The London Organising Committee Of The Olympic Games And Paralympic Games Limited v Tiley [2010] DRS 8302 (16 April 2010)

The London Organising Committee Of The Olympic Games And Paralympic Games Limited v Tiley [2010] DRS 8302 (16 April 2010)

The complainant established rights in the relevant names and marks through trade mark registrations and statutory rights. The domain names are similar to these rights and were registered and used in a manner that took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights, particularly given the context of Olympic ticket sales and statutory restrictions. The respondent's actions constituted abusive registrations under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2010] DRS 8302
Parties
Complainant: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited; Respondent: David Tiley
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
16 April 2010
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute (nominet UK Drs) / Expert Decision
Outcome
Complaint upheld; transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trade Mark Rights, Statutory Association Rights, Abusive Registration, Olympic Branding, Ticket Sales Regulation
Intellectual Property Information Technology Sports Law Domain Name Disputes Trade Mark Rights Statutory Association Rights Abusive Registration Olympic Branding +1 more

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Parties

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited

Complainant

David Tiley

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute (nominet UK Drs) / Expert Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in respect of names or marks similar to the disputed domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names, in the hands of the respondent, constitute abusive registrations under the DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the relevant names and marks through trade mark registrations and statutory rights. The domain names are similar to these rights and were registered and used in a manner that took unfair advantage of or was unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights, particularly given the context of Olympic ticket sales and statutory restrictions. The respondent's actions constituted abusive registrations under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld; transfer ordered

Orders

  • All 12 disputed domain names to be transferred to the complainant