Wired Sussex Ltd -v- Web Optionz Ltd [2003] DRS 1336 (22 December 2003)

Wired Sussex Ltd -v- Web Optionz Ltd [2003] DRS 1336 (22 December 2003)

The complainant established rights in the name 'Wired Sussex' and demonstrated that the respondent registered the domain names primarily to sell them for profit and to block the complainant, constituting abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Citation
[2003] DRS 1336
Parties
Complainant: Wired Sussex Limited; Respondent: Web Optionz Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
22 December 2003
Procedural Posture
Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision
Outcome
Complaint upheld
Legal Topics
Domain Name Disputes, Passing Off, Abusive Registration
Intellectual Property Internet Law Domain Name Disputes Passing Off Abusive Registration

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Parties

Wired Sussex Limited

Complainant

Web Optionz Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Domain Name Dispute / Expert Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the complainant has rights in a name or mark identical or similar to the disputed domain names
  2. 2 Whether the domain names constitute abusive registrations

Ratio Decidendi

The complainant established rights in the name 'Wired Sussex' and demonstrated that the respondent registered the domain names primarily to sell them for profit and to block the complainant, constituting abusive registration under the Nominet DRS Policy.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld

Orders

  • Transfer of domain names wiredsussex.co.uk and wired-sussex.co.uk to the complainant