Euromarket Designs, INC. d/b/a
Crate & Barrel v. Jacob Rivard
Claim Number: FA0801001140126
PARTIES
Complainant is Euromarket Designs, INC. d/b/a Crate
& Barrel (“Complainant”),
represented by Niels Vig Lagerkvist Lehmann, of
REGISTRAR AND DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME
The domain name at issue is <crateandbarrelfurniture.com>,
registered with Answerable.com (I) Pvt. Ltd.
PANEL
The undersigned certifies that he or she has acted independently and
impartially and to the best of his or her knowledge has no known conflict in
serving as Panelist in this proceeding.
R. Glen Ayers, Jr. served as Panelist.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Complainant submitted a Complaint to the National Arbitration Forum
electronically on January 25, 2008; the
National Arbitration Forum received a hard copy of the Complaint on January 28, 2008.
On January 26, 2008, Answerable.com (I) Pvt. Ltd. confirmed by
e-mail to the National Arbitration Forum that the <crateandbarrelfurniture.com>
domain name is registered with Answerable.com
(I) Pvt. Ltd. and that the Respondent is the current registrant of the
name. Answerable.com
(I) Pvt. Ltd. has verified that Respondent is bound by the Answerable.com (I) Pvt. Ltd. registration
agreement and has thereby agreed to resolve domain-name disputes brought by
third parties in accordance with ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy (the “Policy”).
On February 6, 2008, a
Notification of Complaint and Commencement of Administrative Proceeding (the
“Commencement Notification”), setting a deadline of February 26, 2008 by which
Respondent could file a Response to the Complaint, was transmitted to
Respondent via e-mail, post and fax, to all entities and persons listed on
Respondent’s registration as technical, administrative and billing contacts,
and to postmaster@crateandbarrelfurniture.com
by e-mail.
A Response was received electronically on February 14, 2008. However, the
Response was deemed deficient pursuant to ICANN Rule 5(b) because a hard copy
of the Response was received untimely.
(1) Given that the Response was
actually received, and (2) that the Response states that Respondent has
essentially waived any interest that she may have in the domain name, the
Panelist has determined to consider the Response so as to be able to render a
ruling consistent with both the Complaint and Response.
On March 3, 2008, pursuant to Complainant’s
request to have the dispute decided by a single-member Panel, the National
Arbitration Forum appointed R. Glen Ayers, Jr. as Panelist.
RELIEF SOUGHT
Complainant requests that the domain name be transferred from
Respondent to Complainant.
PARTIES’ CONTENTIONS
A. Complainant
The Complainant sets out evidence reflecting the elements of ICAN
Policy at paragraphs 4(a)(i), (ii) and (iii).
B. Respondent
The Response consists of the following statements:
“I
told their lawyer I would give the domain to him, and he said nothing.
Meanwhile I get 5 pounds of GARBAGE in the mail from them. So if they want I can transfer it, but they
are eager to waste money, paper, and time.
So I could care. Regards, Yakov.”
FINDINGS
Respondent has not disputed Complainant’s allegations. Rather, Respondent has requested that the
Panel transfer the <crateandbarrellfurniture.com>
domain name. In a circumstance such as
this, where Respondent has consented to the transfer of the disputed domain
names, the Panelist may and does decide to forego the traditional UDRP
analysis and order the immediate transfer of the domain names. See Boehringer Ingelheim Int’l GmbH v.
Modern Ltd. – Cayman Web Dev., FA 133625 (Nat. Arb. Forum Jan. 9, 2003)
(transferring the domain name registration where the respondent stipulated to
the transfer); see also Malev Hungarian Airlines, Ltd. v. Vertical Axis Inc.,
FA 212653 (Nat Arb. Forum Jan. 13, 2004) (“In this case, the parties have both
asked for the domain name to be transferred to the Complainant . . . Since
the requests of the parties in this case are identical, the Panel has no scope
to do anything other than to recognize the common request, and it has no
mandate to make findings of fact or of compliance (or not) with the Policy.”); see
also Disney Enters., Inc. v. Morales, FA 475191 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 24,
2005) (“[U]nder such circumstances, where Respondent has agreed to comply with
Complainant’s request, the Panel felt it to be expedient and judicial to forego
the traditional UDRP analysis and order the transfer of the domain names.”).
DISCUSSION
The “Discussion” is
omitted, as set out in the Findings.
DECISION
Having found that Respondent has requested a transfer, the Panel
concludes that relief shall be GRANTED.
Accordingly, it is Ordered that the <crateandbarrelfurniture.com> domain
name be TRANSFERRED from Respondent to Complainant, as authorized by
Respondent.
R. GLEN AYERS, JR., Panelist
dated: March 17, 2008