Crown Protection Services Ltd v Top Dog Security Ltd [2004] DRS 1703 (1 June 2004)

The Respondent, a competitor, registered and used the domain name identical to the Complainant's company name to divert business, amounting to abusive registration and passing off.

Citation: [2004] DRS 1703
Parties: Complainant: Crown Protection Services Ltd; Respondent: Top Dog Security Ltd
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Judgment Date: 01 June 2004
Procedural Posture: Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination
Outcome: Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics: Domain Name Registration, Passing Off, Abusive Registration

Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Registration Passing Off Abusive Registration

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Parties

Crown Protection Services Ltd

Complainant

Top Dog Security Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Determination

Legal Issues

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

Ratio Decidendi

The Respondent, a competitor, registered and used the domain name identical to the Complainant's company name to divert business, amounting to abusive registration and passing off.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

Transfer of crownprotectionservices.co.uk to Crown Protection Services Ltd