The Complainant is an Italian sports equipment company, active in the sector of footwear and winter sports equipment. MOON BOOT is one of the Complainant’s snow boot brands, first created as après-ski wear in the early 1970s. The Complainant has since sold about 25 million pairs of MOON BOOT snow boots. The Complainant’s MOON BOOT snow boots became popular in the years following the Apollo 11 moon landing and resurfaced as a retro futuristic fashion trend in the early 2000s. Over the years, the Complainant has collaborated with a number of well-known fashion and luxury brands, including Moncler, Jimmy Choo, Swarovski, Chanel, GCDS, Jeremy Scott, and MSGM.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain names <moon-boot-nz.com> and <moonboots-australia.com> were registered on December 16, 2025; the disputed domain name <moonbootsuk.com> was registered on December 15, 2025.<\/p>\n
The disputed domain names resolved to websites which reproduced the MOON BOOT trade mark, displayed product images of MOON BOOT footwear, and offered MOON BOOT-branded products for sale.<\/p>\n
Cease and desist letters were sent to the Respondent on March 19, 2026. The Respondent did not reply to the Complainant’s letters<\/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.<\/p>\n
No administratively compliant Response has been filed.<\/p>", "rights": "
The Complainant has, to the satisfaction of the Panel, shown the disputed domain names are 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": "
A. Language of the Proceeding<\/p>\n
The language of the Registration Agreement is in Chinese. The Respondent requested that English be the language of the proceeding.<\/p>\n
In exercising its discretion to use a language other than that of the registration agreement, the Panel has to exercise such discretion judicially in the spirit of fairness and justice to both parties, taking into account all relevant circumstances of the case, including matters such as the parties’ ability to understand and use the proposed language, time and costs (see WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Selected UDRP Questions, Third Edition (“WIPO Overview 3.1”), section 4.5.1).<\/p>\n
The Panel determines that English shall be the appropriate language of the proceeding in this case. The disputed domain names comprise English terms - MOON BOOT\/MOON BOOTS - and English geographic abbreviations, namely “NZ”, “UK” and “Australia”. The websites to which the disputed domain names resolved featured English-language content. The website to which the <moonbootsuk.com> domain name resolved has been targeted at Internet users located in the UK. The Respondent has not participated in the proceeding or objected to the Complainant’s request for the language of the proceeding to be English. Requiring translation of the Complaint into Chinese would cause additional delay and expense.<\/p>\n
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": [ "Francine Tan" ], "date_of_panel_decision": "2026-07-03 00:00:00", "informal_english_translation": "
The Complainant has been the owner of the trade mark MOON BOOT since 1978. It has International and national trademark registrations including the following:<\/p>\n
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The Complainant owns and operates domain names incorporating the MOON BOOT mark, including <moonboot.com>, registered on March 2, 2011; <moonboot.it>, registered on October 11. 2000; <moonboot.eu>, registered on June 5, 2006, and <moonboot.cn>, registered on January 18, 2012.<\/p>", "decision_domains": { "moon-boot-nz.com": "TRANSFERRED", "moonboots-australia.com": "TRANSFERRED", "moonbootsuk.com": "TRANSFERRED" }, "panelist": null, "panellists_text": null }