The Complainant, PATEK PHILIPPE SA GENEVE, is a Swiss company, famous for being significant part of the history of Swiss watchmaking industry since 1839. As one of the last independent, family-owned watch manufacturers in Geneva, the Complainant offers connoisseurs high-end watches and accessories around the world. The company maintains over 300 retail locations globally and a dozen distributors across America, Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n
The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks PATEK PHILIPPE, e.g. international trademark registration (WIPO Reg. No. 394802) in classes 9 and 14 since 1972 and EU TM registration in class 14, since 21 October, 1992 (Reg. No. 594078).<\/p>\n
The Complainant also owns multiple domain names consisting in the wording “PATEK” and “PATEK PHILIPPE”, such as the domain name <patekphilippe.com> registered on March 7, 1996.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain names <houseofpatekphilippe.com> and <maisonpatekphilippe.com> were registered on June 18, 2024, and June 19, 2024, accordingly. They are both inactive. The Respondent is ARUNASHI (Arun Bohra) from California, USA.<\/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 names.<\/p>", "no_response_filed": "
The Complainant contends that the requirements of the Policy have been met and that the disputed domain names 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 names are 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 names (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 names have been registered and are 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": [ "Darius Sauliūnas" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2024-09-23 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant is the owner of several trademarks PATEK PHILIPPE, e.g. international trademark registration (WIPO Reg. No. 394802) in classes 9 and 14 since 1972 and EU TM registration in class 14, since 21 October, 1992 (Reg. No. 594078).<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "maisonpatekphilippe.com": "TRANSFERRED", "houseofpatekphilippe.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }