Islington North Constituency Labour Party v Chameleon Web Services Ltd (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 16561 (09 November 2015)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive, warranting transfer of the domain name.

Citation: [2015] DRS 16561
Parties: Complainant: Islington North Constituency Labour Party; Respondent: Chameleon Web Services Ltd
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 09 November 2015
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome: Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics: Domain Name Transfer, Passing Off

Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Transfer Passing Off

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Parties

Islington North Constituency Labour Party

Complainant

Chameleon Web Services Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive, warranting transfer of the domain name.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

Transfer of domain name to Islington North Constituency Labour Party