Marshal Ltd v Softek [2009] DRS 7640 (27 November 2009)

Marshal Ltd v Softek [2009] DRS 7640 (27 November 2009)

The complainant has established rights in the trademarks MAILMARSHAL and WEBMARSHAL. The respondent's use of the domain names creates a real risk of confusion and prejudice to the complainant's business, constituting abusive registration under the DRS Policy.

Citation
[2009] DRS 7640
Parties
Complainant: Marshal Ltd; Respondent: Softek
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
27 November 2009
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Full Expert Decision
Outcome
Domain names to be transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Trademark Infringement, Domain Name Dispute, Passing Off, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Information Technology Trademark Infringement Domain Name Dispute Passing Off Abusive Registration

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Parties

Marshal Ltd

Complainant

Softek

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Full Expert Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in names or marks identical or similar to the domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names in the hands of the respondent are abusive registrations

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant has established rights in the trademarks MAILMARSHAL and WEBMARSHAL. The respondent's use of the domain names creates a real risk of confusion and prejudice to the complainant's business, constituting abusive registration under the DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Domain names to be transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of mailmarshal.co.uk and webmarshal.co.uk to Marshal Ltd