High Peak Borough Council v Mr Neil M Scowcroft (Full Decision _No Action) [2012] DRS 10693 (29 March 2012)

High Peak Borough Council v Mr Neil M Scowcroft (Full Decision _No Action) [2012] DRS 10693 (29 March 2012)

The panel found that the complainant failed to establish bad faith registration or use by the respondent and did not sufficiently prove infringement of its rights.

Citation
[2012] DRS 10693
Parties
Complainant: High Peak Borough Council; Respondent: Mr Neil M Scowcroft
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
29 March 2012
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome
complaint dismissed
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

High Peak Borough Council

Complainant

Mr Neil M Scowcroft

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 whether the respondent's registration of the domain name infringes the complainant's rights
  2. 2 whether the domain name was registered in bad faith

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant failed to establish bad faith registration or use by the respondent and did not sufficiently prove infringement of its rights.

Court Disposition

complaint dismissed