WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION Tigerturf Australia Pty Ltd. v. Mason Merion, Tiggerturf (Unregistered) Case No. DAU2018-0021 1. The Parties

The Complainant is Tigerturf Australia Pty Ltd. of Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia, represented by Spruson&Ferguson Lawyers, Australia.

The Respondent is Mason Merion, Tiggerturf (Unregistered) of Shoalwater, Queensland, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The disputed domain name is registered with GoD, LLC. 3. Procedural History

The Complaint was filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (the "Center") on July 27, 2018. On July 27, 2018, the Center transmitted by email to GoD, LLC a request for registrar verification in connection with the disputed domain name. On July 27, 2018, GoD, LLC transmitted by email to the Center its verification response. The Complainant filed an amended Complaint on August 10, 2018.

The Center verified that the Complaint together with the amended Complaint satisfied the formal requirements of the .au Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy" or ".auDRP"), the Rules for .au Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules"), and the WIPO Supplemental Rules for .au Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Supplemental Rules").

In accordance with the Rules, paragraphs 2(a) and 4(a), the Center formally notified the Respondent of the Complaint, and the proceedings commenced on August 13, 2018. In accordance with the Rules, paragraph 5(a), the due date for Response was September 2, 2018. The Respondent did not submit any response. Accordingly, the Center notified the Respondent's default on September 5, 2018.

The Center appointed Douglas Clark as the sole panelist in this matter on September 18, 2018. The Panel finds that it was properly constituted. The Panel has submitted the Statement of Acceptance and Declaration of Impartiality and Independence, as required by the Center to ensure compliance with the Rules, paragraph 7. 4. Factual Background

The Complainant is a synthetic turf manufacturer which has been trading for over 36 years and is now also one of the world's largest synthetic turf manufacturers with worldwide recognition and accreditation.

The Complainant registered Australian trademark No. 893822 incorporating the words "Tiger Turf" and device on November 2, 2001. From January 2005 to January 2018, the Complainant was also the previous registrant of the disputed domain name. In 2017, the Complainant moved its primary website to "/au" under the Top-Level Domain ".com" and inadvertently allowed its registration of the disputed domain name to lapse in January 2018.

According to the documentary submissions of the Complainant, the Respondent is a sole trader resident in Victoria, Australia. The Registrar's WhoIs records list the Respondent as being located in Shoalwater, Queensland, Australia. The disputed domain name was registered on January 3, 2018 in the name of "tiggerturf", which is an unregistered business name. The disputed domain name resolves to an inactive website. 5. Parties' Contentions A. Complainant

The Complainant's contentions are as follows: Identical or confusingly similar

The disputed domain name is identical to the Complainant's TIGERTURF trademark bec