Instarmac Group Plc v Metalboot (Full Decision _No Action) [2016] DRS 17010 (06 April 2016)

Instarmac Group Plc v Metalboot (Full Decision _No Action) [2016] DRS 17010 (06 April 2016)

The panel found that the complainant failed to prove that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Citation
[2016] DRS 17010
Parties
Complainant: Instarmac Group Plc; Respondent: Metalboot
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
06 April 2016
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome
complaint denied
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Instarmac Group Plc

Complainant

Metalboot

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent's registration of the disputed domain name constitutes an abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant failed to prove that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

complaint denied

Orders

  • No action to be taken regarding the domain name