Trinity Mirror PLC & Anor v Cytech Ltd [2008] DRS 6040 (30 September 2008)
Complainants have registered trade mark rights in PEOPLE for printed matter and unregistered rights in PEOPLE BINGO for bingo services, rendering peoplebingo.co.uk an abusive registration. No rights established in PEOPLE POKER or PEOPLE for poker services; peoplepoker.co.uk not abusive.
- Citation
- [2008] DRS 6040
- Parties
- Complainant: Trinity Mirror Plc; Complainant: MGN Ltd; Respondent: Cytech Limited
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 30 September 2008
- Procedural Posture
- Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
- Outcome
- partially upheld
- Legal Topics
- Trade Mark Rights, Domain Name Registration, Abusive Registration
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Parties
Trinity Mirror Plc
Complainant
MGN Ltd
Complainant
Cytech Limited
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 whether complainants have rights in marks identical or similar to the domain names
- 2 whether the domain name constitutes abusive registration
Ratio Decidendi
Complainants have registered trade mark rights in PEOPLE for printed matter and unregistered rights in PEOPLE BINGO for bingo services, rendering peoplebingo.co.uk an abusive registration. No rights established in PEOPLE POKER or PEOPLE for poker services; peoplepoker.co.uk not abusive.
Court Disposition
partially upheld
Orders
- peoplebingo.co.uk to be transferred to complainants
- no action in respect of peoplepoker.co.uk
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