SWAROVSKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v Beresford16 (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2013] DRS 12690 (15 May 2013)

SWAROVSKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v Beresford16 (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2013] DRS 12690 (15 May 2013)

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

Citation
[2013] DRS 12690
Parties
Complainant: SWAROVSKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; Respondent: Beresford16
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
15 May 2013
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

SWAROVSKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Complainant

Beresford16

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

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

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of domain name to SWAROVSKI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT