D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED v Stephen Fisher (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 16433 (29 September 2015)

D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED v Stephen Fisher (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 16433 (29 September 2015)

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy.

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Citation
[2015] DRS 16433
Parties
Complainant: D. C. Thomson & Company Limited; Respondent: Stephen Fisher
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
29 September 2015
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Transfer ordered
Legal Topics
Domain Name Dispute, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Dispute Trademark Infringement

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Parties

D. C. Thomson & Company Limited

Complainant

Stephen Fisher

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name registration is abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy

Ratio Decidendi

The panel found that the complainant had rights in the name and that the respondent's registration was abusive under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Transfer ordered

Orders

  • The domain name is to be transferred to the complainant.