Noble Marine (Insurance Brokers) Ltd v Webster [2006] DRS 4200 (20 December 2006)

Noble Marine (Insurance Brokers) Ltd v Webster [2006] DRS 4200 (20 December 2006)

The domain name was a deliberate misspelling of the complainant's trading name, used in a manner that confused people into believing it was connected with the complainant, constituting abusive registration under the policy.

Citation
[2006] DRS 4200
Parties
Complainant: Noble Marine (Insurance Brokers) Ltd; Respondent: Owen Webster
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
20 December 2006
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Passing Off, Unregistered Trademark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Disputes Passing Off Unregistered Trademark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

Noble Marine (Insurance Brokers) Ltd

Complainant

Owen Webster

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

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 domain name was a deliberate misspelling of the complainant's trading name, used in a manner that confused people into believing it was connected with the complainant, constituting abusive registration under the policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • Transfer of the domain name nobelmarine.co.uk to the complainant