Industrial Exhibitions Ltd v Baines Wilson LLP Nu-Tech Associates Limited (Full Decision _No Action) [2016] DRS 17136 (05 August 2016)
The complainant failed to establish enforceable rights in the name or mark and failed to prove that the registration or use of the domain name was abusive.
- Citation
- [2016] DRS 17136
- Parties
- Complainant: Industrial Exhibitions Ltd; Respondent: Baines Wilson LLP; Respondent: Nu-Tech Associates Limited
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 05 August 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision
- Outcome
- Complaint denied
- Legal Topics
- Domain Name Dispute, Trade Mark Rights, Abusive Registration
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Parties
Industrial Exhibitions Ltd
Complainant
Baines Wilson LLP
Respondent
Nu-Tech Associates Limited
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 has been registered or used in a manner which took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights
Ratio Decidendi
The complainant failed to establish enforceable rights in the name or mark and failed to prove that the registration or use of the domain name was abusive.
Court Disposition
Complaint denied
Orders
- No action to be taken regarding the domain name
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