Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC v Samuel Bessant (Full Decision _Transfer) [2020] DRS 21933 (03 January 2020)
The domain name was found to be confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith, warranting transfer.
- Citation
- [2020] DRS 21933
- Parties
- Complainant: Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC; Respondent: Samuel Bessant
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 03 January 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
- Outcome
- Domain name transferred to complainant
- Legal Topics
- Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
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Parties
Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC
Complainant
Samuel Bessant
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Final Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the domain name was registered in bad faith
- 2 Whether the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights
Ratio Decidendi
The domain name was found to be confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith, warranting transfer.
Court Disposition
Domain name transferred to complainant
Orders
- Transfer of domain name to Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC
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