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FORUM · Case No. FA2606002230296

Ireneneuwirthofficial.shop

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The Panel ordered transfer of <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop>, finding it confusingly similar to Complainant’s IRENE NEUWIRTH mark, finding no rights or legitimate interests, and finding bad-faith registration and use based on a misleading impersonation website, suspect registration information, and promotion of unauthorized, competing, and likely counterfeit or nonexistent products.

Outcome
Transfer
At a glance
Provider
FORUM
Outcome
Transfer
Decision date
2026-07-28
Panelist(s)
David E. Sorkin
Complainant
Irene Neuwirth, Inc.
Respondent
La G Nova
Counsel
Philip Nulud
Law firm
Buchalter LLP
Disputed domain(s)
ireneneuwirthofficial.shop
Citation weightCited by 1 later decision · relies on 4 authorities
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Outcome & remedy
Complaint granted. Panel ordered transfer of ireneneuwirthofficial.shop.
Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
No RDNH raised.
Westmore Insight

The Panel found bad-faith registration and use because Respondent used a privacy service and apparently invalid, likely fictitious underlying registration information, registered a domain incorporating Complainant’s mark, and used it for a misleading website passing off as Complainant to promote unauthorized and competing products.

The three-part test
Identical or confusingly similarMet
Rights or legitimate interestsMet
Registered and used in bad faithMet

Result of record. The panel's reasoning and decisive facts behind each element are in the Intelligence dossier below.

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Case details
Provider
FORUM
Outcome
Transfer
Decision date
2026-07-28
Panel
David E. Sorkin
Full decision
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NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM DECISION Irene Neuwirth, Inc. v. La G Nova Claim Number: FA2606002230296 PARTIES Complainant is Irene Neuwirth, Inc. ("Complainant"), United States, represented by Philip Nulud of Buchalter LLP, United States. Respondent is La G Nova ("Respondent"), United States. REGISTRAR AND DISPUTED DOMAIN NAME The domain name at issue is <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop>, registered with Dynadot Inc. PANEL The undersigned certifies that he has acted independently and impartially and to the best of his knowledge has no known conflict in serving as Panelist in this proceeding. David E. Sorkin as Panelist. PROCEDURAL HISTORY Complainant submitted a Complaint to Forum electronically on June 30, 2026; Forum received payment on June 30, 2026. On July 2, 2026, Dynadot Inc confirmed by email to Forum that the <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop> domain name is registered with Dynadot Inc and that Respondent is the current registrant of the name. Dynadot Inc has verified that Respondent is bound by the Dynadot Inc registration agreement and has thereby agreed to resolve domain disputes brought by third parties in accordance with ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy"). On July 6, 2026, Forum served the Complaint and all Annexes, including a Written Notice of the Complaint, setting a deadline of July 27, 2026 by which Respondent could file a Response to the Complaint, via email to all entities and persons listed on Respondent's registration as technical, administrative, and billing contacts, and to postmaster@ireneneuwirthofficial.shop. Also on July 6, 2026, the Written Notice of the Complaint, notifying Respondent of the email addresses served and the deadline for a Response, was transmitted to Respondent via post and fax, to all entities and persons listed on Respondent's registration as technical, administrative, and billing contacts. Having received no response from Respondent, Forum transmitted to the parties a Notification of Respondent Default. On July 28, 2026, pursuant to Complainant's request to have the dispute decided by a single-member Panel, Forum appointed David E. Sorkin as Panelist. Having reviewed the communications records, the Administrative Panel (the "Panel") finds that Forum has discharged its responsibility under Paragraph 2(a) of the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules") "to employ reasonably available means calculated to achieve actual notice to Respondent" through submission of Electronic and Written Notices, as defined in Rule 1 and Rule 2. Therefore, the Panel may issue its decision based on the documents submitted and in accordance with the ICANN Policy, ICANN Rules, Forum's Supplemental Rules, and any rules and principles of law that the Panel deems applicable, without the benefit of any response from Respondent. RELIEF SOUGHT Complainant requests that the domain name be transferred from Respondent to Complainant. PARTIES' CONTENTIONS A. Complainant Complainant is a jewelry brand founded in 2000 that is sold in its own flagship stores, on its own website, and by retailers throughout the world. Complainant has used IRENE NEUWIRTH in connection with its products since as early as 2000. Complainant owns a United States trademark registration for IRENE NEUWIRTH in standard character form and registrations in other jurisdictions. The disputed domain name <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop> was registered in April 2026. The name is registered in the name of a privacy registration service on behalf of Respondent. The domain name is being used for a website that Complainant characterizes as a "clone" of its own website, displaying the IRENE NEUWIRTH mark in the same stylized form used by Complainant and offering or purporting to offer for sale products bearing the IRENE NEUWIRTH mark. Complainant states that Respondent is not commonly known by the domain name and is not authorized to sell Complainant's goods or use Complainant's mark. Complainant contends on the above grounds that the disputed domain name <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop> is confusingly similar to its IRENE NEUWIRTH mark; that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name; and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. B. Respondent Respondent failed to submit a Response in this proceeding. FINDINGS The Panel finds that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainant has rights; that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name; and that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. DISCUSSION Paragraph 15(a) of the Rules instructs this Panel to "decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted and in accordance with the Policy, these Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable." Paragraph 4(a) of the Policy requires that Complainant must prove each of the following three elements to obtain an order that a domain name should be cancelled or transferred: (1) the domain name registered by Respondent is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which Complainant has rights; and (2) Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and (3) the domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith. In view of Respondent's failure to submit a response, the Panel shall decide this administrative proceeding on the basis of Complainant's undisputed representations pursuant to paragraphs 5(f), 14(a), and 15(a) of the Rules and draw such inferences it considers appropriate pursuant to paragraph 14(b) of the Rules. The Panel is entitled to accept all reasonable allegations set forth in a complaint; however, the Panel may deny relief where a complaint contains mere conclusory or unsubstantiated arguments. See WIPO Overview of WIPO Panel Views on Select UDRP Questions, § 4.3 (version 3.1, 2026), available at https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/overview; UDRP Perspectives on Recent Jurisprudence, §§ 0.2, 0.8 (updated June 2, 2025), available at https://udrpperspectives.org/; see also eGalaxy Multimedia Inc. v. ON HOLD By Owner Ready To Expire, FA 157287 (Forum June 26, 2003) (dismissing complaint where complainant failed to "produce clear evidence to support its subjective allegations"). Identical and/or Confusingly Similar The disputed domain name <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop> incorporates Complainant's registered IRENE NEUWIRTH trademark, omitting the space and adding the generic term "official" and the ".shop" top-level domain. These alterations do not substantially diminish the similarity between the domain name and Complainant's mark. See, e.g., Comme Des Garcons, Ltd. & Comme Des Garcons Co., Ltd. v. Hammad Anjum, FA 2126019 (Forum Dec. 18, 2024) (finding <commedesgarconsofficial.shop> confusingly similar to COMME DES GARCONS); Born x Raised LLC v. Jutt Official, FA 2118674 (Forum Oct. 25, 2024) (finding <bornxraisedofficial.shop> confusingly similar to BORN X RAISED). The Panel considers the disputed domain name to be confusingly similar to a mark in which Complainant has rights. Rights or Legitimate Interests Under the Policy, the Complainant must first make a prima facie case that the Respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the disputed domain name, and then the burden shifts to the Respondent to come forward with concrete evidence of such rights or legitimate interests. See Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. v. Entertainment Commentaries, FA 741828 (Forum Aug. 18, 2006). The disputed domain name incorporates Complainant's registered mark without authorization. Its sole apparent use has been for a misleading website that attempts to pass off as Complainant to promote unauthorized, competing, and likely counterfeit or nonexistent products. Such use does not give rise to rights or legitimate interests under the Policy. See, e.g., Comme Des Garcons, Ltd. & Comme Des Garcons Co., Ltd. v. Hammad Anjum, supra (finding lack of rights or interests in similar circumstances); Born x Raised LLC v. Jutt Official, supra (same). Complainant has made a prima facie case that Respondent lacks rights and legitimate interests in the domain name, and Respondent has failed to come forward with any evidence of such rights or interests. Accordingly, the Panel finds that Complainant has sustained its burden of proving that Respondent lacks rights or legitimate interests in respect of the disputed domain name. Registration and Use in Bad Faith Finally, Complainant must show that the disputed domain name was registered and is being used in bad faith. Under paragraph 4(b)(iii) of the Policy, bad faith may be shown by evidence that Respondent registered the disputed domain name "primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor." Under paragraph 4(b)(iv), bad faith may be shown by evidence that "by using the domain name, [Respondent] intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to [Respondent's] web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of [Respondent's] web site or location or of a product or service on [Respondent's] web site or location." Respondent used a privacy registration service and what appears to the Panel to be invalid and likely fictitious underlying registration information to register a domain name incorporating Complainant's registered mark, and is using the domain name for a misleading website that attempts to pass off as Complainant to promote unauthorized, competing, and likely counterfeit or nonexistent products. Such circumstances are indicative of bad faith registration and use under the Policy. See, e.g., Comme Des Garcons, Ltd. & Comme Des Garcons Co., Ltd. v. Hammad Anjum, supra (finding bad faith registration and use in similar circumstances); Born x Raised LLC v. Jutt Official, supra (same). The panel so finds. DECISION Having considered the three elements required under the ICANN Policy, the Panel concludes that relief shall be GRANTED. Accordingly, it is Ordered that the <ireneneuwirthofficial.shop> domain name be TRANSFERRED from Respondent to Complainant. David E. Sorkin, Panelist Dated: July 28, 2026 Click Here to return to the main Domain Decisions Page. Click Here to return to our Home Page

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