Greenwood Surveyors Ltd v David Stokes (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 18559 (10 April 2017)

Greenwood Surveyors Ltd v David Stokes (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 18559 (10 April 2017)

The domain name was found to be an abusive registration and ordered to be transferred to the complainant.

Citation
[2017] DRS 18559
Parties
Complainant: Greenwood Surveyors Ltd; Respondent: David Stokes
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
10 April 2017
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Domain name ordered to be transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Passing Off
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Passing Off

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Parties

Greenwood Surveyors Ltd

Complainant

David Stokes

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was found to be an abusive registration and ordered to be transferred to the complainant.

Court Disposition

Domain name ordered to be transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of domain name to Greenwood Surveyors Ltd