Oxford University has won a second case against a cyber-squatter, successfully arguing that a site run by "Mr Oxford University" could mislead the public.

It won the case after the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), ruled in its favour.

It is the second time in the last two years that university officials have won a domain name dispute against the same person.

In documents filed with WIPO, the defendant identified himself as Dr Seagle from New South Wales, Australia.

In June, university officials filed a claim with WIPO to force Dr Seagle to hand over a site registered in his name, www.university-of-oxford.com to the university.

An Oxford University spokesman said the disputed site contained personal writings.

It did not claim to be affiliated with the university, she said, but was perhaps misdirecting people.

The spokesman added: "We want to be sure if you do type something about Oxford University into a search engine, then you will come to us."

She confirmed that, following the court case, Dr Seagle would no longer be able to call his website www.university-of-oxford.com

The official university web site is www.ox.ac.uk.

According to WIPO documents, the arbitrator, American attorney Richard Page, ruled that the defendant had no rights or legitimate interest in the domain name, and therefore the site was turned over to the university.

The defendant did not contest the findings.

Up to July this year, 2,821 cases had been filed with WIPO, the world's foremost domain name dispute resolution body, with almost 80 per cent decided in favour of the complainant.