Erskine Murray Insurance Brokers v BC STEWART LTD (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2019] DRS 20995 (14 February 2019)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent had no legitimate interest, and therefore ordered the transfer of the domain name.

Citation: [2019] DRS 20995
Parties: Complainant: Erskine Murray Insurance Brokers; Respondent: BC STEWART LTD
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 14 February 2019
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome: Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics: Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement

Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Erskine Murray Insurance Brokers

Complainant

BC STEWART LTD

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the domain name should be transferred to the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent had no legitimate interest, and therefore ordered the transfer of the domain name.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

Transfer of the domain name to the complainant