Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd v Balata.com LLC (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2012] DRS 11635 (20 August 2012)

The panel found that the complainant satisfied all three elements required under the Nominet DRS Policy and ordered the transfer of the domain name to the complainant.

Citation: [2012] DRS 11635
Parties: Complainant: Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd; Respondent: Balata.com LLC
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 20 August 2012
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome: Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics: Domain Name Disputes, Trademark Infringement

Intellectual Property Law Domain Name Disputes Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd

Complainant

Balata.com LLC

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the domain name in dispute should be transferred to the complainant
2 Whether the respondent's registration of the domain name was abusive

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant satisfied all three elements required under the Nominet DRS Policy and ordered the transfer of the domain name to the complainant.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

The domain name is to be transferred to Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd