Keats Engineering Ltd Pontefract Collieries FC v Mr Nigel Moxon (Full Decision _Transfer) [2012] DRS 10830 (11 April 2012)

Keats Engineering Ltd Pontefract Collieries FC v Mr Nigel Moxon (Full Decision _Transfer) [2012] DRS 10830 (11 April 2012)

The Panel found that the complainants had rights in a name or mark similar to the domain name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2012] DRS 10830
Parties
Complainant: Keats Engineering Ltd; Complainant: Pontefract Collieries FC; Respondent: Mr Nigel Moxon
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
11 April 2012
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision
Outcome
Transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Passing Off, Trade Mark Infringement
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Dispute Passing Off Trade Mark Infringement

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Parties

Keats Engineering Ltd

Complainant

Pontefract Collieries FC

Complainant

Mr Nigel Moxon

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Full Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the respondent's registration of the disputed domain name is abusive
  2. 2 Whether the complainants have rights in a name or mark which is identical or similar to the domain name

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel found that the complainants had rights in a name or mark similar to the domain name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Transfer ordered

Orders

  • The domain name is to be transferred to the complainants