Jaguar Land Rover Limited v Craig Owen (Full Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 15056 (06 January 2015)

Jaguar Land Rover Limited v Craig Owen (Full Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 15056 (06 January 2015)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy, as the respondent had no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name and registered it in a manner detrimental to the complainant.

Citation
[2015] DRS 15056
Parties
Complainant: Jaguar Land Rover Limited; Respondent: Craig Owen
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
06 January 2015
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trade Mark Infringement
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Dispute Trade Mark Infringement

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Parties

Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Complainant

Craig Owen

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name registration is abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy
  2. 2 Whether the respondent has rights or legitimate interests in the domain name

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy, as the respondent had no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name and registered it in a manner detrimental to the complainant.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • Transfer of the domain name to the complainant