Stoneygate 48 Ltd & Rooney [2006] DRS 3844 (5 October 2006)

Stoneygate 48 Ltd & Rooney [2006] DRS 3844 (5 October 2006)

The complainants established rights in the name 'Wayne Rooney' at the relevant date, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily as a blocking registration without legitimate use or fair use preparations, constituting an abusive registration under the Policy.

Citation
[2006] DRS 3844
Parties
Complainant: Stoneygate 48 Limited; Complainant: Wayne Mark Rooney; Respondent: Mr. Huw Marshall
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
05 October 2006
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Names, Passing Off, Trade Marks, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Names Passing Off Trade Marks Abusive Registration

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Parties

Stoneygate 48 Limited

Complainant

Wayne Mark Rooney

Complainant

Mr. Huw Marshall

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainants had rights in the name 'Wayne Rooney' at the date of domain registration
  2. 2 Whether the domain name registration constituted an abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The complainants established rights in the name 'Wayne Rooney' at the relevant date, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily as a blocking registration without legitimate use or fair use preparations, constituting an abusive registration under the Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • The domain name waynerooney.co.uk is to be transferred to the Lead Complainant, Stoneygate 48 Limited.