Hartpury College v Realm Solutions Inc [2005] DRS 2926 (31 October 2005)

Hartpury College v Realm Solutions Inc [2005] DRS 2926 (31 October 2005)

The complainant failed to provide evidence of rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name; therefore, the complaint fails under Section 2 of the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2005] DRS 2926
Parties
Complainant: Hartpury College; Respondent: Realm Solutions Inc.
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
31 October 2005
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Complaint dismissed
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Abusive Registration, Trademark Rights
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Abusive Registration Trademark Rights

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Parties

Hartpury College

Complainant

Realm Solutions Inc.

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 constitutes an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant failed to provide evidence of rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the domain name; therefore, the complaint fails under Section 2 of the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint dismissed

Orders

  • No order transferring the domain name hartpurycollege.co.uk to the complainant