Splitpay Limited v Garth Piesse (Full Decision _No Action) [2019] DRS 21075 (15 April 2019)

Splitpay Limited v Garth Piesse (Full Decision _No Action) [2019] DRS 21075 (15 April 2019)

The Panel found that although the domain name was similar to the complainant's mark, the complainant failed to prove that the registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2019] DRS 21075
Parties
Complainant: Splitpay Limited; Respondent: Garth Piesse
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
15 April 2019
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome
No action
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trade Mark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trade Mark Infringement

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Parties

Splitpay Limited

Complainant

Garth Piesse

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the registration of the domain name splitpay.co.uk by the Respondent was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel found that although the domain name was similar to the complainant's mark, the complainant failed to prove that the registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

No action