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PremierLeagueTickets.co.uk Dispute Resolved | Domain Names | Legality
PremierLeagueTickets.co.uk Dispute Resolved
02 March 2007 12:19 PM Filed in:
Domain Names
The F.A. Premier League Limited has
failed in its complaint against Premier League Tickets Limited. The
F.A. Premier League Limited had sought to have the domain name
premierleaguetickets.co.uk transferred to it, alleging that the use
of the domain by Premier League Tickets Limited was abusive.
However, the Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service found that although F.A. Premier League Limited did have certain rights in respect of a name or mark that was similar to the domain name, the domain name was not being utilised abusively by Premier League Tickets Limited. This was because Premier League Tickets Limited had been commonly known by the name identical to the domain name and there was no evidence that their use of the domain name had been abusive.
The full transcript of the Nominet decision is available here.
However, the Nominet UK Dispute Resolution Service found that although F.A. Premier League Limited did have certain rights in respect of a name or mark that was similar to the domain name, the domain name was not being utilised abusively by Premier League Tickets Limited. This was because Premier League Tickets Limited had been commonly known by the name identical to the domain name and there was no evidence that their use of the domain name had been abusive.
The full transcript of the Nominet decision is available here.
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