House of Fraser (Stores) Ltd v Manson [2009] DRS 6583 (16 January 2009)

House of Fraser (Stores) Ltd v Manson [2009] DRS 6583 (16 January 2009)

The complainant demonstrated rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name and established that the registration was abusive.

Citation
[2009] DRS 6583
Parties
Complainant: House of Fraser (Stores) Limited; Respondent: Jack Manson
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
16 January 2009
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Abusive Registration, Trademark Rights
Intellectual Property Domain Name Law Abusive Registration Trademark Rights

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Parties

House of Fraser (Stores) Limited

Complainant

Jack Manson

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant demonstrated rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name and established that the registration was abusive.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • The domain name houseoffrasers.co.uk be transferred to the Complainant