Zebra Technologies Europe Limited v Eagle Technologies Ltd [2010] DRS 7720 (29 March 2010)

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited v Eagle Technologies Ltd [2010] DRS 7720 (29 March 2010)

The complainants have both registered and unregistered rights in the name 'Zebra', and the respondent's use of domain names incorporating that name with generic descriptors is likely to confuse users and disrupt the complainants' business. The respondent's actions take unfair advantage of the complainants' rights and constitute abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Citation
[2010] DRS 7720
Parties
Lead Complainant: Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd; Second Complainant: ZIH Corporation; Third Complainant: Zebra Technologies Corporation; Respondent: Eagle Technologies Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
29 March 2010
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trademark Infringement, Passing Off
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Trademark Infringement Passing Off

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Parties

Zebra Technologies Europe Ltd

Lead Complainant

ZIH Corporation

Second Complainant

Zebra Technologies Corporation

Third Complainant

Eagle Technologies Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainants have rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names are abusive registrations under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The complainants have both registered and unregistered rights in the name 'Zebra', and the respondent's use of domain names incorporating that name with generic descriptors is likely to confuse users and disrupt the complainants' business. The respondent's actions take unfair advantage of the complainants' rights and constitute abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • The domain names zebracardprinter.co.uk and zebracardprinters.co.uk are to be transferred to the Lead Complainant.