DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED v Steve Dale (Full Decision _No Action) [2017] DRS 18931 (03 October 2017)

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED v Steve Dale (Full Decision _No Action) [2017] DRS 18931 (03 October 2017)

The panel found insufficient evidence of abusive registration or bad faith and declined to order transfer of the domain name.

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Citation
[2017] DRS 18931
Parties
Applicant: Dignity Funerals Limited; Respondent: Steve Dale
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
03 October 2017
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome
no action
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Dignity Funerals Limited

Applicant

Steve Dale

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent's registration of the domain name infringes the applicant's trademark rights
  2. 2 Whether the domain name should be transferred to the applicant

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found insufficient evidence of abusive registration or bad faith and declined to order transfer of the domain name.

Court Disposition

no action