ME Mail Order -v- Starlight [2002] DRS 205 (13 March 2002)

ME Mail Order -v- Starlight [2002] DRS 205 (13 March 2002)

The complainant has common law rights in its trading name and domain name; the respondent registered the domain name to attract business intended for the complainant, constituting abusive registration.

Citation
[2002] DRS 205
Parties
Complainant: M. E. Mail Order; Respondent: Starlight
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
13 March 2002
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Registration, Common Law Trademark, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Common Law Trademark Abusive Registration

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Parties

M. E. Mail Order

Complainant

Starlight

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 is an abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant has common law rights in its trading name and domain name; the respondent registered the domain name to attract business intended for the complainant, constituting abusive registration.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • memailorder.co.uk to be transferred to M. E. Mail Order