Pizza Express Ltd v Mr James Nixon (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2012] DRS 11861 (16 October 2012)

Pizza Express Ltd v Mr James Nixon (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2012] DRS 11861 (16 October 2012)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2012] DRS 11861
Parties
Complainant: Pizza Express Ltd; Respondent: Mr James Nixon
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
16 October 2012
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Pizza Express Ltd

Complainant

Mr James Nixon

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the registration of the disputed domain name by the respondent is abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Transfer ordered

Orders

  • The disputed domain name is to be transferred to the complainant.