Société Française de Radiotéléphonie -v- Redpoint Consulting Ltd [2004] DRS 1831 (7 September 2004)

Société Française de Radiotéléphonie -v- Redpoint Consulting Ltd [2004] DRS 1831 (7 September 2004)

The respondent's primary motive for registering the domain was to benefit from the complainant's interest in the name, constituting abusive registration under the policy.

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Citation
[2004] DRS 1831
Parties
Complainant: Société Française de Radiotéléphonie; Respondent: Redpoint Consulting Ltd (Robin Szemeti)
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
07 September 2004
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision
Outcome
Domain name transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Trademark Rights, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Trademark Rights Abusive Registration

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Parties

Société Française de Radiotéléphonie

Complainant

Redpoint Consulting Ltd (Robin Szemeti)

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in the name identical or similar to the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name in the hands of the respondent constitutes abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent's primary motive for registering the domain was to benefit from the complainant's interest in the name, constituting abusive registration under the policy.

Court Disposition

Domain name transfer ordered

Orders

  • Domain name cegetel.co.uk to be transferred to the complainant