Pet Plan Limited v PRIVACY SERVICES INC. (Full Decision _Transfer) [2020] DRS 22408 (28 April 2020)

Pet Plan Limited v PRIVACY SERVICES INC. (Full Decision _Transfer) [2020] DRS 22408 (28 April 2020)

The complainant demonstrated rights in the PETPLAN trademark and the respondent's registration of petplan.co.uk was abusive as it prevented the complainant from reflecting its mark in a domain name. The domain name should be transferred to the complainant.

Citation
[2020] DRS 22408
Parties
Complainant: Pet Plan Limited; Respondent: PRIVACY SERVICES INC.
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
28 April 2020
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Outcome
Domain name transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Pet Plan Limited

Complainant

PRIVACY SERVICES INC.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name petplan.co.uk should be transferred to the complainant
  2. 2 Whether the respondent's registration or use of the domain name is abusive

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant demonstrated rights in the PETPLAN trademark and the respondent's registration of petplan.co.uk was abusive as it prevented the complainant from reflecting its mark in a domain name. The domain name should be transferred to the complainant.

Court Disposition

Domain name transfer ordered

Orders

  • petplan.co.uk to be transferred to Pet Plan Limited