Alfendo Ltd (t/a Airline Warehouse)v Karpavicius [2004] DRS 1576 (16 April 2004)

Alfendo Ltd (t/a Airline Warehouse)v Karpavicius [2004] DRS 1576 (16 April 2004)

The complainant demonstrated rights in the name AIRLINE WAREHOUSE, which is not wholly descriptive, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling it to the complainant for a sum exceeding out-of-pocket costs, constituting abusive registration.

Citation
[2004] DRS 1576
Parties
Complainant: Alfendo Limited t/as Airline Warehouse; Respondent: Rimvydas Karpavicius
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
16 April 2004
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Passing Off, Goodwill, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Domain Name Disputes Passing Off Goodwill Abusive Registration

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Parties

Alfendo Limited t/as Airline Warehouse

Complainant

Rimvydas Karpavicius

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in a name identical or similar to the domain name
  2. 2 Whether the domain name is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant demonstrated rights in the name AIRLINE WAREHOUSE, which is not wholly descriptive, and the respondent registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling it to the complainant for a sum exceeding out-of-pocket costs, constituting abusive registration.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • The domain name airlinewarehouse.co.uk is to be transferred to the complainant.