ForceDry Ltd v Mr Keith Westcott (Full Decision _Transfer) [2017] DRS 17794 (09 February 2017)

The Panel found that the respondent's registration of forcedry.co.uk was abusive as it took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights and ordered the transfer of the domain name to ForceDry Ltd.

Citation: [2017] DRS 17794
Parties: Complainant: ForceDry Ltd; Respondent: Mr Keith Westcott
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 09 February 2017
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome: Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics: Domain Name Transfer, Passing Off

Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Passing Off

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Parties

ForceDry Ltd

Complainant

Mr Keith Westcott

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the domain name forcedry.co.uk should be transferred to the complainant
2 Whether the respondent's registration or use of the domain name was abusive

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel found that the respondent's registration of forcedry.co.uk was abusive as it took unfair advantage of the complainant's rights and ordered the transfer of the domain name to ForceDry Ltd.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

forcedry.co.uk to be transferred to ForceDry Ltd