Ricoh Company Ltd v Arena Coventry Ltd [2007] DRS 4596 (25 May 2007)

Ricoh Company Ltd v Arena Coventry Ltd [2007] DRS 4596 (25 May 2007)

The domain name coventryricoharena.co.uk is similar to the complainants' marks and has been used in a manner that takes unfair advantage of or is unfairly detrimental to the complainants' rights, constituting abusive registration under the Policy.

Citation
[2007] DRS 4596
Parties
First Complainant: Ricoh Company Limited; Second Complainant: Arena Coventry Limited; Respondent: Paul Edwards
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
25 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert
Outcome
Domain name to be transferred to Second Complainant
Legal Topics
Trade Marks, Domain Name Disputes, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property IT Law Trade Marks Domain Name Disputes Abusive Registration

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Parties

Ricoh Company Limited

First Complainant

Arena Coventry Limited

Second Complainant

Paul Edwards

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Decision of Independent Expert

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainants have rights in a name or mark similar to the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name coventryricoharena.co.uk is similar to the complainants' marks and has been used in a manner that takes unfair advantage of or is unfairly detrimental to the complainants' rights, constituting abusive registration under the Policy.

Court Disposition

Domain name to be transferred to Second Complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of coventryricoharena.co.uk to Arena Coventry Limited