ADR 2007

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The following reading materials are relevant for Day 2 of the ADR workshop, presented by Nominet UK.

Day 2 : Session 1

Harrods Ltd v. UK Network Services Ltd (9.12.96 - unreported)
Pitman Training v. Nominet UK Ltd & anor [1997] FSR 797
Dixons Group plc v. Triton Tek Ltd (2.12.97 - unreported)
Prince plc v. Prince Sports Group Inc [1998] FSR 21
BT plc v. One In A Million [1999] FSR 1
Montblanc Simplo GmbH v. Just Results plc [1.12.00 - unreported]
Easyjet Airline Company Ltd v. Dainty [2002] FSR 111
Global Projects Management Ltd v. Citigroup Inc [2005 EWHC 2663]
Phones4u Ltd v. phone4u.co.uk Ltd & ors [2006 EWCA Civ. 244]

Day 2 : Session 2

• Business fallout disputes, most of which are settled at the mediation stage (DRS2265 fabritrak.co.uk).
• Commercial disputes between businesses having competing rights to a name (DRS4662 fireplacetraders.co.uk)
• Retailers/distributors making use of the names of brands in which they deal (DRS0248 seiko-shop.co.uk; DRS3027 epson-ink-ink.co.uk)
• 'Innocent' individuals adopting a company's name or mark (DRS2201 vikingdirect.co.uk)
• Gripe site/fan site operators (DRS0389 scoobydoo.co.uk; DRS4285 knightslettings.co.uk))
• Innocent registrants making subsequent abusive use of the domain name (DRS1515 almay.co.uk; DRS2223 itunes.co.ukI; DRS3117 wichitaclutch.co.uk)
• Cybersquatters
  making no real use of the domain name (DRS0001 xigris.co.uk)
  using it to earn click-per-view revenue (DRS2464 aldershotcarspares.co.uk; DRS3021 lintran.co.uk)
  offering the domain name for sale (DRS2415 colgate-palmolive.co.uk;)
  making a more or less 'ostensible fair use (DRS4478 bandq.co.uk)
• Appeal Decisions

Day 2 : Session 3

• Inadequate complaints - differing approaches:
  "Dismissal (DRS2735, DRS2917, DRS4635)
  "'Saving' of complaint by adjudicator by conducting his own investigation (DRS0658), making assumptions in favour of complainant (DRS1988), by using his powers to seek further information from the parties
• Adjudicators conducting personal enquiries (DRS2426 & DRS3857)
• How crucial to a finding of Abusive Registration is (a) knowledge of the existence of the Complainant's Rights and (b) an intention to exploit or cause damage to the Complainant's Rights? (DRS3733, DRS4149 and DRS4331)
• Domain Name Dealing - selling and offering for sale domain names at a profit (DRS2223 & DRS3078)
• Initial Interest Confusion - differing approaches (DRS3027 epson-ink-ink.co.uk & DRS3044)
• Are adjudicators tied to the Complainant's allegation? Suppose they see abuse on another basis? (DRS2830)
• False contact details (DRS4882)
• Appeal Decisions

Day 2 : Session 4

• http://www.nominet.org.uk/policy/consultations/previous/updatedrs/
• http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/21237_PAB_meeting_report_51.pdf
• www.drsconsultation.co.uk