Meadowvale Foods Limited v VALE FOODS (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 15968 (13 July 2015)

Meadowvale Foods Limited v VALE FOODS (Summary Decision _Transfer) [2015] DRS 15968 (13 July 2015)

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; transfer was warranted.

Citation
[2015] DRS 15968
Parties
Complainant: Meadowvale Foods Limited; Respondent: VALE FOODS
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
13 July 2015
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision
Outcome
Domain name transferred to complainant
Legal Topics
Domain Name Transfer, Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property Domain Name Transfer Trademark Infringement

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Parties

Meadowvale Foods Limited

Complainant

VALE FOODS

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Summary Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the domain name should be transferred due to infringement or abusive registration

Ratio Decidendi

The domain name was found to be identical or confusingly similar to the complainant's trademark and registered in bad faith; transfer was warranted.

Court Disposition

Domain name transferred to complainant

Orders

  • Transfer of domain name to Meadowvale Foods Limited