Sixt SE v Nitish Ghuse (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2018] DRS 19514 (16 January 2018)

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer was ordered.

Citation: [2018] DRS 19514
Parties: Complainant: Sixt SE; Respondent: Nitish Ghuse
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 16 January 2018
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome: Transfer ordered
Legal Topics: Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement

Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Sixt SE

Complainant

Nitish Ghuse

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether the domain name was registered in bad faith
2 Whether the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; therefore, transfer was ordered.

Court Disposition

Transfer ordered

Orders

The domain name is to be transferred to the complainant