The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs v David Allan (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2019] DRS 21172 (01 April 2019)

The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs v David Allan (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2019] DRS 21172 (01 April 2019)

The panel found that the respondent's registration was abusive as it took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights and ordered the transfer of the domain name.

Citation
[2019] DRS 21172
Parties
Complainant: The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs; Respondent: David Allan
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
01 April 2019
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Information Technology Law Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

The Commissioners For HM Revenue And Customs

Complainant

David Allan

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name registration by the respondent is an abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the respondent's registration was abusive as it took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights and ordered the transfer of the domain name.

Court Disposition

transfer ordered

Orders

  • The domain name is to be transferred to the complainant.