BASF SE v BASF GROUP PLC (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 19872 (11 April 2018)

BASF SE v BASF GROUP PLC (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 19872 (11 April 2018)

The domain name was identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and was registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer was warranted.

Citation
[2018] DRS 19872
Parties
Complainant: BASF SE; Respondent: BASF GROUP PLC
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
11 April 2018
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Transfer granted
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

BASF SE

Complainant

BASF GROUP PLC

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and was registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer was warranted.

Court Disposition

Transfer granted

Orders

  • The disputed domain name is to be transferred to the complainant