GE Capital Corporation (Holdings) -v- Perry [2002] DRS 186 (22 February 2002)

GE Capital Corporation (Holdings) -v- Perry [2002] DRS 186 (22 February 2002)

The complainant established rights in the name 'GE Capital Finance', identical to the domain name, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for sale at a price far exceeding out-of-pocket costs, with knowledge of the complainant's rights, and as part of a pattern of abusive registrations. The domain name is therefore an abusive registration and should be transferred.

Citation
[2002] DRS 186
Parties
Complainant: GE Capital Corporation (Holdings); Respondent: Mr Richard Perry
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
22 February 2002
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination Under Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service
Outcome
Domain name to be transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Trade Mark Infringement, Passing Off, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Trade Mark Infringement Passing Off Abusive Registration

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Parties

GE Capital Corporation (Holdings)

Complainant

Mr Richard Perry

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination Under Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name is an abusive registration in the hands of the respondent

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the name 'GE Capital Finance', identical to the domain name, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for sale at a price far exceeding out-of-pocket costs, with knowledge of the complainant's rights, and as part of a pattern of abusive registrations. The domain name is therefore an abusive registration and should be transferred.

Court Disposition

Domain name to be transferred to complainant

Orders

  • The domain name www.gecapitalfinance.co.uk is to be transferred to GE Capital Corporation (Holdings).