DRB Ltd d/b/a Bernard Haldane Assos -v- Desert Technologies [2004] DRS 1860 (21 September 2004)

DRB Ltd d/b/a Bernard Haldane Assos -v- Desert Technologies [2004] DRS 1860 (21 September 2004)

The complainant has rights in the trademark BERNARD HALDANE, and the respondent's refusal to transfer the domain name constitutes a blocking registration and unfair disruption of the complainant's business, amounting to abusive registration.

Citation
[2004] DRS 1860
Parties
Complainant: DRB, Ltd d/b/a Bernard Haldane Assos.; Respondent: Desert Technologies
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
21 September 2004
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Domain name transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Trademark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Trademark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

DRB, Ltd d/b/a Bernard Haldane Assos.

Complainant

Desert Technologies

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the disputed domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name constitutes an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant has rights in the trademark BERNARD HALDANE, and the respondent's refusal to transfer the domain name constitutes a blocking registration and unfair disruption of the complainant's business, amounting to abusive registration.

Court Disposition

Domain name transfer ordered

Orders

  • The disputed domain name bernardhaldane.co.uk is to be transferred to the complainant.