citation
[2015] DRS 16654
Parties
Complainant: Staples, Inc.; Respondent: ANILKUMAR MOHANLAL Asodia
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
18 November 2015
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Staples, Inc.

Complainant

ANILKUMAR MOHANLAL Asodia

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent's registration of the domain name infringes the complainant's trademark rights
  2. 2 Whether the domain name should be transferred to the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; transfer was ordered.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of domain name to Staples, Inc.