Johnson & Johnson v Compile bvba [2007] DRS 4671 (03 July 2007)

Johnson & Johnson v Compile bvba [2007] DRS 4671 (03 July 2007)

The complainant established rights in the IONSYS mark predating the respondent's registration. The respondent used the domain name to generate traffic and income by leveraging the complainant's mark, constituting unfair advantage and abusive registration.

Citation
[2007] DRS 4671
Parties
Complainant: Johnson & Johnson; Respondent: Compile bvba
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
03 July 2007
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trade Mark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Trade Mark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

Johnson & Johnson

Complainant

Compile bvba

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

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 constitutes an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the IONSYS mark predating the respondent's registration. The respondent used the domain name to generate traffic and income by leveraging the complainant's mark, constituting unfair advantage and abusive registration.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

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