Fritham Farm v Ms Katie Vaughan (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 20044 (14 May 2018)

Fritham Farm v Ms Katie Vaughan (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 20044 (14 May 2018)

The Panel found that the complainant had rights in the name Fritham Farm and that the respondent's registration of frithamfarm.co.uk was abusive. The domain name should be transferred to the complainant.

Citation
[2018] DRS 20044
Parties
Complainant: Fritham Farm; Respondent: Ms Katie Vaughan
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
14 May 2018
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary 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

Fritham Farm

Complainant

Ms Katie Vaughan

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name frithamfarm.co.uk should be transferred to the complainant

Ratio Decidendi

The Panel found that the complainant had rights in the name Fritham Farm and that the respondent's registration of frithamfarm.co.uk was abusive. The domain name should be transferred to the complainant.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • frithamfarm.co.uk to be transferred to Fritham Farm