Alliance & Leicester plc v Willow [2005] DRS 02532 (16 July 2005)

Alliance & Leicester plc v Willow [2005] DRS 02532 (16 July 2005)

The complainant has established rights in the relevant marks, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain names constitutes abusive registration by taking unfair advantage of and being unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights.

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Citation
[2005] DRS 02532
Parties
Complainant: Alliance & Leicester Plc; Respondent: Lucy Willow
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
16 July 2005
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Passing Off, Domain Name Registration, Abusive Registration, Typo Squatting
Intellectual Property Internet Law Trade Marks Passing Off Domain Name Registration Abusive Registration Typo Squatting

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Parties

Alliance & Leicester Plc

Complainant

Lucy Willow

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in respect of a name or mark identical or similar to the domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names in the hands of the respondent constitute abusive registrations

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant has established rights in the relevant marks, and the respondent's registration and use of the domain names constitutes abusive registration by taking unfair advantage of and being unfairly detrimental to the complainant's rights.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • Transfer the domain names to the complainant