According to the evidence provided, the Complainant owns a portfolio of trademarks including the wording “ARLA” and "ARLA FOODS" in several countries, e.g. as follows:
TM: ARLA (word mark)
Reg. No. 001520899
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 31, 32
Date of registration: February 24, 2000
Type of registration: EUTM
TM: ARLA (figurative)
Reg. No. 001902592
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 32
Date of registration: October 13, 2000
Type of registration: EUTM
TM: ARLA (figurative colour)
Reg. No. 009012981
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 31, 32
Date of registration: April 8, 2010
Type of registration: EUTM
TM: ARLA FOODS (word mark)
Reg. No. VR 2000 01185
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 31, 32
Date of registration: March 6, 2000
Type of registration: Danish National
TM: ARLA FOODS (word mark)
Reg. No. VR 2000 01185
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 31, 32
Date of registration: March 6, 2000
Type of registration: Danish National
TM: ARLA
Reg. No. 3325019
Class: 1 & 29
Date of registration: October 30, 2007
Type of registration: USA National
TM: ARLA
International Reg. No. 731917
Class: 1, 5, 29, 30, 31 & 32
Date of registration: March 20, 2000
Type of registration: IR.
Complainant has also registered a number of domain names under generic Top-Level Domains and country-code Top-Level Domains containing the term “Arla” and “Arla Foods” for example, <arla.com.> (created on July 15, 1996) <arlafoods.com> (created on October 1, 1999), <arlafoodsusa.com> (created on November 9, 2005).
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