FACTS ASSERTED BY THE COMPLAINANT AND NOT CONTESTED BY THE RESPONDENT:<\/p>\n
The Complainant is in its own words an innovative consumer goods company that has changed the industry with regard to several categories of products. One such category that the Complainant has revolutionized is that of compact wallets. The Complainant was founded in 2014 and is based in California, USA. Revenues were not mentioned. After over two million wallets sold, the Complainant’s products have become well-known. The Complainant offers its products worldwide and has subsidiaries in Europe, Australia and Asia.<\/p>\n
The Respondent lives in London, UK, and the disputed domain name <ridgewalletemporium.shop> was registered 12 April 2024, using a Privacy service. The disputed domain name is connected with a shop website. Under this domain name the Respondent offers products of the Complainant and\/or counterfeit products. If the products on Respondents website are illegal is not clear but it is asserted by the Complainant and not contested by the Respondent. The Respondent has not published any visible disclaimer on the website linked to the disputed domain name to explain that there is no existing relationship between the Respondent and the Complainant. <\/p>", "other_legal_proceedings": "
The Panel is not aware of any other legal proceedings which are pending or decided and which relate to the disputed domain name.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain name should be transferred to it.
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>",
"rights": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainant has rights (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(i) of the Policy).<\/p>", "no_rights_or_legitimate_interests": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the Respondent to have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy).<\/p>", "bad_faith": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith (within the meaning of paragraph 4(a)(iii) of the Policy).<\/p>", "procedural_factors": "
The Panel is satisfied that all procedural requirements under UDRP were met and there is no other reason why it would be inappropriate to provide a decision.<\/p>", "decision": "Accepted", "panelists": [ "Harald von Herget" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-08-24 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant has registered several \"Ridge\" Trademarks since 21.01.2014, but only one with the combined words \"ridge wallet\" in Australia on 08.09.2022 reg. no. 2299129 in class 18. Complainant´s trademarks are valid. Further the Complainant is owner of different domain names, such as <ridge.com>, <ridgewallet.eu>, <ridgewallet.co.uk> and some more. The Complainant uses the company and brand name also as title in online places, e.g. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ridgewallet\/. All rights of the Complainant are prior to the registration of the disputed domain name by the Respondent.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "ridgewalletemporium.shop": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }