Akamai Technologies Inc -v- Goldstein [2003] DRS 1378 (24 December 2003)

Akamai Technologies Inc -v- Goldstein [2003] DRS 1378 (24 December 2003)

The complainant established rights in the name AKAMAI through trademark registration and use. The domain name is identical to the complainant's name. The respondent's failure to respond, the unusual nature of the name, and the timing of registration support the inference that the domain name was registered as a blocking registration, constituting abusive registration.

Citation
[2003] DRS 1378
Parties
Complainant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Respondent: Mr Alex Goldstein
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
24 December 2003
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert
Outcome
complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Dispute Trademark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Complainant

Mr Alex Goldstein

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in the name AKAMAI
  2. 2 Whether the domain name akamai.co.uk is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the name AKAMAI through trademark registration and use. The domain name is identical to the complainant's name. The respondent's failure to respond, the unusual nature of the name, and the timing of registration support the inference that the domain name was registered as a blocking registration, constituting abusive registration.

Court Disposition

complaint upheld

Orders

  • The domain name akamai.co.uk is to be transferred to the complainant.