Soho House Ltd v Balata.com LLC [2009] DRS 6461 (3 January 2009)

Soho House Ltd v Balata.com LLC [2009] DRS 6461 (3 January 2009)

The complainant demonstrated rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name and established that the registration was abusive.

Citation
[2009] DRS 6461
Parties
Complainant: Soho House Limited; Respondent: Balata.com LLC
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
03 January 2009
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
transfer
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Abusive Registration, Trademark Rights
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Dispute Abusive Registration Trademark Rights

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Parties

Soho House Limited

Complainant

Balata.com LLC

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary 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

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant demonstrated rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name and established that the registration was abusive.

Court Disposition

transfer

Orders

  • The domain name sohohouse.co.uk is to be transferred to the complainant.